Shuilin
23°33′58″N 120°14′02″E / 23.56619°N 120.233978°E
Shuilin Township 水林鄉 | |
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Shuilin Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 73 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 23,134 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
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Shuilin Township (Chinese: 水林鄉; pinyin: Shuǐlín Xiāng, Wade–Giles: Shueilin) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Shuilin Township was originally known as 'Shuicanlin'. The earliest documented references to this name are both verifiable and historically significant. According to accounts, imperial ministers from the late Ming dynasty arrived in Taiwan from the east, where Gaoshan people had already settled, engaging in agriculture across the region. During the 22nd year reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing dynasty (1683), additional immigrants from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian arrived, cultivating land and forming a settlement.