Xilong

Xilong is a hamlet in Changxing Village, Fuxing District, Taiwan. Xilong is situated nearby to the hamlet Zhonggaorao, as well as near Sanjiaogu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shihmen Hydropower Plant and Mawudu Waterfall.

Shihmen Hydropower Plant

Power station

Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shihmen Hydropower Plant is a power station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Xilong.

Mawudu Waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.

Mawudu Waterfall is situated 3½ km southeast of Xilong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fuxing District and Guanxi.

Fuxing District, formerly known as Fuxing Township or Fu-Hsing Township is a mountain indigenous district in eastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The main population is the Atayal people of the Taiwanese aborigines. Lala Mountain is a major feature of Fuxing, and the Shimen Reservoir, formed by Shimen Dam, is a popular nearby site. Fuxing District is situated 9 km east of Xilong.

Guanxi

Town

Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guanxi Township or Guansi Township is an urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The population of the township consists mainly of the Hakkas with a minority of the indigenous Atayal people. Guanxi is situated 9 km west of Xilong.

Longtan District

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Taoyuan City is a special municipality in Northern Taiwan, adjacent to New Taipei in the north and Hsinchu County in the south. It is the home of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which serves Taipei. Longtan District is situated 10 km northwest of Xilong.

Xilong

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Hsi-lung” and “Silong”
Category: locality
Location: Changxing Village, Fuxing District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.79227° or 24° 47′ 32″ north

Longitude

121.26888° or 121° 16′ 8″ east

Elevation

336 metres (1,102 feet)

Open location code

7QP3Q7R9+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4048482542

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

6653477

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In Other Languages

“Xilong” goes by many names.

Chinese: “喜龍”

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