Wujie, Yilan
Wujie Township () is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in the eastern part of Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: 38.87 km2 * Population: 40,984 people (September 2023) 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 * Dongshan River Water Park * Erjie Rice Barn * :zh:利澤簡永安宮, Lizejian Yong'an Temple * National Center for Traditional Arts Festivals * Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival Transportation The Erjie railway station, Erjie Station and Zhongli railway station (Yilan), Zhongli Station of Taiwan Railways Administration, Taiwan Railways is located in the township. Notable natives * Lin Yi-hsiung, Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party (1998–2000) External links * {{taiwan-geo-stub Townshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of County (Taiwan), counties of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), along with County-administered city, county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945), administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is also the village (Taiwan), village as the base/fourth level of administration. As of 2022, there are in all 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural towns ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lin Yi-hsiung
Lin Yi-hsiung (; born 24 August 1941) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. He was a major leader of the Democracy, democratization movement in Taiwan. He was first exposed to politics in 1976 while serving as attorney for (1908–1985) who sued the ruling KMT party for electoral fraud. Lin was elected a member of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in Kuo's old electorate in 1977. Education Lin graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1964. In 1987, he completed graduate studies in the United States at Harvard University, where he earned a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from the Harvard Kennedy School. Lin family massacre On 13 December 1979, Lin was arrested for his involvement in the Kaohsiung Incident. His wife, Fang Su-min, and mother were first allowed to visit him on 27 February 1980; Lin was in detention and had been beaten severely by National Police Agency (Republic of China), Taiwanese police. Lin's 60-year-old mot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. On 1 January 2024, Taiwan Railway Administration became a state-owned corporation, Taiwan Railway Corporation. The agency's headquarters was at Taipei Main Station in Zhongzheng District, Taipei at the time of dissolution, the site which became the headquarter of the new company. History The railway between Keelung and Hsinchu was completed during the Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing era in 1893. In 1895, the Qing dynasty, Qing Empire ceded Formosa (Taiwan) to the Empire of Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War. The line was about in length but in a poor condition when the Japanese arrived. The railway was rebuilt and expanded under the of the Government-General of Taiwan during Taiwan under Jap ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhongli Railway Station (Yilan)
Zhongli () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan line. It is located in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea .... History The station was opened on 20 July 1936. Around the station * Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan References Railway stations in Yilan County, Taiwan Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1936 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erjie Railway Station
Erjie () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Yilan line located in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea .... History The station was opened on 24 March 1919. Around the station * Erjie Rice Barn See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan References Railway stations in Yilan County, Taiwan Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1919 {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 festival was canceled in 2003 due to the outbreak of SARS. *Completion of the Hsuehshan Tunnel in 2006 made going to the YICFFF more convenient. *The government of Yilan announced the festival's cancellation in 2007. *The festival will be held again from July 3 to August 15 in 2010 as the DPP has again taken over the position as the government of Yilan since 2009. Closing down Yilan County Government announced on 8 August 2007 YICFFF would no longer be held due to a substantial loss of visitors and funds. This marked the end of the YICFFF, 12 years after it began. Save YICFFF actions The news about YICFFF's official cancellation drew objections from many people including the people in Yilan in the tourism industry as well as the citizens of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Center For Traditional Arts
The National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA; zh, c=國立傳統藝術中心, p=Guólì Chuántǒng Yìshù Zhōngxīn) or also called Center for Traditional Arts is located by the river bank of Dongshan River in Wujie, Yilan, Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. The center's total area is 24 hectares. The goal of the center is overall planning, supporting the related research, promoting, preserving, and teaching the traditional arts, and also redefining, renovating, and developing the traditional arts. The park itself has become one of the most important tourist spots in Yilan. History The center was established in January 2002 as one of the agency of the Ministry of Culture (Taiwan), Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). On 5 February 2005, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act was amended which effectively made the NCFTA the authority for traditional arts and folk customs related to cultural artifacts. In 2007, CCA established the Preparatory Office o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erjie Rice Barn
The Erjie Rice Barn, also known as the Erjie Peasant Association Barn, () is a former barn in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The Erjie Rice Barn was built in 1928, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. In 1935, a large brick storage warehouse and a mill were added to store public grain in the Wujie Township area. The warehouses were expanded in 1937 and 1953. During the Second World War, the Erjie Peasant Association Barn was responsible for purchasing rice on the south bank of the Lanyang River. In 1993, the barn ceased to be used for rice storage . The Erjie Rice Barn was announced as a county-level monument on 12 August 1998. Its upkeep is currently entrusted to the Erjie Cultural Foundation. Recently, the barn was renovated into a venue for cultural preservation. Architecture The barn spans over an area of 3,000 m2. Exhibitions The barn displays the early original tools used for agricultural activities at that time, including a 3-story high rice hulle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yilan County, Taiwan
Yilan, alternately spelled I-lan, is a County (Taiwan), county in northeastern Taiwan. Yilan is the northernmost county on the island of Taiwan, with a population of 450,031. Its seat is located in Yilan City. Before the Han Chinese Wu Sha led his company into large-scale reclamation in today’s Yilan in 1787, the area was mainly inhabited by the indigenous Kavalan people. During the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule, much of the present day Yilan County was part of Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japan within its Taihoku Prefecture. When the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945, it became part of Taipei County until 10 October 1950 when 12 southeastern townships of Taipei County split off to form the present day Yilan County. Name The name ''Yilan'' derives from the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include ''Kabalan'', ''Kavalan'', ''Kavaland'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 scenic spots. The Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival was held in the park annually until 2007. Due to SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the virus SARS-CoV-1, the first identified strain of the SARS-related coronavirus. The first known cases occurred in November 2002, and the ..., the festival was cancelled in 2003. Transportation The park is accessible East from Luodong Station of the Taiwan Railways. See also * List of parks in Taiwan References 1993 establishments in Taiwan Parks in Yilan County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 and sugarcane waste pulping technology. In 1959, the company became a state-owned enterprise and was renamed Taiwan Chung Hsing Paper Corporation. They modernized their paper manufacturing process by using chemical processes. Their main products were newsprint, banknotes, lottery paper, toilet paper and wood-free paper. In 2001, the factory ceased operations and was taken over by Yilan County Government in 2014. It was then transformed into Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park. Activities The park regularly hosts various exhibitions, stage performances and group tours of the old factory buildings. Transportation The park is accessible within walking distance west from Zhongli Station of Taiwan Railways. Gallery File:Chung Hsing Cul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |