Gongliao District Office, New Taipei City 20200621

Gongliao District (; originally ) is a rural

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in the eastern part of

New Taipei City 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, b ...

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. It is the easternmost district on the main

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and at its easternmost tip is

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History

During the period of Japanese rule, Gongliao was called , and was administered under Kīrun District,

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, ...

Geography

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The area of the district is approximately 99.97 square kilometers. There are about 14,077 people living in the district.

Tourist attractions

* Fulong Beach and Hohaiyan Rock Festival ''Fulong Beach'', also known as Fulong Bathing Beach (福隆海水浴場), is located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei City at Northeastern Taiwan. It is the outlet of the Shuang River. The sands there are golden, which is rare in Taiwan. Nearby is a camping site named Longmen. This beach is a favorite in the summer for people living in northern Taiwan. It is also a popular area for surfing, windsurfing, and fishing. The Shuang River divides the beach into inner and outer parts. There is a footbridge named Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋) linking the two parts. However, the watercourse of the river varies every year to some extent; sometimes the bridge is functional; other times it is not, because the seaside end would be in the river or in the sea. Since 2000, the Hohaiyan Rock Festival (貢寮國際海洋音樂祭) has been held here for 3 to 5 days in the summer. Normally, it takes place in mid-July, but sometimes it has been delayed due to typhoon interruption or damage to the band shell facilities. Also the watercourse of the Shuang River sometimes changes shape or size, influencing the location of these temporary band shells. * Aodi ''Aodi (sometimes Audi, Aoti, Auti; ) is a small fishing village in Gongliao. It is a popular tourist destination owing to its scenic setting and many seafood restaurants. It is also close to the controversial Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, under construction since 1999. A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895. * Cape Santiago Lighthouse at the

* Yanliao Beach Park *

Old Caoling Tunnel The Old Caoling Tunnel () is a cycleway tunnel in Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The tunnel was originally constructed as a single-track railway tunnel of Yilan line which was inaugurated in February 1924. It was then later on ...

Infrastructure

Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant is under construction in Gongliao. Construction of the plant is opposed by most of the community's residents.

Transportation

* TRA

Fulong Station Fulong () is a Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Structure * Two island platforms Service * Currently, (2013) the station is classified as a third-class s ...

* TRA Gongliao Station

Notable natives

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, model, actress and singer

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of New Taipei