Houli,_Taichung

Houli District

Houli District

District in Taiwan


Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.[1]

Houli District office
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History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houli was organized as a rural township of Taichung County named Neipu Township. On 1 October 1955, Neipu Township was renamed as Houli Township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Houli was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Guangfu, Renli, Yili, Yide, Houli, Houli, Duntung, Dunxi, Dunnan, Dunbei, Zhonghe, Jiushe, Liange, Taiping, Meishan, Yuemei, Gongguan and Taian Village.

Local products

Industrial products

Military stables

Military stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 1950s and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.

Tourist attractions

Notable people

Events

Transportation

Houli Station

Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.

See also


References

  1. 臺中市后里區公所. 臺中市后里區公所 (in Chinese). 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. Liao, George (24 December 2017). "Listen to the voice of flowers at the flower carpet festival in central Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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