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Shoufeng

Field	Value
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->	official_name	Shoufeng Township
壽豐鄉
other_name	Kotobuki
settlement_type	Rural township
image_skyline	Taiwan 2009 HuaLien Rice Paddy at Foot of Mountain FRD 6130 Book Back Cover.jpg
image_caption	Rice Paddy with the Coastal Mountain Range in the background
image_map	Shoufeng HL.svg
map_caption	Shoufeng Township in Hualien County
subdivision_type	Location
subdivision_name	Hualien County, Taiwan
area_total_km2	218
population_as_of	March 2023
population_total	17106
population_density_km2	auto

壽豐鄉

Shoufeng Township is a rural Township in Hualien County, Taiwan. The township sits in the north segment of East Rift Valley between Taiwan's Central Range and Coastal Mountain Range near the Pacific Ocean. The Township is best known as home to National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), a national research university and famous tourist attraction in Eastern Taiwan, where is Taiwan's representative university town.

Geography

A large part of the township is located centered on the Huadong Valley north of where the Shoufeng River empties into the Hualien River. The township extends eastward over the Hai'an Range to the Pacific Ocean in the east.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan, Fengli, Fengping, Fengshan, Gonghe, Guangrong, Mizhan, Pinghe, Shoufeng, Shuhu, Shuilian, Xikou, Yanliao, Yuemei and Zhixue.

Demographics

It has 17,106 inhabitants in 7,376 households.

Education

Higher education

National Dong Hwa University Campus View}}

The National Dong Hwa University dominates the township of Shoufeng, providing the township with its distinctive college-town character. University buildings are located in the north of the township and the campus is directly adjacent to the Zhixue Street, Papaya Creek Delta, and Zhixue Railway Station.

Mandarin education

National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center

Tourist attractions

Taroko National Park
Liyu Lake
Honan Temple
Niushan Hunting Reserved Area
Lichuan Fishing Farm
Farglory Ocean Park
Chihnan National Forest
Fengtian Immigrant Village

Transportation

[[Shoufeng Station]] on the [[Hualien–Taitung Line

Taiwan Railway stations on the Taitung line in Shoufeng include:

Zhixue Station
Pinghe Station
Shoufeng Station
Fengtian Station

Highways in Shoufeng include:

Provincial Highway 9, a north-south route through the Huadong Valley
Provincial Highway 9C, (9丙), a north-south alternative route to PH 9
Provincial Highway 11, a north-south route along the Pacific coast
Provincial Highway 11C (11丙), a north-south route connecting National Dong Hwa University with PH 9 and PH 11.
, along the east bank of the Hualien River

References

Sing ‘Olam. 阿美語簡明詞典(學生版) ''O Citing no Pangcah''. Taipei: 臺灣族群母語推行委員會, 2011. {{ISBN. 9789868693630
"臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior".
"East Rift Valley National Scenic Area Administration::Touring the Rift Valley-City and Countryside Travel".
"NDHU, National Dong Hwa University".

Wikipedia Source

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