In contrast to the rich grain fields of western Taiwan, the Huatung Valley, where Fuli is located, is very narrow, and as a result the township gets a short number of daylight hours; a single rice season there can take over 140 days, well up on the 90 days needed in the Chiayi-Tainan area.
比起傳統西部穀倉，地處花東峽谷最窄處，富里日照時間短，一期稻作需時 140 天以上，遠超過嘉南地區的 90 天。