Xiulin Township / Sioulin Township is a mountain indigenous township of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located northwest of Hualien City, and is the largest township in Taiwan by area with 9 villages. It has a population of 15,494, most of which are the indigenous Taroko people.Because of its location beside the Central Mountain Range, the climate changes by altitude. Taroko National Park is located in Xiulin Township. In recent years, people in Xiulin have lobbied to change its name to "Taroko Township".
The Hualien train derailment, the second deadliest train disaster in Taiwan's history, happened here in 2021.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiulin,_Hualien
Coordinates 24°7'12.56" N 121°37'33.921" E
