Wanrong, Hualien
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Wanrong, Hualien, is a township located in the west of Hualien County
Hualien County
Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Hualien-Taitung Line and the terminal point of North-Link Line of TRA...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, and has a population of 7,003 inhabitants and 8 villages.

The altitude and climates change greatly with the mountains of Central Range
Central Mountain Range
The Central Mountain Range, also known as the Chungyang Range , is the principal range of mountains in Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south.Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not so convenient...

, and the adverge altitude is about 600m. The main inhabitants here are Truku people
Truku people
The Truku people are an Indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Taroko is also the name of the area of Taiwan where the Truku tribe resides. The Executive Yuan, Republic of China has officially recognized the Truku since January 15, 2004. The Truku are the 12th aboriginal tribe in Taiwan to receive this...

, Atayal people and Bunun people
Bunun People
The Bunun , also historically known as the Vonum, are a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines and are best known for their sophisticated polyphonic vocal music. They speak the Bunun language. Unlike other aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island. In the year 2000 the...

(Taiwan aborigines), and most economic activity is agriculture, which located in the small plain near Fenglin Township. The abundant resoruses of tourism has not been developed.

Transportation

  • Wanrong Station, Hualien-Taitung Line of TRA
    TRA
    TRA is a three-letter abbreviation that can refer to:* Taiwan Railway Administration , the government agency responsible for managing passenger and freight service on conventional rail in Taiwan....

     (located in Fengling Township)
  • Provincial Highway No.9
  • Provincial Highway No.16 (partial)
  • Hualien County Road No.16
  • Hualien County Road No.45

Attractions

  • HongYeh Hotspring (Red Leaf Hotspring)
  • Chitsai Lake (Seven Color Lake)
  • Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area (Butterfly Valley)
  • Lintianshan (molisaka) Lumbering Culture Area

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