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Sanxing Township (Chinese: 三星鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānxīng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Sansing Siang; Wade–Giles: San1-hsing1 Hsiang1), also spelled Sanshing Township, is a rural township in the western part of Yilan County, Taiwan.

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Name

Its name means "three stars" and is the same characters as used (when using hanja) to write the name of the company Samsung.

Geography

  • Area: 144.22 km²
  • Population: 21,503 people (2014)

    • Administrative divisions

    The township comprises 18 villages: Dayi, Dayin, Dazhou, Gongzhao, Guilin, Hangjian, Jiqing, Renhe, Shangwu, Shuangxian, Tianfu, Tianshan, Wande, Wanfu, Weiqian, Yide, Yuanshan and Yuemei.

    Education

  • St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College

    • Tourist attractions

  • Changpi Lake
  • Spring Onion Culture Museum
  • Yuzun Temple

    • Transportation

    The nearest train station to reach the township is Erjie Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration, located at Wujie Township.

    Notable natives

  • Chen Chu, Mayor of Kaohsiung City
  • John Deng, Minister without Portfolio

    • References

    Sanxing Wikipedia
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