Erlin

Èrlín (二林) is the largest township by area in Changhua, covering 92.86 square kilometers in the southwestern coastal plains. Named after a Babuza Indigenous settlement, it was likely the location of an important port known as Gierim during the Dutch colonial period. The township developed as a major sugar-producing region during the Japanese colonial era and was the site of the 1925 Erlin Sugarcane Farmers Incident (二林蔗農事件), a landmark peasant uprising against exploitative labor practices now commemorated at the Erlin Public School Dormitories. Its population of approximately 47,000, down from 60,000 in the late 1970s, has experienced decline and aging similar to other rural areas in the country. Notable heritage sites include the Renhe Temple (1721), Martial Arts Hall (1933), and the Public School Auditorium (1937).