Chaozhou Township (also spelled Chaojhou, Chaochou; <!-- Do not add romanizations here. Use infobox above.-->) is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Name

Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.

Geography

The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.

Administrative divisions

thumb|Villages in Chaozhou Township: 1 Chaozhou, 2 Tongrong, 3 Xinrong, 4 Xinsheng, 5 Sanhe, 6 Wukui, 7 Penglai, 8 Yongchun, 9 Fuchun, 10 Guanghua, 11 Sangong, 12 Sanxing, 13 Pengcheng, 14 Baye, 15 Guangchun, 16 Xingmei, 17 Shezi, 18 Jiukuai, 19 Lundong, 20 Silin, 21 Sichun

The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun.

Education

Language

Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.

Senior high schools

  • National Chao-Chou Senior High School
  • Jih Hsin Insdustrial and Commercial Vocational Senior School ()

Junior high schools

  • Pingtung County Chaozhou Junior High School ()
  • Pingtung County Guangchun Junior High School ()

Primary schools

  • Chaozhou Primary School ()
  • Guangchun Primary School ()
  • Silin Primary School ()
  • Chaonan Primary School ()
  • Chaodong Primary School ()
  • Chaosheng Primary School ()
  • Guanghua Primary School ()
  • Chaohe Primary School ()

Tourist attractions

  • Bada Forest Paradise
  • Chaolin Temple
  • Linhousilin Forest Park
  • Museum of Traditional Theater

Notable natives

  • Ang Lee, film director and screenwriter
  • Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2012–2016)

Transportation

thumb|Chaozhou Station

Railway

  • Taiwan Railway Pingtung Line
  • Chaozhou Station

Highway

  • NH|23px National Freeway 3
  • PH|23px Provincial Highway 88
  • Zhutian System Interchange

References