Ruisui, Hualien, is a township located in southern Hualien, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, and has a population of 13,000 inhabitants and 11 villages. The Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith...

 passes through here.

This township is an alluvial plain which located in the mid Huatung Valley

Huatung Valley

Huatung Valley or Hualien-Taitung Valley , also known as East Rift Valley or the Longitudinal Valley, is a long and narrow valley located at the between Chungyang Range and Haian Range...

 between Central Mountain Range

Central Mountain Range

The Central Mountain Range, also known as the Chungyang Range , is the principal range of mountains in Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south.Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not so convenient...

, Haian Range

Haian Range

The Hai-an Range , also known as the Coastal Range, is a mountain range lies on the east seashore of Taiwan and crossed the border of counties of Hualien and Taitung. Distinct from western lands of Taiwan, it is a part of Philippine Mobile Belt instead of the Yangtze Plate.The Huatung Valley, a...

(Coastal Range)and Wuhe terrace. The rafting activity in Xiuguluan River starts from the Ruisui Bridge.

The climate is between tropical and subtropical momsoon with humid climate. The components of inhabitant here are Min Nan

Min Nan

The Southern Min languages, or Min Nan , are a family of Chinese languages spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and southern Zhejiang provinces of China, and by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora....

, Hakka

Hakka people

The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....

 and Taiwanese aborigines

Taiwanese aborigines

Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...

, which the most population tribe is Amis. Agriculture and Tourism are flourishing here.

Transportation

• TRA
  TRA
  TRA is a three-letter abbreviation that can refer to:* Taiwan Railway Administration , the government agency responsible for managing passenger and freight service on conventional rail in Taiwan....
  
   Ruisui and Fuyuan Station - Hualien-Taitung Line
• Provincial Highway No.9
• County Road No.193

Attractions

• Ruisui Hotspring
• Honyeh Hotspring (Red Leaf Hotspring)
• The Tropic of Cancer Marker Park
• Saoba Stone Pillars (Neolithic Age Culture)
• Wuhe Terrace Tea Farm
• Ruisui Rafting Tourist Center (Xiuguluan River Rafting)
• Ruisui Range

External links

• Office of Ruisui Township (Chinese)