Wujie Township - Local introduction Wujie Township Wujie Township Wujie Township Video 　 　 　 Introduce Wujie Township Anonymity Wufan Clan Land Area 38.8671 km2 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) Population 38,468 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) Villages 15 villages, 325 neighborhoods　 Location         Situated at 121.47E, 24.42N, Wujie borders the Pacific Ocean on the east, and is separated from Jhuangwei Township, Yilan City, and Yuanshan Township by the Lanyang River in the north. To its southwest are Sansing and Luodong. To its south are Dongshan and Su-ao. Description         Situated at the ocean mouth where the Lanyang River exits to the sea, Wujie's coastline stretches southwards approximately 8 kilometers. The town features mainly flat terrain with the middle and downstream portions of the Dongshan River running through it. The eastern coastal area is composed of sandy beach, sand hills, sand beach, a river brook, and marshes. The soil here is very fertile, and blessed with abundant rainfall and mild temperature, making it perfect for farming.　　　　In recent years, with the movement of collective community reconstruction, development of the tourism industry, the agricultural nature of Wujie has changed. The Lizejian area of Wujie Township is famous for its tasty dried/smoked duck while the Jisin and Jinjhong areas are famous for their shrimp farming industries. Erjie is famous for the Jhongsing Paper Factory and garment manufacturing. Other famous attractions include the Cinshuei Water Park and Scenic Area downstream of the Dongshan River, Cinshuei Anti-Tidal Gate, the National Center for Traditional Arts, Erjie Wanggong Temple, the Golden Earth God statue at Sijie Fude (Earth God) Temple, the Lanyang River Waterbird Refuge, and the Wushiherjia Wetland Preservation Area. Among the important events of community revitalization, the moving of the Erjie Wanggong Temple has awakened the community consciousness of the local residents, acting as a catalyst for them to start caring more for their own land and participating in the future development of their hometown. Head Lin, Yi-Gang Historical Description         Before the opening of this land by the Han people, this area belonged to the clans of: Kalewan, Poluosinzihwan, Liuliu, Lidegan (Lizejian) and Saowu of the Yilan Plain. It was not until 1768, with the arrival of a group of pioneers from Fujian led by Lin Han Shen, that the clearing and development of this area started in earnest. In 1810, the village had more or less formed and was given the name of Wujie, meaning the grouping of the five clans. Yilan was brought into Mainland China's sphere of control by the Cing court in 1810. A Kavalan Hall was establised under the administration of the Taiwan Fu (Government). In 1875, a Taipei Fu was established and the Kavalan Hall became Yilan County. In 1885, Taiwan was established as a province and was ceded to Japan in 1895 at the end of the Sino Japanese War. After the retrocession of Taiwan in 1945, the yoke of Japanese domination was broken, and administrative affairs for Taiwan were taken up by the government of the Republic of China, which established Wujie Township in 1946 under the administration of Taipei County, Luodong District. In 1950, Luodong District was abolished due to an administrative re-adjustment, and Wujie became part of Yilan County as it is today. 　 　 　 Contact 　 　 •Tel： 03-9501115 •E-mail： ilhg0801@mail.e-land.gov.tw •Address： No.1, Wujie Road, Wujie Township, Yilan County •Website： http://www.ilwct.gov.tw/ •Source： •Notes：