Chishang Township () is a rural 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' ...

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. Chishang was founded by

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 ...

Makatao from Pingtung 160 years ago, along with the other immigrants, including Taivoan from

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

and very few Siraya from

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...

later in the 1950s. The indigenous Night Ceremony has been held in Chishang annually in November.

Geography

The township is located at the

Huatung Valley The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (), also known as East Rift Valley or the Longitudinal Valley, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range. It is also recognized as a plai ...

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 10 villages: Dapo, Dapu, Fuwen, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Jinyuan, Qingfeng, Wanan, Xinxing and Zhenxing.

Tourist attractions

* Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm * Dapo Pond * Du's Garden * Hakka Cultural Park * Mr. Brown Avenue * Rice Village Museum *

Taitung Veteran's Farm Taitung, Tai Tung, or variants, may refer to: * Taitung County (台東縣 or 臺東縣), a county located in eastern Taiwan * Taitung City (台東市 or 臺東市), the seat of Taitung County * Taitung Prefecture (臺東直隸州), former prefec ...

* Taiwan Sugar Pastoral Farm Resort *

Wu Tao Chishang Lunch Box Cultural History Museum The Wu Tao Chishang Lunch Box Cultural History Museum () is a museum about lunch boxes in Chishang, Taitung, Chishang Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. The museum also serves as a restaurant. History The museum was opened in 2002 by Chishang To ...

Transportation

* Chihshang Station

References

External links

Chihshang Township Office, Taitung County
Townships in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub