Wufeng District
24°4′N 120°42′E / 24.067°N 120.700°E
Wufeng (Chinese: 霧峰; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bū-hong) is a suburban district in southern Taichung, of the Republic of China. It was the location of Taiwan Provincial Council before 1999.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Chi-Chi earthquake on September 21, 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town[citation needed]. The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan, which commemorates the giant quake, is built at what was formerly Guangfu Junior High School, which was destroyed when part of the school was uplifted by the Chelungpu Fault during the quake.
The two major geographical features of this town are the Wuxi (Wu stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.
Geography
- Area: 98.08 km²
- Population: 64,513 people (2007)
Transportation
- National Highway No. 3
- National Highway No. 6 at Wufeng SIC.
- Provincial Highway No. 3
- Provincial Highway No. 63 at Zhongtou IC.
Tourism
- 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan
- Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- Tong-Lin Ecological Park
- Memorial Park of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly
- Jiujiu Feng(Ninety-nine peaks)
Education
- On July 4, 2007, Asia University welcomed the first group of American students to participate in Asia University's first annual Elite American Youth Leader program. The program was created to foster a positive international climate in Wufong. 26 American students from Harvard University, California State University San Bernardino, Boston College, the University of South Carolina, Indiana University, and the University of Hawaii Hilo joined the program to study Mandarin, Taiwan's Medium & Small Enterprises, Taiwan's High-Tech Industry, and Taiwan's Societies & Cultures.
Chaoyang University of Technology
External links
- Wufeng District Government Official Website (Chinese)(English)
- 霧峰Wufeng, Taichung阿罩霧Ataabu (Fan Page on Facebook)
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