Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a

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in northeastern

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Name

Jiaoxi Aerial Panorama with Jiaoxi Train Station in the middle of the frame

The name ''Yilan'' derives from the

indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

Kavalan people The Kavalan (endonym ; "people living in the plain"; ) or Kuvalan are an indigenous people of Taiwan. Most of them moved to the coastal area of Hualien County and Taitung County in the 19th century due to encroachment by Han settlers. Their la ...

. Other former names in reference to this area in the

Yilan Plain Yilan Plain (), also called the Lanyang Plain (), or historically Kabalan (), Kapsulan (), Komalan () is a plain in Yilan County, Taiwan. The plain has an alluvial fan which formed by Lanyang River. The plain was formed in the shape of nearly ...

include ''Kabalan'', ''Kavalan'', ''Kavaland'', ''kap-a-lan'', ''Yiland'' and ''Gilan''. Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan. Yilan County in Taiwan from above

History

Early history

Since early ages, many people have traveled from far places to Yilan. Indigenous tribes that have settled in Yilan are

and

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 ...

. The Kavalan people came by the sea and lived by the river at

since around 1,000 years ago. They mostly speak the Austronesian languages. Their settlements consisted of small villages along rivers with around 40-50 communities scattered around the area with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. The Atayal people came by crossing the Xiyuan Pass and settled in the mountain areas. The Atayal people arrived in Yilan around 250 years ago and settled along the upper Dazhuoshui River. Later, the tribes crossed the Siyuan Pass to reach the valley upstream of the

Zhuoshui River The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, () is the longest river in Taiwan. It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua ...

. These people are the current residents of Datong Township. Other parts of the Atayal people headed east to enter and settle along the Nan'ao North River and Heping North River. These groups are now settled in Nan-ao Township. Around 200 years ago, at the end of the 18th century, the

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 ...

traversed the mountain range and settled in Yilan. Large populations began taming the wilderness, cultivating the fields and building irrigation channels. They used various means to seize lands from the Kavalans. Some Kavalans left their homes while some others migrated southwards to Hualien and Taitung coastlines and established settlements.

Spanish Formosa

The

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began arriving in

in the 17th century. In 1626, the Spaniards led an invasion under the pretext of ship crews having been slain by Taiwanese barbarians. They then torched harbors and surrounding villages, and even went as far as taking over Su'ao Town and established a city called Saint Lorenzo.

Dutch Formosa

The Spaniards were subsequently ousted by the

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who had taken over the southern part of Taiwan and established

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. In 1640, the Dutch began contacting Han Chinese merchants for trade and levying taxes on various commercial goods. The merchants had to pay all company taxes but also enjoyed the right to monopolize trade.

Kingdom of Tungning

During the

Kingdom of Tungning The Kingdom of Tungning (), also known as Tywan by the British at the time, was a dynastic maritime state that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan and the Penghu islands between 1661 and 1683. It is the first predominantly Han Chinese state in Ta ...

era, the previous economy monopoly system developed during the

continued to be practiced.

Qing dynasty

When the Qing Dynasty annexed Taiwan, they established the Kavalan sub-prefecture in Yilan. In 1806, armed conflicts broke out among various ethnic immigrants, followed by pillaging by pirates. 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 ...

government subsequently realized that if they continued to disregard the Kavalan people and did not establish rule of law and a system of defense, Yilan would become a haven for criminals and outlaws, a thorn in the side for Taiwan. In 1809,

Jiaqing Emperor The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, born Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, fro ...

incorporated Kavalan into the domain of the

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. Troops were dispatched to quell pirate attacks and chart local territory. Local government systems in Taiwan underwent many changes during the Qing Dynasty period. But with regards to administrative levels lower than the county, including local villages, there were no major changes. The earliest organization and planning of Yilan consisted of seven citadels. In 1835, the seven citadels were further divided into 12 citadels based on the needs of the changing population and environment. This arrangement remained unchanged until the end of Qing Dynasty rule. After the

Mudan Incident The Mudan incident of 1871 (、 Japanese: 宮古島島民遭難事件、 Japanese: 琉球漂流民殺害事件) was the massacre of 54 Ryukyuan sailors in Qing-era Taiwan who wandered into the central part of Taiwan after their ship shipwrec ...

in 1874, Qing rulers changed their passive attitude and took a more ambitious approach in ruling Taiwan. The original aboriginal term Kavalan district was renamed with a more Han-centric Yilan name and the administrative system was also changed accordingly from the original temporary "district" to a formally governed "county". In 1875, the newly created

Taipeh Prefecture Taipeh Prefecture () was a Qing dynasty prefecture created from the northern part of Taiwan Prefecture, Qing-era Taiwan in 1875, while the island was still part of Fujian Province. It consisted of a region surrounding modern-day Taipei, including ...

included modern-day Yilan County.

