Get to know Qionglin Township
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- Administrative area
- Rural township · 鄉
- Part of
- Hsinchu County
- Chinese name
- 芎林鄉
- Local areas
- Rural township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 41.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A hall of moral instruction
Daquantang was founded in 1892 by local figures Zhong Fengyuan (鍾逢源), Yang Fulai (楊福來) and Liu Renchao (劉仁超). It honours Guan Sheng Dijun (關聖帝君), and its name expresses the idea of moral instruction on Heaven’s behalf. The hall contributed to the movement against opium use and became an ancestral institution for Hakka (客家) spirit-writing halls involved in that work during Japanese rule.
Deities and local stories
Fuchang Temple worships the Three Mountain Kings (三山國王), deities brought from settlers’ home region. Songzi Bogong Temple in Wangyekeng (王爺坑) is associated with a story of successful prayers for a child. Its Bogong (伯公) figure holds a gold ingot, while Bogong’s consort (伯婆) cradles an infant.
Sources for this guide
數位走讀VR360影音資源網站-【芎林鄉】《九芎林圳路之旅 ─ 代勸堂、送子伯公》 · Ministry of Education, Department of Information and Technology Education
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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Qionglin Township 芎林鄉
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Getting there
Qionglin Township is about 10 km in a straight line from central Hsinchu County. Search for 芎林鄉 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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