Original: Taichung County controlled three township-level cities (ç # è 1\/2 å), five urban townships (é), and 13 rural townships (é), which, at the time of the merger with Taichung City, were converted into 21 districts of the new municipality.
Simplified: Taichung County controls three township-level cities (ç # è 1\/2 å), five townships (é), and 13 rural townships (é).