Shalun
Shalun is a hamlet in Zhonghe Village, Houlong Township, Taiwan. Shalun is situated nearby to the hamlet Chituqi, as well as near Gengliaohou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maling Temple and Gongtian Temple.
Maling Temple
Place of worship
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Maling Temple is a temple located in the village of Chituqi, Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Gongtian Temple
Place of worship
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Baishatun Gongtian Temple is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang. Gongtian Temple is situated 2½ km southwest of Shalun.
Baishatun railway station
Railway station
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Baishatun is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Baishatun railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Shalun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xihu and Houlong.
Xihu
Town
Xihu Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Xihu is situated 4½ km southeast of Shalun.
Houlong
Town
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Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Houlong is situated 7 km northeast of Shalun.
Miaoli
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Miaoli City is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in Miaoli County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.
Shalun
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Sha-lun”
- Category: locality
- Location: Zhonghe Village, Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.58678° or 24° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
120.72935° or 120° 43′ 46″ eastElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
7QP2HPPH+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2801106563OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6657661
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In Other Languages
“Shalun” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙崙”
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