Xihu, Changhua
Coordinates: 23°57′34″N 120°28′48″E / 23.95944°N 120.48000°E
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Xihu Township (Chinese: 溪湖鎮; pinyin: Xīhú Zhèn) is an urban township in the middle of Changhua County, Taiwan.[1] It is a traditional farming village. Along with Xiluo, it is one of the centers of vegetable-growing on the western side of the island. Famous local foods include lamb hotpot and kyoho grapes.
Geography
The area of Xihu village is 32.0592 km2, with a population of about 55,788 people.
Administrative divisions
Guangping Village, Pinghe Village, Taiping Village, Guanghua Village, Hutung Village, Zhongshan Village, Xixi Village, Zhongzhu Village, Tungliao Village, Xiliao Village, Datu Village, Beishi Village, Biantou Village, Dazhu Village, Huxi Village, Tianzhong Village, Hetung Village, Dingzhuang Village, Zhongjiao Village, Nande Village, Dating Village, Macuo Village, Panpo Village, Xishi Village, Tungxi Village.
Education
The township has one senior high school (溪湖高中), two middle schools (溪湖國中, 成功國中) and five elementary schools (湖東國小, 湖西國小, 湖南國小, 湖北國小, 溪湖國小).
Tourist attractions
During the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan (1895-1945), Xihu was an important center for sugar manufacturing; because of demand for sugar transport, a railway system was set up. Local officials have now set up a tourist train featuring a 60-year-old steam engine that pulls several train carriages full of tourists during weekend runs. The locomotive is Taiwan's first unmodified steam engine, Engine No. 346.
See also
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References
External links
- Xihu Township Office, Changhua County (Chinese)
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