Miaoli County (

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: ''miáo lì xiàn'';

Hakka 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, Zhej ...

PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen'';

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POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a

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in western

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. Miaoli is adjacent with

Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county capital, where ...

and

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

to the north,

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

to the south, and borders the

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to the west. Miaoli is classified as a county in central Taiwan by the National Development Council, while the Taiwan

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classifies Miaoli as a county in northern Taiwan.

Miaoli City Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: ''Miao²-li⁴''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-sṳ''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-chhī'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively h ...

is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking.

Name

The name ''Miaoli'' was coined by matching

Hakka Chinese Hakka (, , ) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around th ...

sound for the characters 貓貍 to the phonetically approximate ''Pali'' (''Bari'') from the

Taokas language Babuza is a Formosan language of the Babuza and Taokas, indigenous peoples of Taiwan. It is related to or perhaps descended from Favorlang, attested from the 17th century. Babuza was once spoken along much of the western coast of Taiwan. Its ...

. The resulting word () is a widespread but non-orthodox variant referring to

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. In 1889, during late Qing rule, the name was modified from various forms () to its current form.

History

Evidence of settlement in Miaoli dates back a thousand years. Many archaeological artifacts have been found showing that during the prehistoric era, people lived in the

river terrace Fluvial terraces are elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and fluvial valleys all over the world. They consist of a relatively level strip of land, called a "tread", separated from either an adjacent floodplain, other fluvial te ...

. They mainly led an agriculture life and engaged in hunting and fishing for their extra food source. About a thousand years ago, an indigenous group Taokas settled here. In the mid-17th century,

Han Chinese The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive va ...

began to migrate into the area, beginning a gradual process of deforestation and establishment of permanent settlement sites. The prior inhabitants of Miaoli were either assimilated into the dominant Han population, or migrated deeper into the mountainous range. After several hundred years, Miaoli had become the home of people from different origins, such as

Hoklo The Hoklo people or Hokkien people () are a Han Chinese (also Han Taiwanese) subgroup who speak Hokkien, a Southern Min language, or trace their ancestry to Southeastern Fujian, China and known by various endonyms or other related terms such a ...

, Atayal and Saisiyat.

Kingdom of Tungning

After

Koxinga Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), better known internationally as Koxinga (), was a Ming loyalist general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern ...

took over Taiwan from the

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, he placed Miaoli into ''Tian-Sing County'' ( 天興縣) and started an immigration plan to develop this area.

Qing Dynasty

After the last Tungning Ruler

Zheng Keshuang Zheng Keshuang, Prince of Yanping (; 13 August 1670 – 22 September 1707), courtesy name Shihong, art name Huitang, was the third and last ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in the 17th century. He was the second son of Zheng Jing and a ...

surrendered to the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

, Tian-sing County was renamed

Zhuluo County Zhuluo County () was a political division in Taiwan from 1684 to 1787, during Qing Dynasty rule of the island. Initially encompassing the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of Taiwan, the county shrank in size as the population and economy of the ...

. In 1889, Miaoli Hsien ( 苗栗縣) was established as an independent county under

Taiwan Prefecture Taiwan Prefecture or Taiwanfu was a prefecture of Taiwan during the Qing dynasty. The prefecture was established by the Qing government in 1684, after the island came under Qing dynasty rule in 1683 following its conquest of the Kingdom of Tungnin ...

. At the end of the 19th century, thousands of acres of high-quality fertile fields had been reclaimed in the area of

Nanzhuang Nanzhuang Township is a township (Taiwan), rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Geography It has a population total of 10,381 (January 2017) and an area of . Demographics The population consists of Hakka people, Hakkas, Hoklo people, Ho ...

, Shitan, Dahu and Zhuolan. Public and private schools were also established all over Miaoli which made the area a place of gathering intellectuals and elites in northern Taiwan.

Empire of Japan

The county was at first eliminated under Japanese Imperial rule. existed from ca. 1901 to 1908, but was split over and in 1909. From 1920 to 1945, , and six villages were under the jurisdiction of Byōritsu District, under

Shinchiku Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County. Population 1941 ( Showa 16) census *Total population: 838,011 ** ...

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China 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 ...

on 25 October 1945, the present day area of Miaoli County was incorporated to

. On 16 August 1950, the government re-established Miaoli county with Miaoli Township as the

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. On 25 December 1981, Miaoli Township was upgraded from

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to a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township or a district. Such cities are under the jurisdiction of counties. It is also the lowes ...

Geography

Miaoli County is considered to be located in the central northern part of the island of Taiwan, contiguous with Hsinchu county, Hsinchu City, and Taichung City. The

Xueshan Range The Xueshan Range is a mountain range in northern Taiwan. It faces the Chungyang Range on the southeast. The tallest peak of Xueshan Range is Xueshan ("Snowy Mountain"), which has a height of . Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peak ...

is located on the border between Miaoli county and Taichung City. Miaoli county north to south averages about 50 kilometers and east to west averages about 64 kilometers. It is roughly diamond-shaped in appearance. The overall coastline of Miaoli is about 50 kilometers long. Miaoli has little flat lands (plateau) and very mountainous due to the Xueshan Range. Miaoli has rich rainfall along with abundant rivers.

