Ji'an, Hualien
Ji'an Township (Chinese: 吉安鄉; pinyin: Jí'ān Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-an-hiong; Hakka: Kit-ôn-hiông), is a rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan. It has 18 villages and a population of 82,577 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 Minnan, Hakka, and 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 Amis people and was called Cikasuan meaning "a flourishing timber land" in the Amis language. Han Chinese settlers called it Chhit-kha-chhuan (七腳川). During the Japanese Occupation of Taiwan, the Governor-General of Taiwan encouraged Japanese to immigrate the regions of Hualien and Taitung and established a village here called Yoshino (吉野庄). In 1937, it was reformed and administered by Karenkō Prefecture. In 1948 after the Kuomintang takeover, it was renamed as Ji'an Township.
Geography
The township is located at the Huatung 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 Village, Taichang Village, Qingfeng Village, Jian Village, Fuxing Village, Nanhua Village, Gancheng Village, Yongxing Village, Daoxiang Village, Nanchang Village, Yichang Village, Beichang Village, Shengan Village, Renli Village, Tungchang Village, Renan Village, Renhe Village and Guanghua Village.
Tourist attractions
Cingsio Temple
Transportation
Ji'an Station
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