Xiluo Township or Siluo Township () is an urban

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Yunlin County Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...

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History

The place was originally called ''Sailei'' by the native

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, which later become ''Xiluo'' by translating from Hokkien to Mandarin. It is also formerly called ''Lethng'' () after the Chinese colonizers hometown.

Geography

It has a population total of 47,187 and an area of 49.7985 square kilometres.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anding, Beitou, Daxin, Dayuan, Dingnan, Futian, Fuxing, Gongguan, Guangfu, Guanghua, Guangxing, Hanguang, Henan, Jiulong, Luchang, Qizuo, Tungxing, Wucuo, Xianan, Xinan, Xinfeng, Yongan, Zhaoan, Zhengxing, Zhenxing, Zhonghe and Zhongxing.

Economy

Xiluo Township is one of the most important

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growing areas in Taiwan.

Tourist attractions

* Archway of Ci Kan Martial Art * Ci Kan of Siluo *

Jhen Wen Academy The Jhen Wen Academy () is a former tutorial academy in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The academies was originally built in 1797 as Wen Chang Temple to worship five major heavenly emperors of learning during the Qing Dynasty ...

* Master A-Shan's Cemetery *

Xiluo Bridge The Xiluo Bridge () is a bridge connecting Xiluo Township in Yunlin County and Xizhou Township in Changhua County in Taiwan crossing over Zhuoshui River. History Empire of Japan On 24 March 1936, the local people of the area set up a committe ...

* Xiluo Fuxing Temple *

Xiluo Guangfu Temple The Xiluo Guangfu Temple () is a prominent Mazu temple in Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Name The temple was named ''Guangfu'' which means wide blessing because of the courtyard house was constructed from the worshiper's donations. ...

* Xiluo Theater * Yanping Street

Notable natives

* Jeff Chang, singer *

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, educator and politician * Liao Hsiao-chun, television presenter *

Chung Jen-pi Chung Jen-pi (鍾任壁 pinyin: Zhong Renbi; 1932 – 5 September 2021) was a well-known potehi puppeteer from Xiluo, the fifth-generation head of Hsin Shing Kuo Puppet Show Troupe 新興閣掌中劇團, which was founded in the late nineteenth cen ...

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puppeteer * Thomas Liao, former activist

References

External links

Siluo Township Office, Yunlin County
Townships in Yunlin County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages {{taiwan-geo-stub