Empire of Japan

After the

First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the po ...

in 1894, the Qing government handed over Taiwan to

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in accordance with the

Treaty of Shimonoseki The , also known as the Treaty of Maguan () in China and in the period before and during World War II in Japan, was a treaty signed at the , Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing China, ending the Firs ...

. Modern-day Yilan County covers , , and as they existed from 1920 to 1945, all under

Taihoku Prefecture Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, ...

, during Japanese rule.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

in October 1945, the present-day area of Yilan County was incorporated under

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

. On 10 October 1950, Yilan County was established as a

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with

Yilan City Yilan City ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yílán Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Gî-lân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River. H ...

as the

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Geography

Yilan County sits on the

, a combined alluvial plain created by

Lanyang River The Lanyang River () is a river in northeast Taiwan. Geology The river flows through Yilan County for 73 kilometers. It has a drainage basin area of 978 km2 with maximum peak flow of 5,420 m3/s. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is ...

and other minor streams with a rough shape of triangle. On the three vertices of the triangle sit the

Toucheng Toucheng Township () is an urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan. The township includes Guishan Island and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The Senkaku Islands, known in Mandarin as the Diaoyu Islands, are claimed as part of the townsh ...

, Sanxing and Su-ao Townships with a roughly equal distance of 30 km on the three sides. 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 ...

sits on the northwest of Yilan County from Toucheng to Sanxing. The county is geographically divided into the cliffs and the plains. The

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sits to the south from Sanxing to Su'ao. The Upper Lanyang River is steep and the

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is highly erosive. Large amount of

silt Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water. Silt usually has a floury feel when ...

carried by the river have little time to settle because of the high slope of the lands where it flows out of the mountains and valleys. An

alluvial fan An alluvial fan is an accumulation of sediments that fans outwards from a concentrated source of sediments, such as a narrow canyon emerging from an escarpment. They are characteristic of mountainous terrain in arid to semiarid climates, but a ...

is formed as a result of scattered sand and

gravel Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classifi ...

settling down. Large amount of gravel accumulate in the shallow

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, creating alluvial fans that often forms into web-like pattern. The river tends to change courses after floods caused by heavy rainfall or river overflow. The Lanyang River slows down as it reaches mid and downstream where silt begins to settle. Yilan County is located in the northeastern Taiwan Island which covers an area of 2,143 km². The longest distance from east to west is 63 km and from north to south is 74 km. From the mountain areas downwards, the land falls in altitude in the stages of mountains, alleys, alluvial plains, lowlands, swamps, sand hills and finally coastline. Yilan's

Toucheng Township Toucheng Township () is an urban Township (Taiwan), township in Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. The township includes Guishan Island (Yilan), Guishan Island and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The Senkaku Islands, known in Manda ...

includes Guishan Island and Guiluan Island. The Senkaku Islands, known in Mandarin as the

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, are claimed as part of the township.

Government

Yilan County is administered as a

is the

which houses the

Yilan County Government The Yilan County Government () is the local government of Yilan County, Taiwan. Yilan County Hall is located in Yilan City, adjacent to Yilan County Council building, Local Court and District Attorney's Office. Organizational structure Firs ...

and

Yilan County Council The Yilan County Council (ILCC; ) is the elected county council of Yilan County, Taiwan. The council composes of 34 councilors elected in local elections held every four years. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of ...

. The county is headed by Magistrate

Lin Zi-miao Lin Zi-miao (; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the Magistrate of Yilan County since 25 December 2018. Political career Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018. 2018 Yilan County magistrate election She be ...

of the

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. Yilan is a sister city of Rockville,

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Elected magistrates

* Chen Ding-nan (1981-1989) *

Yu Shyi-kun You Si-kun (; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician serving as a member and the president of the Legislative Yuan. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is known ...

