Qionglin
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| official_name = Qionglin Township
芎林鄉
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| settlement_type = Rural township
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| map_caption = Qionglin Township in Hsinchu County
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| population_total = 20224
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{{Infobox Chinese |title=Qionglin Township |c=芎林鄉|hp=Qiōnglín Xiāng|w=Ch'iung1-lin2 Hsiang1|poj=Khiông-nâ-hiong|phfs=Khiûng-lìm-hiông|hide=no}}
Qionglin Township[http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表] Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 25 September 2017. {{in lang|zh}} is a rural township in central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Its population was estimated at 20,224 in March 2023.{{cite web
| url =https://w3.hsinchu.gov.tw/house/print/city.aspx?y=112&m=3
| script-title =zh:112年3月 新竹縣人口統計報表
| trans-title =Hsinchu County population table, March 2023
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| website =hsinchu.gov.tw
| publisher =Hsinchu County Gov't
| access-date = 10 April 2023}}
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 12 villages: Hualong, Qionglin, Shangshan, Shitan, Shuikeng, Wenlin, Wulong, Xiashan, Xinfeng, Xiuhu, Yongxing and Zhongkeng.{{cite web|url=http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm701000700000000.html |title=2014 Local Elections |access-date=9 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209134007/http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm701000700000000.html |archive-date=9 December 2014 }}
Education
Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology is a private university located in Shuikeng Village. It is also the largest educational institution in Qionglin. It was founded in 1967, and was originally called Dahua Agricultural College focusing around farming. In 1969, it became an industrial college. In 1991, it was changed to a business school. In 1997, it became a technical college. Finally, in 2012 it took on its current name. The school has 3 schools of engineering, electricity, business and tourism management. It also has 13 departments and 1 research institute. Plus 5 schools of Hakka culture, glass creativity, innovation cultivation, green energy industry, disaster prevention research center, and 3 education centers of general education, sports, and language. In 2003, the school had a total of 331 faculty members and 8,731 students.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thit.edu.tw/files/90-1000-10.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213151548/http://www.thit.edu.tw/files/90-1000-10.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-13|title=學術單位 - 新竹大華科技大學|date=2012-12-13|access-date=2020-04-29}}
Economy
Qionglin's economy is primarily focused around agriculture. The main crop used is rice, alongside fruits like citrus and pears, and other vegetables like tomatoes.
Tourist attractions
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Qionglin Township, Hsinchu County}}
- {{official website}} {{in lang|zh}}
{{Taiwan Hsinchu divisions}}
{{Townships in Taiwan}}
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Category:Townships in Hsinchu County
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