Yangmei, Taoyuan

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Yangmei (Chinese: 楊梅; pinyin: Yángméi) is an urban township in southern Taoyuan County of Taiwan (Republic of China). The traditional residents are Hakka people,

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 Industry
4 Education

[edit] Geography

Yangmei is one of the three largest towns in Taoyuan. The center is only 40 minutes from the west coast of Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. To the north it borders Pingzhen city; to the south it borders Hsinchu County. To the east, Yangmei borders Longtan Township. There were lots of Yangmei Trees (楊梅樹) when Chinese immigrants entered this place, so that's how this town got its name.

Area: 89.1229 km²
Population: 138,258 people (2005)

To the east, Yangmei is circled by foothills which are partly forested. a fair amount of tea plantations can be found in this area. There are also several gated communities in the hilly areas of Yangmei Township - Sunny Forest Hill is the biggest and most famous of them. In the south of Yangmei, there is one of the most popular golf club in Taiwan--- Sunrise Golf & Country Club.

[edit] Transportation

Yangmei is served by National Freeway No. 1. Generally, it is about 50 minutes driving time to Taipei city. Taiwan No. 1 highway also serve the town, so that the transportation system is convenient for travelers.

Yangmei has three railway station: Pusin, Yangmei, Fugang (from north to south), so train is also a convenient way for commuters in Yangmei.

[edit] Industry

Yangmei has a fair bit of high-tech industry, with Chunghwa Picture Tube having a factory in the city. One of the largest clusters of TFT-LCD plants are actually located in the area, Yangmei is also a transport hub with several container terminals present in the township. Maersk Taiwan maintains a distribution center in Yangmei. A fair amount of light industry is also present, which Youth Industrial park (幼獅工業區) being home to a large number of traditional industry. Another large industrial enterprise in Yangmei is China Motors (中華汽車) which builds Mitshbishi cars under license.