Fangyuan Township

Also known as Fangyuan

Fangyuan Township () is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Fangyuan Township
Settlement.native_name: 芳苑鄉
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hant-tw
Settlement.settlement_type: Rural township
Settlement.image_skyline: Street on Wanggong.JPG
Settlement.image_map: Syouka houenkyou.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Fangyuan Township in Changhua County
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Taiwan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Taiwan Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County

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History
Geography
Administrative divisions
Tourist attractions
References

Fangyuan Township () is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

==History== People have been immigrated from Fujian to the area since around 1640 CE, where they practiced fishing and traded with people in Fujian. The area was then known as Fanzaiwa. The place was then renamed Sunayama Village during the Japanese rule of Taiwan because of the sand dunes of the area. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, it became part of Taichung County. It was later renamed as Fangyuan Township and became part of Changhua County.