Fenglin, Hualien

Fenglin Township, (Chinese: 鳳林鎮; pinyin: Fènglín Zhèn; lit. 'Phoenix forest') is an urban township in central Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located in Huatung Valley bordering Shoufeng Township on the north and Guangfu Township on the south. It has a population of around 10,552 inhabitants in 12 villages.

Fenglin Township 鳳林鎮 Fonglin
A tobacco barn in Fenglin Township
Coordinates: 23°45′00″N 121°26′00″E
Country	Taiwan
Province	Taiwan Province
County	Hualien
Government
• Type	Urban Township
Area
• Total	120.5181 km2 (46.5323 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	10,552
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	975
Subdivision	12 Villages
Website	www.fonglin.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Street view in Fonglin Township

Fenglin Township Office

Geography

Map of Fenglin (labeled as Hōrin) and surrounding area (1944)

Map including Fenglin (labeled as Feng-lin (Hōrin) 鳳林) (1951)

The administration area here is 120.518 km², and located in the Huatung Valley plain between Central Mountain Range and Hai'an Range (Coastal Range).

Administrative divisions

Fengren, Fengyi, Fengli, Fengzhi, Fengxin, Shanxing, Darong, Beilin, Nanping, Linrong, Zhangqiao and Senrong Village.

Education

Fenglin Township has 3 junior high schools and 8 elementary schools. Fenglin Senior High School and 1 university are planning for construction.

Tourist attractions

• Fenglin Hakka Cultural Museum
• Fenglin Recreation Area
• Fenglin Road Park
• Fenglin Township Vegetable Area
• Jianying Park
• Linrong Recreation Area
• Lintian Police Substation and Old Lintian Police Station
• Cilakaiyan Tribe (吉拉卡樣部落)
• Lintianshan Forestry Culture Park
• Principle Dream Factory

Events

• Mipaliw Wetlands Art Festival^[1]

Transportation

Fenglin Rail Station

Railway

TRA Taitung Line (Huadong Line)

• Linrong Station
• Nanping Station
• Fenglin Station
• Wanrong Station

Road

Huadong Highway passing through Fenglin Township

• Provincial Highway No.9 (Huadong Highway)
• Provincial Highway No.16 Eastern segment
  • County Road No.193 (Chinese)

Notable natives

• Chang Fu-hsing, Magistrate of Hualien County (2001-2003)