Get to know Hemei Township
- Administrative area
- Township · 鎮
- Part of
- Changhua County
- Chinese name
- 和美鎮
- Local areas
- Township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 40.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
An academy’s history in stone
The central hall honours the Confucian scholar Zhu Xi (朱熹). A historical inscription, carved across three granite stones in 1931, recounts the academy’s development, successive repairs and managing committee. It stands on the right wall of the entrance hall’s front veranda. The account describes local donations of land and funds for the academy, and later gardens planted with flowers, vegetables and fruit to provide income and a place to visit.
Drawing the academy
On 28 June 2026, the township held a sketching competition at Daodong Academy with participation from Da-Yeh University (大葉大學) and Meigangxi Community University (美港西社區大學). Participants drew its architecture and grounds; folk-song performances and a lifelong-learning exhibition accompanied the event.
Sources for this guide
臺灣記憶 Taiwan Memory · National Central Library, Taiwan Memory
和美道東書院化身藝術教室 古蹟寫生比賽結合民歌演唱 · Da-Yeh University Public Relations Office; reprinted Hu Media report by Lin Mingyou
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Hemei Township 和美鎮
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Getting there
Hemei Township is about 20 km in a straight line from central Changhua County. Search for 和美鎮 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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