Xinyi, Nantou Explained

Official Name:	Xinyi Township
Native Name:	信義鄉
Subdivision Type:	Location
Area Total Km2:	1422
Population As Of:	February 2023
Population Total:	15576
Population Density Km2:	auto

Xinyi Township or Sinyi Township is a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest township by area of Nantou County. Xinyi is home to the Bunun people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

Geography

It has a population total of 15,576 and an area of .^[1]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages:

• 1 Tannan　　
• 2 Deli
• 3 Shuanglong　　
• 4 Tungpu　　　　　　　
• 5 Tongfu　　
• 6 Shenmu
• 7 Wangmei　　
• 8 Luona　　　　　　
• 9 Xinxiang　　
• 10 Zijiang　　　
• 11 Aiguo　　
• 12 Mingde
• 13 Renhe　　
• 14 Fengqiu　　　　　　

Economy

The township ranks first in Taiwan in terms of plum production, reaching an annual production of 20,000 tonnes.^[2]

Infrastructures

• Lulin Observatory

Tourist attractions

• Batongguan Trail
• Mount Dongjun
• Mount Mabolasi
• Mount Zhuoshe
• Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge
• Yushan National Park
• Fengguidou
• Dongpu Hot Springs
• Pinglai Scenic Area
• Rainbow Falls, Lover's Valley
• Cloud Dragon Falls, Double Dragon Falls
• Fubuzhizi Precipice
• Danda Mountain Trail, Danye Mountain Trail
• Seven Colors Lake
• Papaya Pit Falls
• Shenmu Giant Camphor Tree
• Husband and Wife Trees

Transportation

• Provincial Highway No. 16
• Provincial Highway No. 18
• Provincial Highway No. 21

External links

• Sinyi Township Office, Nantou County

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xìnyì jièshào . zh:信義介紹 . Introduction to Xinyi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216050819/http://www.shini.gov.tw/pg.asp?theme=29 . 16 February 2017 . 15 February 2017 . Xìnyì xiāng gōngsuǒ . zh . zh:信義鄉公所.
2. Web site: Nantou Specials . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325053802/https://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/nantou/specials.asp . 2016-03-25 . 2016-08-26 . Travel King.