| Dongshan Township - Local introduction | ||||||||||||
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Introduce |
Dongshan Township | |||||||||||
Anonymity |
Dongguashan (Wax Gourd Mountain) | |||||||||||
Land Area |
79.8573 km2 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) | |||||||||||
Population |
50,988 (4th quarter statistics, 2003) | |||||||||||
Villages |
24 villages, 454 neighborhoods | |||||||||||
Location |
Dongshan Township sits in the southeast of the Lanyang Plain against the mountains and facing the Pacific Ocean, at 121.45 E, and 24.3735 N. It is bordered by Datong and Nan-ao Townships in the south, Sansing in the west, and Su-ao in the east. In the north, it is connected to Luodong, Wujie and 4 other towns. | |||||||||||
Description |
Dongshan Township's hilly terrain has greatly aided in the establishment of the tea industry here. Facing the changing nature of local industry, the traditional tea making industry within Dongshan Township has been developped into high grade agriculture and tourist farms. Because of the wide tracts of mountains and woods, Dongshan Township features a great diversity of natural attractions including Sinliao and Jiouliao Waterfalls, Meihua Lake, Dongshan River Forest Park, Annong River Flood-Diversion Embankment, Renshan Nursery. In recent years, local farmers have attempted to combine these natural attractions with the local tea industry by promoting recreational farms, recreational tea gardens, country cuisine, and tourist fruit orchards to attract more visitors and to promote the name of Dongshan Township. In addition to recreational agriculture, with the assistance from Dongshan Farmers' Association, local farmers were able to develop more local farm produce including the Sanshuei Pear, Wendan Pomelos, Honey Peach, and Chinese Yam. Dongshan Township also holds a Dongshan Township Industry Festival to promote local specialties. | |||||||||||
Head |
Jhang, Ciou-Ming | |||||||||||
Historical Description |
During the Cing Dynasty, Han settlers entered and cleared today's Nansing, Anping and Dongshan Villages. Dongshan Township was originally named Dongguashan (Wax Gourd Mountain) because of the wax gourd-shaped mountain within Anping Village. In 1875, Dongshan came under the administration of the Taipei Government of Fujian Province. In 1886, it was under the administration of the Yilan Hall, Taipei Government, Taiwan Province. After the Japanese occupied Taiwan, it was administered by Luodong County, Taipei State. After the war, it was re-named Dongshan Township under the administration of Luodong District, Taipei County. It was not until 1950 it was put under the administration of Yilan County. | |||||||||||
Contact |
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•Tel： |
03-9591105 | |||||||||||
•E-mail： |
dungshan@mail.e-land.gov.tw | |||||||||||
•Address： |
No. 100, Dongshan Road, Dongshan Township, Yilan County | |||||||||||
•Website： |
http://www.dongshan.gov.tw/ | |||||||||||
•Source： |
Dongshan Township Website /Yilan County Overall Development Project | |||||||||||
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