(1989-1997) * Liu Shou-cheng (1997-2005) *

Lu Kuo-hua Lu Kuo-hua (; born 22 February 1956) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Magistrate of Yilan County from 2005 to 2009.http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2008/4/26/96765.html Yilan County Magistrate 2005 Yilan County magistr ...

(2005-2009) *

Lin Tsung-hsien Lin Tsung-hsien or Lin Tsong-shyan (; born 22 February 1962) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected Yilan County Magistrate in 2009 and served until 2017, when he was appointed to lead the Council of Agriculture. Education and early career ...

(2009-2017) ** Wu Tze-cheng (2017) ** Chen Chin-te (2017-2018) *

(2018)

Administrative divisions

Yilan County is divided into 1

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, 3 urban townships, 6 rural townships and 2 mountain indigenous townships. Colors indicate the common language status of

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within each division.

Politics

Yilan County voted one

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legislator out of one seat to be in the

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during the 2016 Republic of China legislative election.

Demographics and culture

Population

Today

comprises the majority of the population in Yilan County.

Education

Education related affairs in Yilan County is governed by the Education Department of

. The county houses several public and private universities and colleges such as the

National Ilan University The National Ilan University (NIU; ) is a public university in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. History National Ilan University was one of the first institutions of higher education in Taiwan. It was founded as the Taiwan Provincial Ilan ...

, National Lan-Yang Girls' Senior High school, National Yilan Senior High School, Lan Yang Institute of Technology and St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College.

Energy

Yilan County has 40 MW renewable energy capacity from an incinerator plant and two

hydroelectric power plants Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

. It houses the

Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant The Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant () is a geothermal power plant in Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History In 2017, Fabulous Power Co. won the right to use the land where the plant stands today. The construction of the power plant ...

Sports

Yilan County was the host for the 2009

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Tourist attractions

Atayal Life Museum The Atayal Life Museum () is a museum about Atayal people in Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The museum was opened in 2008. Exhibitions The museum exhibits various cultural relics of Atayal people. Activities The museum prese ...

* Guishan Island * Jim and Dad's Brewery * Erjie Rice Barn *

Jiuliao River Ecological Park Jinhua Park () is a park in Lunpi Village, Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Geology The park is located along the Jiuiao River which its upstream is originated from Xueshan in Heping District, Taichung. Architecture The park features ...

Luodong Forestry Culture Park The Luodong Forestry Culture Park () is a park in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History In 1905, the original site of the park became a major timber production area of the Luodong Branch of the Taiping Forest Area, drawn by the F ...

* Su'ao Fortress *

Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration The Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration (; colloquially, ''Founding Memorial Hall'') is a memorial hall dedicated to the founding of Yilan County Government located in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Histo ...

Northeast Coast National Scenic Area The Northeast Coast National Scenic Area () is an area in northeastern Taiwan with special geographical and historical distinction. Location The Scenic Area ranges from Nanya Borough, Ruifang District, New Taipei in the north to North Porth of ...

* Jiaoxi Hot Springs () * Wufongci Scenic Area () *

Taiping Mountain Taiping Mountain or Taipingshan () is a mountain in Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. It is one of Taiwan's three major forest recreation areas. At 1,950 meters (6,397 feet) above sea level, Taiping Mountain has nurtured an environment ri ...

Luodong Night Market The Luodong Night Market () is a night market in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Features The night market offers local snacks and fashionable shops. Local snacks range from mutton herbal soup, iced tapioca with red bean stuffed, rice ...

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 ...

Spring Onion Culture Museum Spring Onion Culture Museum () is a museum located in Sanxing Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The museum was opened in 2005. Architecture The museum is housed in a facility used as a rice-storage building during the Japanese rule. ...

Changpi Lake The Changpi Lake () is a lake in Sanxing Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The lake used to be cavalry stable area for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Geography Changpi Lake is located at an altitude of ab ...

* Lee Rong-chun Literary Museum * Old Dali Bridge * Tofu Cape * Yilan Brick Kiln * Toucheng Leisure Farm *

Wufengqi Waterfall The Wufengqi Waterfall () is a waterfall in Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Geology The waterfall consists of three levels, which are the upper part, middle part and lower part. Transportation The waterfall is accessible by bus from J ...

* Wulaokeng Scenic Area * Yilan Museum of Art * Yilan Literary Museum * Zhu Dayu Culture Museum *

Nantian Temple Nanfang'ao Nantian Temple ( zh, t=南方澳南天宮, p=Nánfāng'ào Nántiān Gōng) is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu in Nanfang'ao, Su'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. History According to local legend, ...

