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Hwatan Township is located in the northern part of Changhua County, Taiwan Province of China, in the northeastern part of the Changhua Plain, covering an area of about 36.35 square kilometers. The township is bordered by Fenyuan Township to the east, Changhua City to the south, Xiushui Township to the west, and Dacun Township to the north. The terrain is mainly plains, and the climate is subtropical monsoon climate, which is suitable for agricultural development.
Hwatan Township was formerly known as "茄苳脚" (苳脚), so named because of the abundance of 苳苳 trees in the area, and was renamed to its current name in 1920. The main industries include agriculture and light industry, producing jasmine, rice, vegetables and other crops, and is known as the "hometown of jasmine". There are special attractions such as the Taiwan Glass Museum and the Shunda Brick Kiln Cultural Park, as well as cultural assets such as the long-established Hushan Rock Temple.
In terms of transportation, Hwatan Township is connected to the surrounding area via the Taiwan 1 and Taiwan 74 expressways, and there is also a Taiwan Railway Hwatan Station, making the transportation network convenient. With a population of approximately 45,000, the township maintains the characteristics of a traditional Minnan settlement and is one of the important agricultural and cultural townships in Changhua County.
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.