Fuli Township () is a rural township located in southern

Hualien County Hualien () is a County (Taiwan), county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hu ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

Geography

The township is located at the

Huatung Valley The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (), also known as East Rift Valley, the Longitudinal Valley or as the during the era of Japanese rule, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Moun ...

. It has 9,681 inhabitants with 4,033 households around. The population is composed of

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

Hoklo The Hoklo people () are a Han Chinese subgroup who speak Hokkien, a Southern Min language, or trace their ancestry to southeastern Fujian in China, and known by various related terms such as Banlam people (), Minnan people, Fujianese people or ...

, and

Ami people The Amis (; ), also known as the Pangcah (which means 'people' and 'kinsmen'), are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially r ...

Administrative divisions

Fengnan, Fuli, Funan, Luoshan, Mingli, Shipai, Tungli, Wanning, Wujiang, Xinxing, Xuetian Yongfeng and Zhutian Village.

Economy

The agricultural product of ''Fuli Rice'' is a famous rice in Taiwan and provides a well economy development and working chances for residents.

Tourist attractions

* Dongli Story House *

Xiuguluan River The Xiuguluan River () is the eighth-longest river in Taiwan with a total length of . It is located in the southeastern part of the island. It flows through the Huadong Valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean in Fengbin, Hualien. Overv ...

* Fuli Hot spring * Loshan Waterfall * Luntian Recreation Area * Luoshan Recreation Area * Shihcuo Ditch * Siou Tianhsiang * Sixty Stones Mountain - Golden Needle Flower ( Hemerocallis fulva) Recreation Area

Transportation

Rail

* Dongli Station * Dongzhu Station * Fuli Station

Notable natives

C.-T. James Huang C.T. James Huang (; born 1948) is a Taiwanese-American linguist. He is a professor of linguistics, emeritus at Harvard University. Early life and education Huang was born in the small township of Fuli, Hualien, in Taiwan. He received his B.A. ...

, linguist *

Waa Wei Waa Wei (; born 10 October 1982) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, radio DJ, author, actress and artist. She was the former lead vocalist of the indie band Natural Q. She has published seven solo albums: ''La Dolce Vita'' in 2007, ''Graceful Po ...

, singer, songwriter, radio DJ, author, actress, artist

References

External links

Office of Fuli Township
(Chinese) {{Authority control Townships in Hualien County