title: Tongxiao
text: # Tongxiao
  
  Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.
  
  ## History
  
  The town was formerly called Thunsiau (Chinese: 吞霄; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thun-siau).
  
  ## Geography
  
  * Area: 107.85 square kilometres (41.64 sq mi)
  * Population: 31,799 (January 2023 estimate)
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  The township comprises 24 villages: Baitung, Baixi, Chengbei, Chengnan, Fengshu, Fulong, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Meinan, Nanhe, Neidao, Neihu, Pingan, Pingding, Pingyuan, Tongnan, Tongtung, Tongwan, Tongxi, Wubei, Wumei, Wunan, Xinpu and Zuntou.
  
  ## Politics
  
  The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
  
  ## Tourist attractions
  
  * Flying Cow Ranch
  * Gongtian Temple
  * Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory
  * Tongxiao Beach Resort
  * Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory
  * Tongxiao Jinja
  * Tongxiao Shrine
  * Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage
  
  ## Transportation
  
  * TRA Baishatun Station
  * TRA Tongxiao Station
  * TRA Xinpu Station
  
  Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the township, but no station is currently planned.
  
  ## Notable natives
  
  * Ju Ming, sculptor
  