Administrative divisions

Miaoli County is divided into 2

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, 5 urban townships, 10 rural townships and 1 mountain indigenous townships. Miaoli County has the second highest number of urban townships after

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

is the

which houses the

Miaoli County Government The Miaoli County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Miaoli County. History The county government used to be housed in a building next to the current building which is now used as the Miaoli County Ur ...

and

Miaoli County Council The Miaoli County Council (MCC; ) is the elected county council of Miaoli County, Republic of China. The council composes of 38 councillors most recently elected in the 2018 Republic of China local elections on 24 November 2018. History After t ...

. The incumbent Magistrate of Miaoli County is

Hsu Yao-chang Hsu Yao-chang (; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County. Education Hsu graduated from the Chin-Min Institute of Tech ...

of the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

Colors indicate the common language status of

within each division. Note that

and

Tai'an Tai'an () is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to ...

are also indigenous areas of

Atayal people The Atayal (), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The pre ...

Demographics and culture

Population

The main population of Miaoli County is comprised by the Han Chinese and the Taiwanese aborigines. The Taiwanese aborigines constitute about 1.9% of the total population where the rural areas is where the

Hokkiens The Hoklo people or Hokkien people () are a Han Chinese (also Han Taiwanese) subgroup who speak Hokkien, a Southern Min language, or trace their ancestry to Southeastern Fujian, China and known by various endonyms or other related terms such a ...

are the main group in western urban areas of Miaoli, while the

Hakkas 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 ...

comprise the main group of Han Chinese in the rural southern and central parts of Miaoli county ;Taiwanese aborigines The Saisiat currently reside in the Wufeng Township of

and the Nanzhuang Township of Miaoli County. Due to oppression by initial Han immigrants, the Atayal aboriginal group and the Nanzhuang Incident, the population of the Saisiat people has decreased to 5,000 people. It is the least populous Taiwanese aboriginal group after the

Thao people The Thao/Ngan () are a small group of Taiwanese indigenous peoples who have lived near Sun Moon Lake (Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the time of the Qing dynasty. The Thao/Ngan people numbered around ...

. The traditions and culture of the Saisiat is greatly impacted by the Atayal aborigines and

Hakka people 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 ...

in the region. ;Han Chinese During the

, Miaoli was inhabited by Hokkiens in the coast and Hakka in the rural peasant mountainous areas. Currently, the inhabitants of the four coastal townships of Miaoli ( Nanzhuang Township, Houlong Township, Tongxiao Township, and Yuanli Township) consists of primarily

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 70% ...

speakers. With the exception of the four coastal townships and Tai'an Township, the main population consists of Hakka.

Sports

The main sports and recreational structures in Miaoli include Miaoli Sports Hall, Miaoli County Tennis Court, and the Park of Zhunan Township. In Taiwan National Athletic Games of 2011, Miaoli is ranked 21 out of 22 teams with 1 gold, 1 silver, and 8 bronze.

Economy

Popular regional agriculture, food production and culture promoted by the government include strawberries from Dahu Township, Hakka zongzi, Sanwan Chinese pears, Touwu Daikons, Sanyi wood sculptures, Tai’an persimmons, and many more. In 2019, annual revenue of Miaoli County is NT$19.1 billion, while its annual expenditure is NT$18.9 billion. Monthly,

spends NT$600 million on their staffs salaries and another NT$600 million for retirement obligation. As of July 2015, the county government has a debt of NT$64.8 billion. On revenue, the county government received NT$9,572,442,000 from tax revenue (49.92% of all of its total revenue), NT$8,845,859,000 from subsidy and financial assistance (46.13% of all of its total revenue) and NT$283,792,000 from fines and compensation (1.49% of all of its total revenue). On expenditure, the county government spent NT$7,239,103,000 on education, science and culture (38.21% of all of its total expenditure), NT$4,457,682,000 for general and administration (23.53% of all of its total expenditure) and NT$2,267,660,000 on social welfare (11.97% of all of its total expenditure).

Education

Education-related affairs in Miaoli County is regulated by Education Department of the

. At the end of 2004, the population of people older than 15 years old was 451,128, among which 97.91% of them were literate. There were 108,052 college-educated, 156,870 senior high school or junior college graduates, 176,755 junior high school or lower graduates. The percentage of people receiving education higher than college was relatively low. Miaoli County houses several universities and colleges, such as the

National United University The National United University (NUU; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Lîen-ha̍p Thài-ho̍k'') is a public university in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, ...

, Yu Da University and Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management.

Energy

Power generation

Miaoli County houses the gas-fired Tunghsiao Power Plant in Tongxiao Township, the second largest gas-fired power plant in Taiwan with a capacity of 1,815 MW. The county also houses Taiwan's first offshore wind power plant named Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm.

Water supply

The Mingde Dam in Touwu Township supplies water for irrigation and water supply for the county. The dam has a capacity of 17.1 million cubic meters.

