| Jiaosi Township - Local introduction | ||||||||||||
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Introduce |
Jiaosi Township | |||||||||||
Anonymity |
Dry Pit, Reef Pit | |||||||||||
Land Area |
101.4278 km 2 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) | |||||||||||
Population |
37,267 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) | |||||||||||
Villages |
18 Villages, 301 Neighborhoods | |||||||||||
Location |
Jiaosi is located in the northeast corner of Yilan at 121.50 to 121.37 E, 24.46 t0 24.51 N. It covers an area of 101 km2. | |||||||||||
Description |
Provincial Hwy No. 9 following the railway traverses Jiaosi Township dividing it into east and west areas, giving Jiaosi a unique look. The area wests of the railway features the famous Jiaosi hot springs. The hot springs here are of the ordorless, colorless, carbonic type and contain a plethora of minerals. Outside of their healing properties, the slightly alkaline hot spring water can actually neutralize chemical fertilizers, making soil better for farming. Because of this, a "Hot Springs Industry" has developed. Outside of the hot springs, "hot spring vegetables", "hot springs mineral water", and "hot springs fisheries" are vigorously promoted by the local Farmers' Association to make every use of the hot springs resources. Also by virtue of the fact that hot springs can be found via digging anywhere within a 1-kilometer radius of the Jiaosi Railway Station, the villages of Yushih, Deyang, Lioujie, and Dajhong are overflowing with hot spring hotels, granting Jiaosi the name of the "Land of Hot Springs". To the other side of the railway is the shallow area of the Dezih River downstream section. In the past, the majority of the residents in this area were aquafarmers. Today, with the advent of the trendy bio-organic industry, the superior water quality of the Jiaosi area assisted in evolution from the aquaculture industry to the imerging bio-organic industry. Currently the Academia Sinica's Institute of Cellular and Organismic (formerly the Institute of Zoology), has set up a Marine Station here, aiding in the development of the bio-organic industry. | |||||||||||
Head |
Lin, Jheng-Sheng | |||||||||||
Historical Description |
More than 200 years ago, before large groups of Han settlers arrived to clear the land, this area was inhabited by the people of the Kavalan Tribe. According to Yilan County History, there were 20 Kavalan tribal clans dispersed north of the Jhuoshuei River to the south of Wushih Harbor in Touwei. Among the 20 clans, 7 inhabited the flatland area of Jiaosi. In 1796, the famous Han pioneer, Wu Sha, entered Toucheng, moving south and clearing the land for development along the way. By 1799, Jiaosi Tangwei (today's Deyang Village), Baishihwei (today's Baiyun and Yushih Villages), Sanwei (today's Sanmin Village) and Sihwei (today's Wusha Village) were fully developed. As they opened the Jiaosi area, because the land was surrounded by mountains with very limited water resources, the settlers from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou called this place the "Dry Pit" in their dialect. The pronunciation sounds like the current name Jiaosi in the Minnan dialect. This is believed to the origin of the name. During Japanese rule, the Japanese were the first to discover and develop the rich hot spring resources in the Jiaosi area. The hot springs bath and associated drinking establishments were actually as a result of Japanese influences. After Taiwanese retrocession, the hot springs continued to bring in visitors to Jiaosi. During the 80s and 90s, American soldiers based in Taiwan and Japanese businessmen attracted by the fame of the hot springs and the bars flowed into Jiaosi, earning Jiaosi the name "Little Beitou". Since then, Jiaosi has been viewed through a pornographic prism. However, in recent years the Yilan County Government has dedicated itself to recreating the image of Jiaosi. Today's Jiaosi is a dynamic tourist town crammed with newly renovated hot spring resorts promoting heath benefits and hot spring gourmet delicacies. | |||||||||||
Contact |
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•Tel： |
03-9881311 | |||||||||||
•E-mail： |
jiaushi@mail.e-land.gov.tw | |||||||||||
•Address： |
No. 3, Sec. 2, Jhongshan Road, Jiaosi Township, Yilan County | |||||||||||
•Website： |
http://jiaushi.e-land.gov.tw/ | |||||||||||
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