Yuanchang

23°38′31″N 120°19′22″E / 23.642008°N 120.322899°E / 23.642008; 120.322899

Yuanchang Township 元長鄉
Rural township
Yuanchang Township in Yunlin County
Location	Yunlin County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	23,656
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)

Yuanchang Township^[1] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Names

The Yuanchang came from a person named Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌). He taught his clan people to farm the land, to set the path for water and to build their houses here. He was passionate, generous and loved to help people. Therefore, the people named this township by his name to honor him. The Yuanchang name was known from that time and was widely used.

Geography

It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 square kilometres (27.64 sq mi)

Administrative divisions

Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.

Tourist attractions

• Ao Feng Kung
• Cooperation Irrigation Project
• San-nei Lee House
• Mr. Fu Graveyard
• Tasi Graveyard
• Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination

Notable natives

• Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer
• Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018)
• Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician

References

External links

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