- Source: Jiaoxi, Yilan
Jiaoxi Township (Chinese: 礁溪鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo xī xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiaosi Siang; Wade–Giles: Chiao1-hsi1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ta-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-kheⁿ-hiong) or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County, Taiwan.
Geography
Area: 101.43 km²
Population: 34,932 people (September 2023)
Administrative divisions
The township includes eighteen rural villages:
Baiyun (白雲村), Yushi (Yushih; 玉石村), Deyang (德陽村), Dazhong (大忠村), Dayi (大義村), Liujie (六結村), Erlong (二龍村), Shichao (時潮村), Yutian (玉田村), Sanmin (三民村), Linmei (林美村), Baie (白鵝村), Yuguang (玉光村), Guangwu (光武村), Wusha (吳沙村), Longtan (龍潭村), Paolun (匏崙村) and Erjie Village (二結村).
Education
Fo Guang University
Tamkang University Lanyang Campus
Tourist attractions
Jiaoxi is famous for its hot springs. These attract large numbers of visitors so as the result, Jiaoxi has become a favorite weekend resort, mostly people from Taipei, featuring an array of hotels from the budget to the luxurious. There is also a few free public hot springs, mostly sheltered, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely foot bath at any time.
In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
Other notable points of interests include:
Wufengqi Waterfall
Events
Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival
Transportation
Jiaoxi is served by Jiaoxi Station on the Yilan Line run by the Taiwan Railways Administration. Another convenient way of transportation to/from Taipei and further to Yilan City is by bus route that uses the National Freeway 5 and passes through the Snow Mountain Tunnel. It is operated by Kamalan Bus Inc. Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine and Capital Star (首都之星). The Provincial Highway 9 also serves the township.
Notable natives
Chang Chuan-tien, member of Legislative Yuan (1999–2006)
Lai In-jaw, President of Control Yuan (2007-2010)
Wu Tze-cheng, Minister of Public Construction Commission
References
External links
Official website (in Chinese)
2019 礁溪溫泉盃櫻花陵園馬拉松宣傳影片 ('2019 Jiaoxi Hot Springs Cup, Cherry Memorial Park Marathon Publicity Clip') (in Chinese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Universitas Fo Guang
- Daftar tempat wisata di Taiwan
- Jiaoxi, Yilan
- Jiaoxi
- Yilan County, Taiwan
- Jiaoxi railway station
- Wufengqi Waterfall
- Yilan Plain
- List of regional Burning Man events
- Taipei Bus Station
- Dead Talents Society
- Spa town
