Zhushan Township () is an

urban township An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries. United States The term is called ''urban township'' Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio and urban town in Wisconsin. Generally, an urban township is afforded more loca ...

in the southwest part of

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

, and off the south shore of

Zhuoshui River The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, () is the longest river in Taiwan. It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua ...

Geography

Population: 56,662 people

Administrative divisions

Zhushan, Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, Yunlin, Zhuwei, Guilin, Xiaping, Zhonghe, Zhongqi, Xiulin, Daan, Yanhe, Yanxiang, Yanzheng, Yanping, Yanshan, Shanchong, Sheliao, Zhongyang, Fuzhou, Tianzi, Huiyao, Dexing, Fuxing, Liyu, Pingding, Ruizhu and Tongtou Village.

Government agencies

* Central Backup Center of

Central Emergency Operation Center The Central Emergency Operation Center (EMIC; ) is the emergency operations center of Taiwan which is activated in the event of emergency situation. The center is operated by the National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. Levels CEOC ...

Education

* National Zhushan Senior High School

Tourist attractions

Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park () is a park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan established to commemorate the 21 September 1999 earthquake. It is the subordinate park to the National Museum of Natural Science. History The esta ...

Jiji Weir The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, Taiwan. The weir is located at the border of three townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Alth ...

Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area or Sun Link Sea Forest Recreation Area () is a forest in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. Geography The forest is located at an elevation of 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level with an area of 40 hectare ...

* Zhushan Zinan Temple * Beishi Xigu (north force creek valley) * Shadonggong National Earthquake Park * Stair Suspension Bridge * Sun Link Sea Forest Recreational Area * Xiaping Natural Education Park * Momotaro Village

Events

* Chien Chiao Ritual

Transportation

* Railway: no through here, but can boarding the train at

Ershui Station Ershui Station () is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) West Coast line (Taiwan), West Coast line located in Ershui, Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is also the western terminus of the Jiji line. History E ...

. * Highway: Tai 3 Line, through

downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...

of Zhushan *

Formosa Freeway National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Ping ...

Nat'l No.3 Zhushan IC at 243.7 km.

Notable natives

* Min Kao, American businessperson

References

External links

Zhushan Township Office website
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