Tourism

Tourist arrivals to Miaoli in 2011 was 17,000,000 people.

Tourist attractions

Nature

Nature tourism in Miaoli County including Flying Cow Ranch, Longfeng Fishing Port,

Shei-Pa National Park Shei-Pa National Park () is a national park located in the central part of Taiwan around the peaks of Hsuehshan and Dabajian Mountain, with an area of , covering the area of Hsinchu County, Miaoli County and Taichung City. High mountain ecology, ...

Waipu Fishing Port The Waipu Fishing Port () is a fishing port in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Events * 2012 Miaoli Marine Tour Festival Transportation The port is accessible west from Dashan Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * Fisheries Agenc ...

and

Yongheshan Reservoir The Yongheshan Reservoir () is a reservoir in Sanwan, Sanwan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The dam was constructed starting in July 1980 and completed in October 1984. Architecture The water level of the reservoir stands at a height ...

Museums and galleries

Miaoli County houses several museums, such as Huoyan Mountain Ecology Museum, Miaoli Ceramics Museum,

Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center The Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center () is a gallery of in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan about the history of Miaoli County. History The building of the center used to be the building for Miaoli County Government before it m ...

, Miaoli Railway Museum,

Museum of Saisiat Folklore The Museum of Saisiyat Folklore () is a museum of Saisiyat people in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The museum is dedicated to the culture of the people and their ''Festival of Short People'' (). History The museum was set up by M ...

, Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum, Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall, Triangle Rush Exhibition Hall and Zaochiao Charcoal Museum.

Cultural centers

Cultural centers in the county include the

Miaoli Park The Miaoli Park () is a cultural center in Tongluo Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan about Hakka people. History The center was opened on 12 May 2012. Architecture The center spans over an area of 4.32 hectares. Exhibitions The permanent exhibi ...

Wu Chuo-liu Art and Cultural Hall The Wu Chuo-liu Art and Cultural Hall () is an art and cultural center in Xihu Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Sea ...

, Wugu Cultural Village, Yingtsai Academy and

Hakka Round House The Hakka Round House () is a Hakka building in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The house was built by Miaoli County Government and was opened on 25 October 2014 with a cost of NT$130 million. In 2015, the county government ...

Entertainment centers

Entertainment centers in the county are

Nanzhuang Theater The Jindong Movie Theater () is a movie theater and restaurant in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Architecture The movie theater building is decorated with various movie posters around it. It shows old movies and serves Hakka ...

and West Lake Resortopia.

Temples

Temples in the county are Zhonggang Cihyu Temple,

Gongtian Temple Baishatun Gongtian Temple () is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang. Gongtian Temple is noted for its annual Baishatun ...

, Shuntian Temple,

Yuqing Temple Miaoli Yuqing Temple ( zh, t=苗栗玉清宮, p=Miáolì Yùqīng Gōng) is a temple located in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to Lord Guan or Guansheng Dijun (關聖帝君), the deified form of Guan Yu. History Th ...

, Miaoli Wenchang Temple, Xuanwang Temple and

Maling Temple Maling Temple ( zh, t=媽靈宮, p=Mālíng Gōng) is a temple located in the village of Chituqi, Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Origin Chituqi is located on top of a plateau near the coast along the Taiwan Strait. Historically, t ...

Festivals

The various cultural festivals of Miaoli County includes, Miaoli Marine Tourism, Meng-Hua Literary Award, Hakka Tung Hua Festival, Hakka folk song festival, Miaoli international tourism festival, etc.

Transportation

Rail

Miaoli Station Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Overview The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the ...

of the

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

is located in Houlong Township. Miaoli County is also served by the

Western Trunk Line Western Trunk line () is a railway line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in western Taiwan. It is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is 404.5 km. The line is an offi ...

and

Taichung Line The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan section offsetting to inland mountain area. It has a total length of 85.5 km, all of w ...

of the

Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...

. Stations on the Coastal Line include: * Qiding *

Zhunan Zhunan Township is an urban township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Toufen. Name Literally, ''Zhúnán'' () means "bamboo south" but in this context, ''zhú'' is short for "Hsinchu". Th ...

* Tanwen *

Dashan Mark Henry Rowswell, CM (born May 23, 1965), better known by his Chinese stage name Dashan (), is a Canadian comedian and television personality popular in China. Relatively unknown in the West, from the late 1980s through the early 2000s Da ...

Houlong Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Na ...

* Longgang * Baishatun * Xinpu *

Tongxiao Tongxiao Township is an township (Taiwan), urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. History The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' (). Geography *Area: * Popu ...

* Yuanli Station Stations on the Taichung Line include: *

Zaoqiao Zaoqiao Township / Zaociao Township is a township (Taiwan), rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 13,153 (January 2017) Administrative divisions The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, ...

* Fengfu *

Miaoli Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: ''Miao²-li⁴''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-sṳ''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-chhī'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively h ...

* Nanshi * Tongluo * Sanyi Station

Road

Both National freeway No 1 and National freeway No 3 pass through Miaoli County.

Relative location

References

External links

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