Jiaoxi, Yilan Explained

Official Name:	Jiaoxi Township
Other Name:	Shōkei
Settlement Type:	Rural township
Parts Type:	Rural villages
Parts:	18
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Yilan
Leader Title:	Leader
Leader Name:	Chang Yung-Te (Chinese: 張永德)
Area Total Km2:	101.4278
Population As Of:	September 2023
Population Total:	34932
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	National Standard Time
Utc Offset1:	+8
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	262

Jiaoxi Township or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County, Taiwan.^[1]

Geography

• Area: 101.43 km²
• Population: 34,932 people (September 2023)

Administrative divisions

The township includes eighteen rural villages:^{[2] [3]}

• Baiyun (Chinese: {{linktext|白雲|村), Yushi (Yushih;^[4] Chinese: {{linktext|玉石|村), Deyang (Chinese: {{linktext|德陽|村), Dazhong (Chinese: {{linktext|大忠|村), Dayi (Chinese: {{linktext|大義|村), Liujie (Chinese: {{linktext|六結|村), Erlong (Chinese: {{linktext|二龍|村), Shichao (Chinese: {{linktext|時潮|村), Yutian (Chinese: {{linktext|玉田|村), Sanmin (Chinese: {{linktext|三民|村), Linmei (Chinese: {{linktext|林美|村), Baie (Chinese: {{linktext|白鵝|村), Yuguang (Chinese: {{linktext|玉光|村), Guangwu (Chinese: {{linktext|光武|村), Wusha (Chinese: {{linktext|吳沙|村), Longtan (Chinese: {{linktext|龍潭|村), Paolun (Chinese: {{linktext|匏崙|村) and Erjie Village (Chinese: {{linktext|二結|村).

Education

• Fo Guang University
• Tamkang University Lanyang Campus

Tourist attractions

Jiaoxi is famous for its hot springs. These attract large numbers of visitors so as the result, Jiaoxi has become a favorite weekend resort, mostly people from Taipei, featuring an array of hotels from the budget to the luxurious. There is also a few free public hot springs, mostly sheltered, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely foot bath at any time.

In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.^[5]

Other notable points of interests include:

• Wufengqi Waterfall

Events

• Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival^[6]

Transportation

Jiaoxi is served by Jiaoxi Station on the Yilan Line run by the Taiwan Railways Administration. 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

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')

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jiaoxi Yilan County. Taiwan the Heart of Asia. 18 November 2016.
2. Web site: https://jiaosi.e-land.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=DFF00CD59AC44EF3. zh:行政區域. Chinese: 宜蘭縣政府-礁溪鄉公所 Jiaoxi Township Office. zh-tw. 21 October 2019. Chinese: 礁溪鄉全鄉面積為 101.4278 平方公里，全鄉人口數為 35,815人（106年7月底）， 境內行政區域共劃分為十八個村， 三百零一鄰。.
3. Web site: 2018 Local Elections. 23 October 2019. Central Election Commission. Baiyun Vil. Yushi Vil. Deyang Vil. Dazhong Vil. Dayi Vil. Liujie Vil. Erlong Vil. Shichao Vil. Yutian Vil. Sanmin Vil. Linmei Vil. Baie Vil. Yuguang Vil. Guangwu Vil. Wusha Vil. Longtan Vil. Paolun Vil. Erjie Vil..
4. Web site: https://ws.e-land.gov.tw/001/administrator/177/RelFile/6069/23451/92131527571.pdf. zh:宜蘭縣政府公報. Yilan County Government Gazette. 15 December 2006. 21 October 2019. 47. 礁溪鄉 中文段(小段)名 英文段(小段)名玉石 Yushih.
5. Web site: Wong . Maggie Hiufu . 30 March 2012 . Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns . CNN Go . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402142554/http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/10-coolest-small-tourist-town-taiwan-903796 . 2 April 2012 . dead .
6. Web site: Jiaoxi hot spring festival opens. 2 December 2017. Worthy. Shen. Romulo. Huang. Focus Taiwan. 3 December 2017.