Zhushan Township () is an urban township in the southwest part of

Nantou County Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), 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 from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...

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 ...

, and off the south shore of Zhuoshui River.

Geography

Population: 51,800 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

Education

* National Zhushan Senior High School

Tourist attractions

* Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park *

Jiji Weir The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, 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 ...

* Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area * 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. * Highway: Tai 3 Line, through

downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English 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 district ( ...

of Zhushan * Formosa Freeway Nat'l No.3 Zhushan IC at 243.7 km.

Notable natives

Min Kao Min Hwan Kao () is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer, billionaire businessman, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Garmin, with Gary Burrell, and has been its chairman. In 2011, Kao was elected a member of the National Academy o ...

, American businessperson

References

External links

Zhushan Township Office website
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