Ji'an, Hualien

Coordinates: 23°57′0″N 121°34′20″E / 23.95000°N 121.57222°E / 23.95000; 121.57222
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Ji'an Township
吉安鄉
Yoshino
CST)
Post code
973
Subdivision18 Villages
Websitewww.ji-an.gov.tw

Ji'an Township (

Hakka: Kit-ôn-hiông), is a rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan
. It has 18 villages and a population of 83,750 inhabitants.

Ji'an is the second most populous place in Hualien County after Hualien city). The township has mountainsides, a seashore and a wide alluvial plain. The main inhabitants include

Aboriginal
peoples. The economy is flourishing in areas of agriculture, commerce and industry, and is deeply connected with the adjacent city Hualien city.

History

Ji'an was first settled by the aboriginal

Truku people. The Amis were underpaid for their services, and organized an uprising [zh], after which the Japanese removed them from the area. Subsequently, the Governor-General of Taiwan encouraged Japanese to immigrate the regions of Hualien and Taitung and established a village here called Yoshino (吉野) in 1910.[1] In 1937, it was reformed and administered by Karenkō Prefecture
. In 1948 after the Kuomintang takeover, to reduce the Japanese flavor of the name, it was renamed as the current Ji'an Township.

Geography

The township is located at the Huadong Valley. It has subtropical monsoon and humid climate with summer average temperature of 27.3°C (81°F) and winter average temperature of 17.3°C (63°F).

Administrative divisions

Yongan, Taichang, Qingfeng, Jian, Fuxing, Nanhua, Gancheng, Yongxing, Daoxiang, Nanchang, Yichang, Beichang, Shengan, Renli, Tungchang, Renan, Renhe and Guanghua Village.

Tourist attractions

Cingsio Temple

Transportation

Ji'an Station

Rail

  • Hwa-tung Line
    )

Road

References

  1. ^ Han Cheung (6 October 2021). "Relics of Hualien's Japanese immigrants". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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