Yanping Township () is a
mountain indigenous 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 ...
. The main population is the
Bunun people
The Bunun (), also historically known as the Vonum, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. They speak the Bunun language. Unlike other aboriginal peoples in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island's central mountain ranges. In the ye ...
of the
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese people, ...
.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises five villages: Hongye, Luanshan, Taoyuan, Wuling and Yongkang. Luanshan Village is not an enclave as it connects to Taoyuan Village via the Luye Creek.
Tourist attractions
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Bunun Tribal Leisure Farm
The Bunun Leisure Farm or Bunun Tribal Leisure Farm () is a recreational farm about Bunun people in Taoyuan Village, Yanping Township, Taitung County, Taiwan.
History
The farm area used to be the cluster area of Bunun people to live. In 1985, t ...
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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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Hongye Hot Spring
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Hongye Teenage Baseball Memorial Hall
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Luming Suspension Bridge
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Tuoxian Leisure Farm
References
External links
Yanping Township Office
Townships in Taitung County
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