Dalin Township () is an urban township in

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. To the east is

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, to the south

Minxiong Minxiong Township () or Minsyong Township is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography The population of Minxiong Township is 70,316 (as of May 2022). It is the most populous district of Chiayi County. Minxiong To ...

and to the north

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. Dalin TzuChi General Hospital (大林慈濟醫院) is located here.

History

The township was formerly known as Dapulin since the

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empire rule. The first name who came to this area was a Cantonese person. Afterwards, many

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immigrated to the area from

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

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and

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. Most of them worked in the forest. During the Japanese rule, the government set up a sugar factory in the area.

Demographics

It has a population of 29,937 in 11,505 households.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 21 villages: Damei, Datang, Goubei, Guoxi, Hubei, Jilin, Minghe, Minghua, Neilin, Pailu, Pinglin, Sancun, Sanhe, Sanjiao, Shanglin, Tunglin, Xijie, Xilin, Yihe, Zhongkeng and Zhonglin.

Economy

There are in total about 2,600 hectares of farmland in the township. Agriculture produce in the township are rice, bamboo shoots, oranges, tangerines, pineapples and orchids. The total annual food production is 12,000 tons. The development of Dapumei industrial area has attracted corporations such as

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to build factories.

Education

Nanhua University Nanhua University (NHU; ) is a university located in Dalin, Chiayi, Dalin Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Founded in 1996 as the Nanhua College of Management, it was elevated to university status in 1999. The university was founded by the Budd ...

* Chung Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Science and Management * Chiayi County Tungji high school

Transportation

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has one station named Dalin Station in the township. The Mianchiuag Taiwan Sugar Railways maintains a "Dalin Station."

Tourism

* Château De Jourdeness

Notable natives

* Chester Chou, Deputy Secretary-General of the

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(1999-2014) *

Hsu Nai-lin Kevin Hsu Nai-lin (; born 17 September 1959) is a Taiwanese television host, actor, and singer. Career Hsu has appeared in the TV serials ''Deep Garden'' (1987), ''Wan-chun'' (1991), ''Qing qing he bian cao'' (青青河邊草, 1991), and '' ...

, TV host, actor, and singer *

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress, singer, director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life Chang was born in Chiayi County, Chiayi, Taiwan. She dropped out of school when she was 16 and started her career ...

, actress, writer, singer, producer and director

References

External links

Dalin Township Office
{{Townships in Taiwan Townships in Chiayi County