Wanluan Township () is a rural township in

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

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. The township is famed for its braised

ham hock __NOTOC__ A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor ...

dish.

Geography

It has a population total of 19,418 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages: Chengde, Chishan, Jiahe, Jiazuo, Liuhuang, Luliao, Sigou, Wanhe, Wanjin, Wanluan, Wanquan, Wugou, Xincuo and Xinzhi.

Tourist attractions

The township is famed for its braised ham hock dish. This local dish became nationally known after President Chiang Ching-kuo enjoyed them during a visit in 1981. The local delicacy is only prepared from the front feet of the pig and is marinated in medicinal herbs. * Dapeng Round-the-Bay Bikeway *

Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception The Wanchin Church, officially Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (), is a Basilica church in Wanjin Village, Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It's also the first basilica church in Taiwan. History Qing Dynasty The Parish ...

Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall The Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall () is an ancestral shrine in Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Architecture The Hakka-style hall spans over an area of 1 hectare. It was built with two internal wings, two external wings an ...

Notable natives

* Lo Chih-ming, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(2002-2008)

Sister city relations

* –

Kamikoani, Akita is a village located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,247 in 1097 households, and a population density 8.8 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Kamikoani is located in the flat ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

References

External links

Wanluan Township Office
* Townships in Pingtung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub