Huwei, Yunlin

In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, Favorolang was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan.

[2] Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese How-boe-khe (Chinese: 吼尾溪) during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca.

[3][4] The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym Babuza,[5] a tribe of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines.

During this era, the town earned the nickname of "Sugar Capital" (糖都).

There are 29 villages:[6] The township houses the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station.

Downtown Huwei
Huwei Township Office
Map of Huwei (labeled as Kobi) and surrounding area (1944)
Villages in Huwei Township
Huwei Sugar Factory Steel Bridge