Dongshan River

	Dongshan River The Dongshan River () is a river in northeast Taiwan. It flows through Yilan County for 24 kilometers. Facilities The riverside is equipped with a bicycle path. See also * List of rivers in Taiwan * National Center for Traditional Arts The National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA; ) or also called Center for Traditional Arts is located by the river bank of Dongshan River in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The center's total area is 24 hectares. The goal of the cen ... References Rivers of Taiwan Landforms of Yilan County, Taiwan {{taiwan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Yilan County, Taiwan Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a County (Taiwan), county in northeastern Taiwan, Republic of China. Name The name ''Yilan'' derives from the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include ''Kabalan'', ''Kavalan'', ''Kavaland'', ''kap-a-lan'', ''Yiland'' and ''Gilan''. Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan. History Early history Since early ages, many people have traveled from far places to Yilan. Taiwanese aborigines, Indigenous tribes that have settled in Yilan are Kavalan people and Atayal people. The Kavalan people came by the sea and lived by the river at Yilan Plain since around 1,000 years ago. They mostly speak the Austronesian languages. Their settlements consisted of small villages along rivers with around 40-50 communities scattered around the area with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. The Atayal people came by crossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	River A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers In Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - Lanyang River - Yilan County - Yilan River - Yilan County - * Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - Nanshi River - New Taipei City - Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - **Sanxia River - New Taipei City - Nankan River - Taoyuan City - Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - Touqian River - Hsinchu County - Houlong River - Miaoli County - Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - Fanziliao River - Miaoli County Dajia River - Taichung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	National Center For Traditional Arts The National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA; ) or also called Center for Traditional Arts is located by the river bank of Dongshan River in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The center's total area is 24 hectares. The goal of the center is overall planning, supporting the related research, promoting, preserving, and teaching the traditional arts, and also redefining, renovating, and developing the traditional arts. The park itself has become one of the most important tourist spots in Yilan. History The center was established in January 2002 as one of the agency of the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). On 5 February 2005, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act was amended which effectively made the NCFTA the authority for traditional arts and folk customs related to cultural artifacts. In 2007, CCA established the Preparatory Office of Cultural Heritage Administration in which some staffs of NCFTA were transferred to the new office. In December 2015, Association for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - Lanyang River - Yilan County - Yilan River - Yilan County - * Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - Nanshi River - New Taipei City - Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - **Sanxia River - New Taipei City - Nankan River - Taoyuan City - Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - Touqian River - Hsinchu County - Houlong River - Miaoli County - Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - Fanziliao River - Miaoli County Dajia River - Taichung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]