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Yuanshan, Yilan
Yuanshan Township () is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in the western part of Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 32,099 (September 2023) Administrative divisions The township comprises 16 villages: * Hubei (湖北村), Huihao (惠好村), Hudong/Hutung (湖東村), Huxi (湖西村), Neicheng (內城村), Qixian (七賢村), Shangde (尚德村), Shengou (深溝村), Tongle (同樂村), Toufen (頭分村), Yixian (逸仙村), Yonghe (永和村), Yuanshan (員山村), Zhenshan (枕山村), Zhenxiang (蓁巷村) and Zhonghua (中華村). Tourist attractions * Fushan Botanical Garden * Jim and Dad's Brewery * Kavalan Distillery * Yuanshan Park Transportation The nearest train station to the township is Yilan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration, located in Yilan City. *Highway **Provincial Highway 7 (Taiwan), Provincial Highway 7:Northern Cross-Country Highway ***Provincial Highway 7 (Taiwan), Prov 7d *Bus **List of bus routes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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 Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fushan Botanical Garden
The Fushan Botanical Garden () is a botanical garden in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County and Wulai District, New Taipei in Taiwan. It is managed by Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. History The area used to be inhabited by the Atayal people The Atayal (Atayal language, Atayal: Tayal), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous peoples, Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous popula .... Geology Covering an area of 410 hectares, it is the largest botanical garden in Taiwan. It stands on an elevation of 600–1,400 meters above sea level. It has an annual average temperature of 18.5 °C and rainfall of 4,125 mm. It consists of more than 700 species of plants. Facilities The botanical garden features a nature center which displays the information regarding the garden. It has a 20 km-long walking path for visitors to explore the garden. See also * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim And Dad's Brewery
The Jim and Dad's Brewing Company () is a brewery in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The brewery was founded in 2013 by Jim Sung and his father. After winning the championship in the 2013 Taiwan Brew Beer Contest, Sung started to work with his father to prepare a craft brewery which opened in 2015. Architecture The brewery is a two-story building. The ground floor hosts the tasting area. It features a restaurant, outdoor playground and an observation tower An observation tower is a tower used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and woo .... See also * Beer in Taiwan References External links * Beer in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Yilan County, Taiwan Tourist attractions in Yilan County, Taiwan Food and drink companies of Taiwan Taiwanese companies established in 2015 {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavalan Distillery
Kavalan Distillery () is a Taiwanese whisky distillery. It is owned by the King Car Group and is located at Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The distillery is named after the old name of Yilan County. The distillery was completed in December 2005, produced its first spirit in March 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008. After its first few runs, Kavalan bought a new set of much larger German stills to expand production. After experimenting with these stills from 2008 to 2010, they decided to retire them as the alcohol produced was too processed and it didn’t allow them to work with texture and flavor. In January 2010, one of the distillery's products caused a stir by beating three Scotch whiskies and one English whisky in a blind tasting organised in Leith, Scotland, to celebrate Burns Night. The distillery was named by ''Whisky Magazine'' as the World Icons of Whisky "Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year" for 2011, and its products ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuanshan Park
Yuanshan may refer to these locations: Taiwan *Yuanshan, Yilan (員山鄉), a township of Yilan County * Yuanshan metro station (圓山站), a metro station of the Taipei Metro People's Republic of China Towns * Yuanshan, Guangdong (元善), in Lianping County, Guangdong *Yuanshan, Jiange County Yuanshan () is a town of Jiange County, Sichuan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by popul ... (元山), in Jiange County, Sichuan * Yuanshan, Pingchang County (元山), in Pingchang County, Sichuan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilan Station
Yilan () is a railway station of Yilan line of the Taiwan Railways Administration located at Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 24 March 1919. Structure There is one island platform and one side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, .... See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan References External links Yilan Station {{Yilan line navbox Railway stations in Yilan County, Taiwan Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Railway 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 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 Qing era in 1893. In 1895, the 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 Japanese rule. Following the surrender of Japan in the afterma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilan City
Yilan City (Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin pinyin: ''Yílán Shì''; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Gî-lân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River. History The Yilan Plain in which the city is located has historically been referred to as Kapalan (), Kapsulan (; also 甲子蘭), Komalan (), etc. These names, as well as that of Yilan itself, were given to the sites by the Kavalan people, Kavalan tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Later arrivals included Han Chinese settlers during the Qing dynasty in China (1802) and settlers from Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa during Taiwan's Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era (1895–1945). Qing dynasty In 1810 under Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing dynasty rule, a formal administration office was established at Wuwei (五圍) and "Komalan Subprefecture" () was at the present day location of Yilan City. Construction of the city wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TW PHW7
TW or tw may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Tomorrow's World'', a British TV series * ''Total War'' (series), a computer strategy game series * ''Trade Wars'', a 1984 online space trading game * '' Tribal Wars'', an online strategy game * The Wanted, a British boy band * James TW, English singer-songwriter *The Wiggles, an Australian children's band Companies * Time Warner, a media company * Taylor Wimpey, a housebuilding company * Towers Watson, a consulting firm, NYSE and NASDAQ symbols TW * T'way Air, IATA code TW since 2010 * Trans World Airlines, IATA code TW until 2001 Places * Tunbridge Wells, a town in Kent, UK * Twickenham postcode area, UK, in Greater London and Surrey, England * Taiwan (ISO code TW) * Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong * Tumwater Other uses * .tw, a top-level Internet domain (Taiwan) * Shorthand of Technical Writer or Technical Writing * Terawatt, a unit of power * Tiger Woods (born 1975), American golfer * Transgender woman * Trigger warning, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Highway 7 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 7 () is a highway connecting Daxi District, Daxi, Taoyuan and Zhuangwei, Zhuangwei, Yilan. The highway is also known as Northern Cross-Country Highway (), one of the three most important east–west highways in Taiwan. Route description The highway begins at the junction of Provincial Highway 3 (Taiwan), Highway 3 in Daxi. The route then passes through Cihu Mausoleum, the tombs of the late presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-Kuo. After the intersection with Highway 7B, the route enters the aboriginal district of Fuxing District, Taoyuan, Fuxing in Taoyuan City. At Luofu village (羅浮, Rahao) in Fuxing, the highway passes through the intersection with County Road 118, a popular scenic route also known as LuoMa Highway (羅馬公路). Starting from Fuxing, the road becomes a narrow and winding 1-lane highway as it crosses the Central Mountain Range. The highway passes through numerous tribal villages along the way. The highway then enters Datong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
