Fonglin, Hualien

Fonglin (鳳林鎮,"Phoenix forest") is a township in central Hualien County, Taiwan, not United States. It is located in Hua-dong rift valley, bordering Shoufong Township on the north and Guangfu Township on the south. Its largest sightseeing spot is Shinguang Chaofong Recreation Farm. The population was 12,400 in May 2008.

Geography

It has an area of 1,205,200 km2, as large as Great Plains, west as Central Mountain Ranges like Rocky Mountain, east as Coast Mountain Ranges like Appalachian Mountain in the United States. Central part is what like Great Plains, is Hua-dong Rift Valley Plains

Traffic

TRA Hua-Dong Line

Nanping Station
Fonglin Station
Wanrong Station

Tai 9 (Hua-dong Rift Valley Highway)
Tai 16 Eastern segment
County Road 193

Travel

These are some spots in Fonglin, Hualien

Three Major night markets 南濱夜市玉里夜市鳳林夜市

Education

Main agricultural products

Area or Zone

Downtown：中正路、中山路及車站所圍成的區域為鳳林鬧區。鳳林夜市亦位於此區塊內。

Old Downtown：成功街，中美路靠鳳林托兒所，鳳林榮民醫院鳳林掛號處、鳳林國小、一帶稱之。為老商業區。
北成：鳳林北錘，台九線道路旁。主要為農村區，學區鄰近林榮國小及南平國中(興建中)、大榮國小，並有環境優美的新光兆豐農場於區內。
新興市中心：鳳仁國小以東的區域稱之。原本鳳林的開發皆集中於鐵路以西，鳳林東邊卻多半是鄉野景色，在良好規劃以及外環道路開通後，吸引不少建案。目前已成為鳳林大廈型住宅區的集中地。興建中建案東方之星大廈。
陳厝：陳厝社區位處於鳳林鎮西南方，以鳳禮里行政區域為主，若以中山路區隔大致上可分成二大區塊，中山路以東屬舊社區，以西則屬人口密集新社區。
中心埔：鳳林South portion。中山路以南到底，鳳林榮民醫院旁的一大片區域稱之。少開發，多farm scene。

Folk and custom

每年八、九月舉行阿美族豐年祭
鎮內壽天宮為本鎮最大廟,每年Lunar New Year前後皆會舉辦迎神遊街,Chungyuan Festival前後更有盛大儀式
Japan immigrants Village：Darong I、II、III村，Beilin I、II村，及知亞干溪南岸的平林開發區,現兆豐農場週遭，都屬於日本時代三個移民村。