Wufeng District

Coordinates: 24°4′N 120°42′E / 24.067°N 120.700°E / 24.067; 120.700

Wufeng District (Chinese: 霧峰區; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bū-hong-khu) is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It was the location of Taiwan Provincial Council before 1999.

Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on September 21, 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town. 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 Wu Xi (Wu Stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.

Administrative divisions

Tonglin Village, Jifeng Village, Jiayin Village, Benxiang Village, Zhongzheng Village, Jinrong Village, Laiyuan Village, Bentang Village, Beiliu Village, Nanliu Village, Side Village, Wufu Village, Dingtai Village, Beishi Village, Nanshi Village, Wanfeng Village, Jiuzheng Village, Kengkou Village, Fenggu Village, Liugu Village.

Taichung

Taichung ("臺中" or "台中"; literally "Central Taiwan"), officially known as Taichung City, is a special municipality located in center-western Taiwan. Taichung has a population of over 2.7 million people, making it the third largest city on the island after New Taipei City and Kaohsiung. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County merged with the original provincial Taichung City to form the special municipality. The city's motto is "economic, cultural and international city."

History

Early history

The Atayal Taiwanese aborigines as well as several Taiwanese Plains Aborigines tribes (including the Taokas, Papora, Pazeh, Hoanya and Babuza people) populated the plains that make up modern Taichung. They were originally hunter gatherers who later lived by cultivating millet and taro. Several local names in central Taiwan, such Lukang in Changhua County contain "鹿," the word for “deer.” In the 17th century, the Papora, Babuza, Pazeh, and Hoanya established the Kingdom of Middag, occupying the western part of present-day Taichung.