11 Facts About Yunlin County

1.

Yunlin County is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture.

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Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and muskmelon.

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3.

Yunlin County is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration.

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4.

In 1887, Yunlin County became one of the four counties of the new Taiwan Prefecture.

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5.

On 16 August 1950, Yunlin County was separated from Tainan County, with Douliu Township as the county seat.

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6.

Yunlin County is located in the central-south portion of western Taiwan and is at the northern tip of the Chianan Plain.

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7.

Yunlin County is divided into 1 city, 5 urban townships and 14 rural townships.

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8.

Yunlin County elected two Democratic Progressive Party legislators to the Legislative Yuan during the 2016 legislative election.

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9.

The Douliu Baseball Stadium and Yunlin County Stadium are two of the international-level sports facilities in the county.

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10.

Yunlin County's economy relies mainly on agricultural production, including fresh-water fisheries, although there are industrial parks.

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11.

Yunlin County is home to several museums and cultural centers, such as the Beigang Cultural Center, Farming and Irrigation Artifacts Museum, Honey Museum, Museum of Beigang Story, Soy Sauce Brewing Museum, Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum, Yunlin Story House and Zhaoan Hakka Cultural Hall.

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