Qualla: Xiluo https://qualla.com/xiluo en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Xiluo https://qualla.com/xiluo Xiluo: Introduction https://qualla.com/xiluo/ The Babuza people called this place Sailei. Chinese settlers transliterated the sound into Hokkien, and then Mandarin smoothed it further into Xiluo — the name layering language on top of language, each generation leaving its phonetic mark on a place that had already been inhabited for a very long time before any of them arrived. Today Xiluo is a township of about 44,000 people on the Yunlin plain, known for its long bridge, its vegetable fields, and a surprising density of notable figures for a town of its size.

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/j/x/xiluo-wp/wsjx-xiluo-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Xiluo: A Name with Deep Roots https://qualla.com/xiluo/ Before the Han Chinese settlers came, before the Hokkien-speaking immigrants laid out streets and markets, the land along the northern bank of the Zhuoshui River belonged to the Babuza — one of Taiwan's Austronesian indigenous peoples. Their name for the place, Sailei, is the ori...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/j/x/xiluo-wp/wsjx-xiluo-a-name-with-deep-roots.mp3 0:06 2 full Xiluo: Taiwan's Vegetable Garden https://qualla.com/xiluo/ Step outside Xiluo's urban center and the flat Yunlin plain opens up into field after field of vegetables. The township is one of the most important vegetable-growing areas in Taiwan, a distinction earned by the fertility of the Zhuoshui River alluvial soil and the reliable labor...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/j/x/xiluo-wp/wsjx-xiluo-taiwans-vegetable-garden.mp3 0:06 3 full Xiluo: The Bridge That Defines the Town https://qualla.com/xiluo/ Xiluo's most famous physical landmark is its bridge — the Xiluo Bridge, which spans the Zhuoshui River and connects Yunlin County to Changhua County on the opposite bank. The bridge is a local icon, appearing in photographs and appearing on lists of tourist attractions in central...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/j/x/xiluo-wp/wsjx-xiluo-the-bridge-that-defines-the-town.mp3 0:06 4 full Xiluo: A Town That Produced Its Share https://qualla.com/xiluo/ For a township of moderate size on the Yunlin plain, Xiluo has produced an unusually varied list of notable figures. Jeff Chang, one of Taiwan's most successful ballad singers, was born here. Chung Jen-pi, a recognized master of potehi — the glove-puppet theater tradition brought...

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