Dulan or Tulan, transliterated from the

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name A'tolan,

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: 都蘭,

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: Dōulán) is a village in the Donghe Township of

Taitung County Taitung () is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island's southeastern coast and also including Green Island, Orchid Island and Lesser Orchid Island. The seat is located in Taitung City. Name While its name means "East ...

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. It is located between the Pacific Ocean and Dulan Mountain i
Dulan National Forest
(都蘭林場) on Taiwan's southeast coast. Due to the rise in tourism, many Han people have moved to Dulan. However, the Dulan tribe still preserve many customs of the Ami. Local venue Sintung Sugar Factory Culture Parka (a repurposed sugar mill) hosts frequent art fairs and live music nights in which many varied art forms of the First Taiwanese are displayed. The town's name is easily mispronounced by foreigners as 都爛 (dōulàn), which is slang for "crappy".

Birthplace of the Ami people

According to oral records and textual research, as early as 1500 B.C. the

Ami people The Amis (; ), also known as the Pangcah (which means 'people' and 'kinsmen'), are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially r ...

lived in Dulan, then called Gegalasan. It was later renamed A'tolan (or Etolan), which means "pile of stones" or "frequent earthquakes". Dulan is considered the "Birthplace of the Ami People". It was briefly renamed "Tudor" during the period of Japanese occupation, but was restored to Dulan in 1937.

Dulan as tourist destination

Dulan draws many visitors from the West, China, and from other parts of Taiwan. It is a popular spot for surfing.

Attractions

* Sintung Sugar Factory Culture Park
Water Flowing Up (水往上流)
* Dulan Bay (都蘭灣)
Dulan Nose (都蘭鼻)
*

Dulan Site The Dulan Site () is an archaeological site in Dulan Village, Donghe Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. History During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, a rectangular stony coffin was excavated in the area. Following the investigation by Academia S ...

References

Villages in Taiwan Populated places in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub