Guoxing Township () is a rural township in

Nantou County Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...

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. As of February 2023, the township has a population total of 17,168. Guoxing Township is located about east of central

Taichung City Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Central Taiwan. It serves as th ...

. The township is named after

Koxinga Zheng Chenggong (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), born Zheng Sen () and better known internationally by his honorific title Koxinga (, from Taiwanese: ''kok sèⁿ iâ''), was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of Chin ...

Administrative divisions

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Guoxing, Shimen, Daqi, Zhangliu, Zhangfeng, Zhangfu, Beigang, Fugui, Gangou, Ganlin, Dashi, Beishan and Nangang Villages.

Tourist attractions

* Nuomi Bridge

Notable natives

* Peng Pai-hsien, Magistrate of

(2001)

Transportation

Guoxing Interchange connects Guoxing Township to

National freeway 6 National freeway 6, also known as Shuishalian Freeway or Central East-West Freeway, is a freeway between Wufeng, Taichung and Puli, Nantou, and all of the main line was already open to traffic on 21 March 2009. The freeway runs parallel with pr ...

. Guoxing Township is served by Nantou Bus, Taichung Bus, and Chuan Hang Bus.

External links

Guoshing Township Office
Townships in Nantou County {{Taiwan-geo-stub