Emei, Hsinchu
Coordinates: 24°55′N 121°0′E / 24.917°N 121.000°E / 24.917; 121.000
Emei Township in Hsinchu County
Emei Township
Emei Township (Chinese: 峨眉鄉; pinyin: Éméi Xiāng) is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
History
Emei Township was originally named Yuemei, taking the name from the curved crescent moon shape of the Emei stream. In 1920, the township was renamed to Emei.
Geography
- Area: 46.80 km2[1]
- Population: 5,744 people (December 2014)
Administrative divisions
- Emei Village
- Zhongcheng Village
- Shijing Village
- Qixing Village
- Fuxing Village
- Huguang Village
Tourist attractions
- Emei Lake
- Erliao Divien Tree
- Fuxing Old Street
- Mount Shitou
- Qixing Camphor Tree
- Qixing Tree
- Shierliao Leisure Agricultural Region
- Xi Mao Bu Hanging Bridge
Notable natives
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| Note: Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties. |
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