Changhua County

Changhua County (彰化縣), alternatively spelled Zhanghuah, is in the west-central region of Taiwan.



Understand
Changhua is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan, but has a population of 1.24 million people, making it the most populous. The county contains burial evidence of settlement from over 5,000 years ago.

Regions
In the interests of grouping like regions, Changhua can be roughly divided into North and South with 26 major settlements spread among 8 districts:

North Chunghua
North Chunghua is the more urban and industrialised area of the county.

South Chunghua
Considered to be the more sedate portion of the county, a large amount of the region is agricultural and parkland.

The county consists of a number of settlements including:

By rail
Changhua is connected to Taiwan's High Speed Rail network via:

Changhua County is connected to other parts of Taiwan by the TRA network. This is also a useful way to get between townships. Stations located within the County are:

By bus
Many inter-city bus companies run a route to Changhua county from Taipei and Taichung.
 * Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport
 * Ubus

Get around

 * Lukang - If you get in by bus from Changhua station, there is a tourist information center across the street, in the park. You can rent a bicycle from the center. Historic old market street is also within walking distance from the bus station.

By bus
One way to travel between the different townships in Changhua is by bus. There are a number of bus companies which run routes between townships, and from Changhua County to the major cities in Taiwan. Some of these companies are:


 * Changhua Bus
 * Geya Bus
 * Ho-Hsin
 * Taichung Bus
 * Yuanlin Bus
 * Zhonglu Bus

There is a website (Changhua County Real-time Bus Information System) which provides real-time information on busses in the county, however it is only available in Chinese for the time being.

By bicycle
The more built-up areas of the county have rental stations for Taiwan's Youbike network. You can find real-time information on the availability of bikes and the closes station by visiting the Youbike Station Map.

See
A number of the attractions in this county lie within Changhua City, which has an article to itself. So, this page will feature only the attractions which lie within the wider county.