Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.[1]
Houli
后里區 | |
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| Houli District | |
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 Houli District in Taichung City | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E / 24.317°N 120.717°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Special municipality | Taichung |
| Established (District) | 2010 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.9439 km2 (22.7584 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 53,736 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Website | www |
History
editAfter the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houli was organized as a rural township of Taichung County named Neipu Township. On 1 October 1955, Neipu Township was renamed as Houli Township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Houli was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
editGuangfu, Renli, Yili, Yide, Houli, Houli, Duntung, Dunxi, Dunnan, Dunbei, Zhonghe, Jiushe, Liange, Taiping, Meishan, Yuemei, Gongguan and Taian Village.
Local products
edit- Sugar cane
- grapes and wine
- soybean
Industrial products
edit- Iron plants
- Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.
Military stables
editMilitary stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 1950s and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.
Tourist attractions
edit- Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum
- Lihpao Land
- From 3 November 2018 to 24 April 2019 it will host the Taichung World Flora Exposition[2]
Notable people
edit- Huang Shu-kuang: Admiral, the current Chief of the General Staff
Events
edit- 2017 Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival[3]
- 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition[4]
Transportation
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Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 臺中市后里區公所. 臺中市后里區公所 (in Chinese). 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Taichung City Government ─ Final Countdown of 365 Days of Taichung World Flora Expo; Mayor Lin and the Chairman Band Singing "Rainy Night Flower"". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Liao, George (24 December 2017). "Listen to the voice of flowers at the flower carpet festival in central Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "International Horticultural Exhibitions – International Association of Horticultural Producers". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
External links
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- Official website
(in Chinese)