Ruisui

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 / 23.43333°N 121.50000°E / 23.43333; 121.50000
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)

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

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]}

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]}

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 11 villages: Fumin, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Hegang, Jimei, Ruibei, Ruiliang, Ruimei, Ruisui, Ruixiang and Wuhe.^{[citation needed]}

Tourist attractions

• 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

Transportation

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

• Fuyuan Station
• Ruisui Station

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

Sister cities

• Misato, Akita, Japan^[5] (friendship city)

Notable natives

• T.H. Tung, businessperson

References

Bibliography

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ruisui.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruisui Township, Hualien County.

Look up Ruisui, Rueisuei, or Juisui in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Office of Ruisui Township (in Chinese)

This page was last edited on 23 July 2023, at 10:29