It has a population total of 27,538 (as of February 2023[update][1]) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.

Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers (Chinese: 刺桐; Hanyu Pinyin: cìtóng; Tongyong Pinyin: cìhtóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-tông) flourished in the then-unpopulated area.

The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.

[5] The township comprises 14 villages: Citong, Damei, Gancuo, Ganxi, Liuge, Mayuan, Puwei, Puzi, Raoping, Sihe, Wuhua, Xinggui, Xingtong and Yihe.

It produces paddy rice mainly along the northern township border with Zhuoshui River in which the output is the highest in the county.