Ruisui

Ruisui Township^[1] is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 10,944 inhabitants in 11 villages.

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Quick Facts 瑞穗鄉Mizuho, Country ...

Ruisui Township 瑞穗鄉 Mizuho
The Xiuguluan River near Jimei, Ruisui Township
Nickname: 水尾 (Mizuo)

Coordinates: 23°26′0″N 121°30′0″E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	135.5862 km² (52.3501 sq mi)
Population (March 2023)
• Total	10,944
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	978
Subdivision	11 Villages
Website	www.juisui.gov.tw (Chinese)

Quick Facts Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin ...

Ruisui Township

Chinese	瑞穗鄉

Hanyu Pinyin	Ruìsuì Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Jui⁴-sui⁴ Hsiang¹
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Lui-sui-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Sūi-sūi-hiong or Sūi-hūi-hiong

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^[3] (Chinese: 水尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-bóe). Those Chinese characters (水尾) were rendered Mizuo in Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan, but were later changed to 瑞穗, Mizuho in 1917.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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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.^{[citation needed]}

The climate is between tropical and subtropical monsoon with a humid climate.^{[citation needed]}

The Tropic of Cancer passes through the township.^{[citation needed]}

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Tourist attractions

This section is written like a travel guide. (January 2022)

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

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Transportation

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

Highways in Ruisui include:

Provincial Highway 9, a north–south route through the Huadong Valley
County Road 193 [zh], a parallel route crisscrossing the Xiugulan River

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