Yuanchang, Yunlin

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

Yuanchang Township in Yunlin County

Yuanchang Township (Chinese: 元長鄉; pinyin: Yuánzhǎng Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Names

The Yuanchang came from a person named Fu Yuan-chang. 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 29,365 and an area of 71.5872 square kilometers.

Tourist attractions

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

See also

External links

Cities and townships of Yunlin County
Cities
Urban townships
Rural townships

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