Yuanlin City
Yuanlin (Hokkien POJ: Oân-lîm) is a county-administered city in eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. It is the second largest settlement in the county, after the county seat of Changhua City.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yuanlin
- Settlement.official_name
- Yuanlin City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-administered city
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- Yuanlin Seal.jpg
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- Yuanlin City seal
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- Yuanlinstreet4.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Tw CHYL map.PNG
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- 220px
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- Yuanlin within Changhua County
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- Taiwan
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- left
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- Location of Yuanlin in Taiwan
Article
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- History
- Republic of China
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administrative divisions
- Politics
- Education
- Tourist attractions
- Transportation
- Rail
- Road
- Notable natives
- References
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Yuanlin (Hokkien POJ: Oân-lîm) is a county-administered city in eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. It is the second largest settlement in the county, after the county seat of Changhua City.
==History== The land around Yuanlin was cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation since the Yongzheng era of the Qing dynasty (1723–1735). It was well developed about the 16th year of the Qianlong era. At first, people cut down the surrounding forests to build their houses. Gradually, only the round woodland was left, and the town was named (), meaning "the round woodland." Later the characters were changed to (Yuanlin). Yuanlin produces different kinds of fruits, and succade (fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals) is one of its specialties.