Yuanchang Township臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 30 July 2018. is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Name The local Fu clan maintains the name Yuanchang comes from Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌), their ancestor who settled in the area in 1741. The Yunlin government agrees such a person did exist, but whether the specific man is the progenitor of the township's name is unclear.
Geography It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of
Administrative divisions Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.
Tourist attractions Ao Feng Kung Cooperation Irrigation Project San-nei Lee House Mr. Fu Graveyard Tasi Graveyard Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination
Notable natives Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018) Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician
References
External links
Yuanchang Government website