Taichung County

Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan. It existed from 1945 until 2010. It was an important area in the middle part of the island, helping to connect different regions.

Before 1950, the main town was in Yuanlin Township. After 1950, it moved to Fongyuan City. This change showed different periods of growth for the area. Today, the region is part of the larger Taichung City.

History

Taichung County was created on 26 November 1945, after World War II ended. It was formed from most of the area of Taichū Prefecture, except the parts near Taichung and Shōka, now called Changhua. The county was divided into smaller areas called townships.

On 16 August 1950, part of the southern area of Taichung County was separated to become Changhua County and Nantou County. After this, the remaining part of Taichung County included areas once called Toyohara (Fengyüan), Tōsei (Tungshih), Taikō (Tachia), and Daiton (Tatun) during the Japanese era. By 25 December 2010, Taichung County merged with Taichung City to become a larger single special municipality.

Administration

Taichung County was organized in the same way from 1950 to 2010, with only a few small changes. Some places changed names or became different kinds of areas. For example, Neipu Township became Houli Township in 1955, and Fengyuan became a city in 1973.

In 2010, Taichung County joined with Taichung City. The towns and townships became districts of the new city.

Transportation

Taichung County had many ways to travel, like highways, railways, and a high-speed train station. The main roads were Freeway 1 (Taiwan), Freeway 3 (Taiwan), and Freeway 4 (Taiwan). People used the Taichung line and the West Coast line (Taiwan) for trains. The Taichung HSR station was part of the high-speed rail system.

There was a big harbor called the Port of Taichung and an airport named Taichung International Airport for travel by sea and air.

Other

Education

Taichung County had important schools. These included Asia University, Providence University, and the Taichung Japanese School.

Hospitals

The county had hospitals such as Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali and Taichung Tzu Chi General Hospital.