Jiaoxi Township () or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County, Taiwan.
Geography
Area: 101.43 km2 Population: 35,399 (December 2024)
Administrative divisions The township includes eighteen villages: Baiyun (), Yushi (Yushih; ), Deyang (), Dazhong (), Dayi (), Liujie (), Erlong (), Shichao (), Yutian (), Sanmin (), Linmei (), Baie (), Yuguang (), Guangwu (), Wusha (), Longtan (), Paolun () and Erjie Village ().
Education As of 2024, about 24% of the population had a bachelor's degree. Jiaoxi has five elementary and two junior high schools. It is home to two universities as listed below. Fo Guang University Tamkang University Lanyang Campus
Tourist attractions
Jiaoxi is famous for its hot springs. The industry, as well as associated industries like hospitality, experience noticeable increases in revenue on weekends and holidays during the hot spring season in winter.
In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
Other notable points of interests include:
Wufengqi Waterfall
Events Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival
Transportation
Jiaoxi is served by Jiaoxi Station on the Yilan Line run by Taiwan Railway. Another convenient way of transportation to/from Taipei and further to Yilan City is by bus route that uses the National Freeway 5 and passes through the Snow Mountain Tunnel. It is operated by Kamalan Bus Inc. and Capital Star (首都之星). The Provincial Highway 9 also serves the township.
Notable natives Chang Chuan-tien, member of Legislative Yuan (1999–2006) Lai In-jaw, President of Control Yuan (2007–2010) Wu Tze-cheng, Minister of Public Construction Commission
References
External links
2019 礁溪溫泉盃櫻花陵園馬拉松宣傳影片 ('2019 Jiaoxi Hot Springs Cup, Cherry Memorial Park Marathon Publicity Clip')