Tongxiao

Tongxiao is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan, lying between the Taiwan Strait to the west and mountains to the east. It was formerly called Thunsiau, written 吞霄 in Chinese characters. The township covers 107.85 square kilometres and had an estimated 31,799 residents in January 2023. It is divided into 24 villages, among them Baitung, Fulong, Tongxi, Xinpu and Zuntou, and forms part of Miaoli County Constituency I for the Legislative Yuan. Visitors come for the Tongxiao Beach Resort, the Flying Cow Ranch, Gongtian Temple, the Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory and the Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage. Railway stations at Tongxiao, Baishatun and Xinpu serve the area, and the Taiwan High Speed Rail line passes through its centre although no station is planned there. The sculptor Ju Ming was born in Tongxiao.