Wufeng District
24°4′N 120°42′E / 24.067°N 120.700°E
Wufeng
霧峰區 Wufong | |
|---|---|
| Wufeng District | |
 The Lin Family Garden in Wufeng District | |
 Wufeng District in Taichung City | |
| Location | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 64,080 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Wufeng District (Chinese: 霧峰區; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bū-hong-khu) is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It is the location of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on 21 September 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town[citation needed]. The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan, which commemorates the giant quake, is built at what was formerly Guangfu Junior High School, which was destroyed when part of the school was uplifted by the Chelungpu Fault during the quake.
The two major geographical features of this town are the Wu Xi (Wu Stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.
History
[edit]The name Wufeng was formerly called Atabu (Chinese: 阿罩霧; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-tà-bū),[1] which was an Arikun tribe.[2]
Administrative divisions
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Tonglin, Jifeng, Jiayin, Benxiang, Zhongzheng, Jinrong, Laiyuan, Bentang, Beiliu, Nanliu, Side, Wufu, Dingtai, Beishi, Nanshi, Wanfeng, Jiuzheng, Kengkou, Fenggu Liugu Village.
Geography
[edit]- Area: 98.08 km2
- Population: 64,094 people (February 2023)
Education
[edit]Government institutions
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Tourist attractions
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- 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan
- Asia Museum of Modern Art
- Assembly Affairs Museum, The Legislative Yuan
- Democratic Times Museum
- Lin Hsien-tang Residence Museum
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
- Jiujiu Feng (Ninety-nine peaks)
- Memorial Park of the Taiwan Provincial Council
921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan - Taiwan Mushroom Museum[3]
Transportation
[edit]Roads
[edit]Freeway
[edit]National Freeway No.3 Wufeng Interchange
National Freeway No.6 Jiujeng Interchange
Provincial Way
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Provincial Highway 63 (Zhongtou Highway)
17
50 (rides from 921 Earthquake Museum to Beitun District)
53 (rides to Wenxin Road, Nantun District)
59
107 (rides to Nantun District)
108 (rides from Beitun District to Tsaotun, Nantou)
131
132
151 (rides to High Speed Rail Taichung Station)
201 (rides from Asia University to North District)
281
282
Notable natives
[edit]- Tang Yao-ming, Minister of National Defense (2002–2004)
- Lin Jin-zhong, calligraphy artist (b. 1951)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Entry #40122 (阿罩霧)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
- ^ Awan, Aite (2015-08-29). "電影沒告訴你的《阿罩霧風雲》：霧峰林家來了，那原本阿罩霧的人跑哪去了？" [What the Movie Didn't Tell You About 'Ataabu': The Lin Family Arrives – Where Did the Original Inhabitants of Attabu Go?"]. Mata Taiwan. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Taiwan, National Museum of Natural Science – 921 Earthquake Museum of (1 June 2009). "National Museum of Natural Science – 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan". 921emt.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 臺中市政府交通局 (2019-07-25). "便民服務-線上查詢-市區公車路線圖". 臺中市政府交通局. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
External links
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