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Yuanlin
員林鎮
Yuanlin; 員林鎮
	— Urban township —
	Temple in Yuanlin park
	; Yuanlin; 員林鎮 Location of Yuanlin in Taiwan
	Coordinates: 23°57′40″N 120°34′25″E / 23.96111°N 120.57361°E
Country	Republic of China
Province	Taiwan
County	Changhua
Villages (里)	List Chushui (出水里); Dafeng (大峰里); Daming (大明里); Dapu (大埔里); Darao (大饒里); Dongbei (東北里); Donghe (東和里); Fuzun (浮圳里); Gouzao (溝皂里); Guangming (光明里); Heping (和平里); Huilai (惠來里); Hushui (湖水里); Liming (黎明里); Lincuo (林厝里); Lunya (崙雅里); Minsheng (民生里); Nandong (南東里); Nanping (南平里); Nanxing (南興里); Ren'ai (仁愛里); Renmei (仁美里); San'ai (三愛里); Sanduo (三多里); Sanhe (三和里); Sanqiao (三橋里); Santiao (三條里); Sanxin (三信里); Sanyi (三義里); Wannian (萬年里); Xidong (西東里); Xinsheng (新生里); Xinxing (新興里); Yuantan (源潭里); Zhenxing (振興里); Zhenxing (鎮興里); Zhongdong (中東里); Zhongshan (中山里); Zhongxiao (忠孝里); Zhongyang (中央里); Zhongzheng (中正里)
	Government
- Mayor	Wu Zongxian (吳宗憲) (Kuomintang)
	Area
- Total	40.04 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation	410 m (1,345 ft)
Lowest elevation	20 m (66 ft)
	Population (July 2009)
- Total	126,084
- Density	3,149/km2 (8,155.7/sq mi)
- Households	36,041
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Postal code	510
Area code(s)	04
Website	http://www.yuanlin.gov.tw/

Yuanlin (員林) is an urban township in eastern Changhua County, Taiwan.

[edit] History

The land around Yuanlin was cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation since the time of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1723-1735). It was well developed about the 16th year of Qian-Long. At first, people cut down the surrounding forests to build their houses. Gradually, only the round woodland was left, and the town was named 圓林 (Yuanlin), meaning "the round woodland." Later the characters were changed to 員林 (Yuanlin). Yuanlin produces different kinds of fruits, and succade (fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals) is one of its specialties.