Shoufeng

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Shoufeng Township[1] 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.[2] 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

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Map of western Shoufeng area (1944)
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Map of southern Shoufeng area (1944)

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

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Shoufeng Township Office

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

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National Dong Hwa University Campus View
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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.[3]

Mandarin education

Tourist attractions

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Liyu Lake
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Land Deity

Transportation

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Shoufeng Station on the Hualien–Taitung Line

Taiwan Railways Administration stations on the Taitung line in Shoufeng include:

Highways in Shoufeng include:

References

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External links

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