Zhuqi Township or Jhuci Township () is a rural township in

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

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Geography

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It has a population of 33,906 as of May 2022, and an area of .

Administrative divisions

The township comprises the villages of Baiqi, Duanru, Fujin, Guanghua, Heping, Jinshi, Kengtou, Longshan, Luman, Neipu, Renshou, Shakeng, Shengping, Shiye, Tangxing, Taoyuan, Wanqiao, Wenfeng, Yihe, Yilong, Yiren, Zhonghe, Zhuqi and Ziyun.

Tourist attractions

Bamboo Museum Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin ...

* Dulishan National Trail *

Fenchihu Old Street Fenqihu or Fenchihu ( zh, t=奮起湖, p=Fènqǐhú) is a settlement in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Fenqihu is a railway town on the Alishan Forest Railway and is known for their railway ''bento''. Etymology The town used to be ...

Fencihu Scenic Area The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography Alishan is in area. Notable characteristics include mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, hig ...

* Guanyin Waterfall Scenic Area * Hongjing Bridge * Millennium Suspension Bridge *

Train Museum In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often kno ...

* Yuantan River Wildlife Conservation Water Park *

Yuntan Waterfalls is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Geography Yomitan is located on the western coast of the central part of Okinawa Island. The village is bound to the north by Onna, to the east by Okinawa City, to th ...

* Zhuqi Park

Transportation

The township is accessible from

Lumachan Station Lumachan () is a railway station on the Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The station building was originally constructed in 1910 during the Japanese rule. The service stopped in November 1 ...

Zhuqi Station Zhuqi () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is the start of the uphill section of the railway line. History The station was constructed in 1906-1910 and ...

Mululiao Station Mululiao () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 1 October 1912. In 1981, the station was downgraded into an unattended stat ...

, Zhangnaoliao Station,

Dulishan Station Dulishan () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 1 October 1912. Architecture The station is located at 743 meters above se ...

Jiaoliping Station Jiaoliping () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is the midpoint of the railway line. History The station was opened on 1 October 1912. Architecture Lo ...

Shuisheliao Station Shuisheliao () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 1 October 1910. In the 1990s the station became unattended. Architectu ...

and Fenqihu Station of the

Alishan Forest Railway Alishan Forest Railway () is an 86 km network of narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist a ...

Notable natives

Chiu Hsien-chih Chiu Hsien-chih (born 29 April 1976) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He contested the 2016 and 2020 legislative elections as a member of the New Power Party, winning the latter election. Chiu served as leader of the New Power Party between ...

, Chairperson of

New Power Party The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independenc ...

References

External links

Jhuci Township Office
Townships in Chiayi County {{taiwan-geo-stub