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Geographical Location and Historical Evolution

Zhutang township is located on the southwest of Changhua county,bordering by Yunlin county to the south by the Zhuoshui river.It is adjacent to Xizhou township and Pitou township in the east, Dacheng township in the west, and Erlin town in the north. Zhutang township is located on the alluvial fan of Zhuoshui river and not easily affected by strong sea wind from the Taiwan Strait in the west, so it is generally considered to be a good place for land plants.

The name of Zhutang means "bamboo pond",which originally came from the place where the early ancestors found a large number of bamboos. It was also called "bamboo head." Zhutang township is adjacent to Zhuoshui river,which small tributaries and irrigation channels along the countryside form wetlands. Along the riverbank,lush forests and dense paddy fields not only are habitats for birds,but also provide them with sufficient food.Therefore,people can find diverse species of birds around the area of Zhutang Lusi forest, such as yellow wagtails,
Kentish plovers, common moorhens, long-tailed shrikes,and so forth.

Zhutang township had been called “ deep farming”from the Qing period to the Japanese era. After the retrocession of Taiwan,it was divided into 14 villages. According to research, Zhutang township in Changhua county area accounted for 100% of Cantonese population in the early period of Japanese occupation. Most of them lived in the north of Zhuoshui river. Tuku village was at the center of these 14 village. It was called "deer hut"during Japanese colonial period.However, after the retrocession of Taiwan, the name "deer hut"was changed into Tuku.
There was a saying that the name of Tuku meant the earthen storage.In addition, there was another saying that Tuku meant the trousers with dirt.When people started agriculture,their trousers were often stuck with full of soil.Tuku elementary school is located in the Tuku village.At present, there are 41 students, 12 teachers, and 3 staff members. It is a small-scale elementary school.

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Hong,C.Y. (2012). Feeling nostalgia for Zhutang township: Richly cultivating Zhutang township.Changhua county: Zhutang Township Office.
Xie, S.H. (2004). Second Album of Local Literature and History in Erlin District, Changhua County (pp.41-48). Changhua County: Erlin Community University.
Zhutang Township Office (2008).Modification of Zhutang township plannning. Changhua County Government.
Zhutang Township Office. (2019). Introduction of Zhutang township.
Retrieved fromhttps://town.chcg.gov.tw/chutang/01local/local01.asp