Ruisui Explained

Official Name:	Ruisui Township
Other Name:	Mizuho
Native Name:	瑞穗鄉
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Eastern Taiwan
Government Type:	Township
Leader Title:	Mayor
Area Total Km2:	135.5862
Population As Of:	March 2023
Population Total:	10944
Timezone:	CST
Utc Offset:	+8
Coordinates:	23.4333°N 121.5°W
Postal Code Type:	Post code
Postal Code:	978
Blank Name:	Subdivision
Blank Info:	11 Villages
Website:	www.juisui.gov.tw (Chinese)

Ruisui Township
C:	瑞穗鄉
P:	Ruìsuì Xiāng
W:	Jui^4-sui^4 Hsiang^1
Poj:	Sūi-sūi-hiong or Sūi-hūi-hiong
Phfs:	Lui-sui-hiông
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Ruisui Township^[1] is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 10,944 inhabitants in 11 villages.

The population is composed of Hoklo, Hakka, and Taiwanese aborigines, most of whom are Amis. Agriculture and tourism are major industries.

History

During Qing rule, the headquarters of Taitung Prefecture was located in modern-day Ruisui, known then as Tsui-be,^[2] or Tsui-boe . Those Chinese characters (Japanese: 水尾) were rendered Mizuo in Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan, but were later changed to Japanese: 瑞穗, Mizuho in 1917.^[3] This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Sūi-sūi and Ruìsuì in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, respectively.

Geography

The township lies in an alluvial plain which located midway up the Huadong Valley between the Central Mountain Range, Coastal Mountain Range and Wuhe Terrace. Rafting activity on the Xiuguluan River often starts from the Ruisui Bridge.

The climate is between tropical and subtropical monsoon with a humid climate.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through the township.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 11 villages: Fumin, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Hegang, Jimei, Ruibei, Ruiliang, Ruimei, Ruisui, Ruixiang and Wuhe.

Tourist attractions

• Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area
• Rareseed Ranch
• Ruisui Tropic of Cancer Marker
• Saoba Stone Pillars
• Ruisui Hotspring
• Honyeh Hotspring (Red Leaf Hotspring)
• Wuhe Terrace Tea Plantations
• Ruisui Rafting Tourist Center (Xiuguluan River Rafting)
• Ruisui Range
• Fuyuan Bao'an Temple
• Fuyuan Butterfly Village
• Maliyun Tribal Village
• Ruisui Qinglian Temple

Transportation

Taiwan Railway Administration stations on the Hualien–Taitung Line in Ruisui include:

• Fuyuan Station
• Ruisui Station

Highways in Ruisui include:

• Provincial Highway 9, a north–south route through the Huadong Valley
• , a parallel route crisscrossing the Xiugulan River

Sister cities

• Misato, Akita, Japan^[4] (friendship city)

Notable natives

• T.H. Tung, businessperson

Bibliography

• Campbell . William . William_Campbell_(missionary) . The island of Formosa: Its past and future . Scottish Geographical Magazine . 1896 . 12 . 8 . 385–399 . 10.1080/00369229608732903 .

External links

• Office of Ruisui Township

Notes and References

1. http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表
2. Book: Campbell, William . Sketches from Formosa . 1915 . William_Campbell_(missionary) . Marshall Brothers . London . 7051071M . 278 . The eastern prefecture of TAI-TANG, made up of the two sub-prefectures of Pi-lam and Hoe-lian-kang, with head-quarters at the middle-eastern centre called Tsui-be..
3. Book: zh:臺灣歷史地圖 增訂版. . Taiwan Historical Maps, Expanded and Revised Edition. February 2018. National Museum of Taiwan History. 978-986-05-5274-4. 109. Taipei. Chinese: 水尾 瑞穗 (1917).
4. Web site: International Exchange. List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). en. 21 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121141212/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=05&n=Akita%20Prefecture. 21 November 2015.