- Source: Ruisui
Ruisui Township is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 10,944 inhabitants in 11 villages.
The population is composed of Hoklo, Hakka, and Taiwanese aborigines, most of whom are Amis. Agriculture and tourism are major industries.
History
During Qing rule, the headquarters of Taitung Prefecture was located in modern-day Ruisui, known then as Tsui-be, or Tsui-boe (Chinese: 水尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-bóe). Those Chinese characters (水尾) were rendered Mizuo in Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan, but were later changed to 瑞穗, Mizuho in 1917. This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Sūi-sūi and Ruìsuì in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.
Geography
The township lies in an alluvial plain which located midway up the Huadong Valley between the Central Mountain Range, Coastal Mountain Range and Wuhe Terrace. Rafting activity on the Xiuguluan River often starts from the Ruisui Bridge.
The climate is between tropical and subtropical monsoon with a humid climate.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the township.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 11 villages: Fumin, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Hegang, Jimei, Ruibei, Ruiliang, Ruimei, Ruisui, Ruixiang and Wuhe.
Tourist attractions
Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area
Rareseed Ranch
Ruisui Tropic of Cancer Marker
Saoba Stone Pillars
Ruisui Hotspring
Honyeh Hotspring (Red Leaf Hotspring)
Wuhe Terrace Tea Plantations
Ruisui Rafting Tourist Center (Xiuguluan River Rafting)
Ruisui Range
Fuyuan Bao'an Temple
Fuyuan Butterfly Village
Maliyun Tribal Village
Ruisui Qinglian Temple
Transportation
Taiwan Railway Administration stations on the Hualien–Taitung Line in Ruisui include:
Fuyuan Station
Ruisui Station
Highways in Ruisui include:
Provincial Highway 9, a north–south route through the Huadong Valley
County Road 193, a parallel route crisscrossing the Xiugulan River
Sister cities
Misato, Akita, Japan (friendship city)
Notable natives
T.H. Tung, businessperson
References
Bibliography
External links
Office of Ruisui Township (in Chinese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lembah Huadong
- T.H. Tung
- One Piece: Stampede
- Ruisui
- Tropic of Cancer
- 1972 Ruisui earthquake
- Ruisui railway station
- Ruisui Tropic of Cancer Marker
- Tzu-Hsien Tung
- Mizuho
- Taitung line
- List of cities in Taiwan
- Taiwanese indigenous peoples