Dulan or Tulan, transliterated from the

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name A'tolan,

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: 都蘭,

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: Dōulán) is a village in the Donghe Township of

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' ...

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. It is located between the Pacific Ocean and

Dulan Mountain The Mount Dulan () is a mountain in Donghe Township and Yanping Township of Taitung County, Taiwan. Geology The mountain is located on Beinan Plain. It is fully covered by mid and low-altitude of broad-leaved trees. The peak stands at . Fac ...

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Dulan National Forest
(都蘭林場) on Taiwan's southeast coast. Due to the rise in tourism, many

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people have moved to Dulan. However, the Dulan tribe still preserve many customs of the Ami. Local venue Sintung Sugar Factory Culture Parka (a repurposed sugar mill) hosts frequent art fairs and live music nights in which many varied art forms of the First Taiwanese are displayed. The town's name is easily mispronounced by foreigners as 都爛 (dōulàn), which is slang for "crappy".

Birthplace of the Ami people

According to oral records and textual research, as early as 1500 B.C. the

Ami people The Amis ( ami, Amis, Ami, Pangcah; ), also known as the Pangcah, are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially recognized Ta ...

lived in Dulan, then called Gegalasan. It was later renamed A'tolan (or Etolan), which means "pile of stones" or "frequent earthquakes". Dulan is considered the "Birthplace of the Ami People". It was briefly renamed "Tudor" during the period of Japanese occupation, but was restored to Dulan in 1937.

Dulan as tourist destination

Dulan draws many visitors from the West, mainland China, and from other parts of Taiwan. It is a popular spot for surfing.

Attractions

* Sintung Sugar Factory Culture Park
Water Flowing Up (水往上流)
* Dulan Bay (都蘭灣)
Dulan Nose (都蘭鼻)
* Dulan Site Dulan Field

References

Villages in Taiwan Populated places in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub