Shoufeng

Shoufeng Township^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

Shoufeng Township 壽豐鄉 Kotobuki
Rural township
Rice Paddy with the Coastal Mountain Range in the background
Shoufeng Township in Hualien County
Location	Hualien County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	218 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population  (March 2023)
• Total	17,106
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)

Shoufeng Township
Chinese name
Chinese	壽豐鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Shòufēng Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Shou4-feng1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Su-fûng-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Siū-hong-hiong
Amis name
Amis	Rinahem[1]

Geography

Map of western Shoufeng area (1944)

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

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

National Dong Hwa University Campus View

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.^[4]

Mandarin education

• National Dong Hwa University Chinese Language Center

Tourist attractions

Liyu Lake

Land Deity

• Taroko National Park
• East Rift Valley National Scenic Area [zh]
• East Coast National Scenic Area [zh]
• Liyu Lake
• Honan Temple
• Niushan Hunting Reserved Area
• Lichuan Fishing Farm
• Farglory Ocean Park
• Chihnan National Forest
• Fengtian Immigrant Village

Transportation

Shoufeng Station on the Hualien–Taitung Line

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

• Zhixue Station
• Pinghe Station
• Shoufeng Station
• Fengtian Station

Highways in Shoufeng include:

• Provincial Highway 9, a north-south route through the Huadong Valley
• Provincial Highway 9C, (9丙), a north-south alternative route to PH 9
• Provincial Highway 11, a north-south route along the Pacific coast
• Provincial Highway 11C (11丙), a north-south route connecting National Dong Hwa University with PH 9 and PH 11.
• County Road 193 [zh], along the east bank of the Hualien River