Wujie Township () is a rural township in the eastern part of Yilan County,

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Geography

Aerial perspective of the bridge across Dongshan river

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: 38.87 km² *

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: 39,378 people (2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Chengxing, Daji, Erjie, Fuxing, Jinzhong, Jixin, Lize, Sanxing, Shangsi, Sijie, Wujie, Xiaowei, Xiehe, Zengan and Zhongxing.

Tourist attractions

Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park The Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park () is a multi-purpose park in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The building was originally constructed in 1935 as a paper manufacturing company. They produced papers using silvergrass a ...

Dongshan River Water Park Dongshan River Water Park (), established in 1993, is a park located in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, on the shores of the Dongshan River. Its slogan is "Near water, Have green" (親近水、擁有綠). It is one of Taiwan's most famous ...

* Erjie Rice Barn * Lizejian Yong'an Temple *

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 cent ...

Festivals

Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival The Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival (YICFFF; ) is an artistic festival in Taiwan, which has taken place during the summer vacation each year at the Dongshan River Water Park in Yilan County since 1996. *The festiva ...

Transportation

The Erjie Station and Zhongli Station of Taiwan Railways is located in the township.

Notable natives

Lin Yi-hsiung Lin Yi-hsiung (; born 24 August 1941) is a politician from Taiwan. He was a major leader of the democratization movement in Taiwan. He graduated from the Department of Law of National Taiwan University. He was first exposed to politics in 1976 ...

, Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party (1998–2000)

External links

* {{taiwan-geo-stub Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan