Get to know Zhunan Township
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- Administrative area
- Township · 鎮
- Part of
- Miaoli County
- Chinese name
- 竹南鎮
- Local areas
- Township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 37.56 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Two railway tunnels
Qiding Tunnels (崎頂隧道) were built in 1928 when the railway between Xiangshan (香山) and Zhunan was realigned. The two tunnels became unsuitable for railway electrification, prompting a westward shift of the tracks. They closed in 1978 when electric services began on the route.
Brickwork and coastal woodland
The broad tunnel portals were built for double tracks, with cement-brick entrances and side walls beneath red-brick arched ceilings. The surrounding area has been arranged as Qiding Tunnel Cultural Park (崎頂隧道文化公園). Along Zhunan’s coast, purple crow butterflies appear in the windbreak forests during April and May; mangroves are another feature of the local coastal ecology.
Sources for this guide
竹南鎮>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
崎頂隧道>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
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.
Zhunan Township 竹南鎮
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Getting there
Zhunan Township is about 15 km in a straight line from central Miaoli County. Search for 竹南鎮 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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