Chishang Township () is a rural township in

Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...

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 nort ...

. Chishang was founded by indigenous Makatao from Pingtung 160 years ago, along with the other immigrants, including Taivoan from

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

and very few Siraya from Tainan later in the 1950s. The indigenous Night Ceremony has been held in Chishang annually in November.

Geography

The township is located at the Huatung Valley.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 10 villages: Dapo, Dapu, Fuwen, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Jinyuan, Qingfeng, Wanan, Xinxing and Zhenxing.

Tourist attractions

Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm Chishang Township () is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan. Chishang was founded by indigenous Makatao from Pingtung 160 years ago, along with the other immigrants, including Taivoan from Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Manda ...

Dapo Pond The Dapo Pond () is a pond in Chihshang Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. History The pond was originally called Dabi. In early years, the fish and shrimp found in Chihshang came from Dapo area. During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the pond ha ...

* Du's Garden *

Hakka Cultural Park The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhe ...

* Mr. Brown Avenue * Rice Village Museum * Taitung Veteran's Farm * Taiwan Sugar Pastoral Farm Resort * Wu Tao Chishang Lunch Box Cultural History Museum

Transportation

* Chishang railway station, Chihshang Station

References

External links

Chihshang Township Office, Taitung County
Townships in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub