Xizhou Township (; Wade-Giles: Hsi¹-chou¹ Hsiang¹) is a rural township in

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

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. It has a population total of 30,753 and an area of . It is the third largest township in Changhua County after

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*Robbie Erlin (born 1990), American baseball pitcher *Erlin Geffrard (born 1987), artist and musician ...

and

Fangyuan Fangyuan Township () is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. History People have been immigrated from Fujian to the area since around 1640 CE, where they practiced fishing and traded with people in Fujian. The area was then known as Fa ...

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 19 villages: Caigong, Chaoyang, Chenggong, Dazhuang, Ganyuan, Jiumei, Kengcuo, Rongguang, Santiao, Sanzun, Shuiwei, Tungzhou, Wacuo, Weicuo, Xicuo, Xipan, Xizhou, Zhangcuo and Zunliao.

Tourist attractions

Changhua Fitzroy Gardens The Changhua Xizhou Gardens () is a garden in Xizhou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. Geography The park covers an area of 123 hectares, making it the largest plain park in Taiwan. The design of the gardens follow the design of Fitzroy Garde ...

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 ...

Notable natives

Bobby Chen Bobby Chen (; born 29 October 1958) is a Taiwanese singer and record producer. Career Chen was born in Xizhou, Changhua County in Taiwan. In elementary school, he was the only boy who took part in a singing competition and represented the e ...

, singer and producer *

Hsieh Yi-fong Hsieh Yi-fong (; born 12 July 1977) is a Taiwanese politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 for Changhua County's third constituency. Early life Hsieh Yi-fong was born to parents Hsieh Hsin-lung and on 12 July 1977. Her brot ...

, 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 ...

References

External links

Xizhou Government website
Townships in Changhua County {{taiwan-geo-stub