Kailu Xianfengye Temple Kailu Xianfengye Temple ( zh, t=開路先鋒爺廟, p=Kāilù Xiānfēngyé Miào), alternatively known as Qing'an Shrine ( zh, t=慶安堂, p=Qìng'ān Táng), is a martyr's shrine located in Su'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. The shrine is ...

Baitul Muslimin Mosque The Baitul Muslimin Mosque () is a mosque in Su'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. It is the first mosque in Yilan County. History The mosque was established in 2014 when a group of fishermen from Indonesia working in the area were looking fo ...

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 ...

, “A dreamland for the children of

, a magnet for art from around the world, a garden of culture for the people of Ilan.” Seven years ago, these were the concepts that launched the first ICFFF, and over the years the people of Yilan have been making it happen step by step. Of all

’s folk festivals, the ICFFF is probably the best known internationally. *Each summer,

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 ...

attracts countless children and the themes of the various years have become for many part of the collective memory. The number of people attending has grown each year since the festival was first held in 1996, surpassing one million visits for the first time in 2002. Not only does the event enrich Yilan's cultural soil and create business opportunities, it offers a highly successful example which other cities and counties across Taiwan can draw on as they also attempt to bring more culture and art into the life of their communities. *Started from 2004, Yilan Green International Film Festival (GIFT; ) is a non-competition film festival which launched its 3rd edition from 28/4 to 06/5, 2006. GIFT also aims to build up an archive collecting the selected works for the purposes of relevant research as well as education. *Yilan International Collegiate Invitational Regatta * Yilan Green Expo started from 2000. The Expo hold in spring every year and always locate on Wulaokeng,

Su'ao Su'ao Township (), alternately romanized as Su-ao, is located in southern Yilan County, Taiwan, is an urban township that is famous for its seafood restaurants and cold springs. It is a terminus of National Highway No. 5, the Su'ao-Hualien ...

. The spindle of Expo normally has three parts and there are agricultural life, ecological conservation, sustainable future. It attracts 300~400 thousand people every year in average.

Transportation

Rail

The

Yilan Line The Yilan Line () is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km. History This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. ...

and

North-Link Line The North-Link Line () is the central section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration. The length of its mainline is 79.2 km, and there is a 7.4 km long branch between Beipu and Hualien Port. History The high mountai ...

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 ...

pass the county. Train stations within the two lines in the county are Shicheng, Dali, Daxi, Guishan, Wai-ao,

, Dingpu, Jiaoxi, Sicheng,

Yilan Yilan may refer to: China * Yilan County, Heilongjiang (依兰县), county of central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China * Yilan Town, Heilongjiang (依兰镇), seat of Yilan County * Yilan, Jilin (依兰镇), town in Yanji Taiwan ...

, Erjie,

Zhongli Locations * Zhongli District (), Taoyuan, Taiwan * Zhongli Township (), Gangbei District, Guigang, Guangxi, China People * Zhongli Quan () * Zhongli Mo () Other uses * Zhongli (state) (), ancient state in China *" Growing Pears" (), a shor ...

Luodong Luodong Township () is an urban township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan. Luodong is the smallest township in the county. Naming Its name and former name () derive from the Kavalan word '' rutung'', meaning " monkey", referring to a ...

, Dongshan, Xinma, Su'aoxin,

Yongle Yongle () (23 January 1403 – 19 January 1425) was the era name of the Yongle Emperor, the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. Comparison table Other eras contemporaneous with Yongle * Vietnam ** ''Thiệu Thành'' (紹成, 1401–1 ...

, Dong-ao, Wuta and

Hanben Station Hanben Station () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration North-link line located in Nan'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 1 February 1980. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan T ...

. On 21 October 2018, it was the site of a

train derailment In rail transport, a derailment occurs when a rail vehicle such as a train comes off its rails. Although many derailments are minor, all result in temporary disruption of the proper operation of the railway system and they are a potentially ...

that killed 18 passengers and injured 178.

Water

Harbors in the county include Wushi Harbor.

Notes

Words in native languages

References

External links

*
ICFFF website

NE Coast National Scenic Area website

Yilan - A Natural Choice for Families
{{Authority control Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages