Dongshan (Yilan)
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Dongshan 冬 山鄉 |
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 Location of Dongshan in Yilan County |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Yilan | ||
| Coordinates : | 24 ° 38 ' N , 121 ° 45' E | ||
| Area : | 79.8573 km² | ||
| Residents : | 53,328 (May 2017) | ||
| Population density : | 668 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 3 | ||
| Postal code : | 269 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-ILA | ||
| Community type : | Rural Community, Yilan County | ||
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Dongshan ( Chinese 冬 山鄉 , Pinyin Dōngshān Xiāng , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tang-soaⁿ-hiong ) is a rural community in the northern Taiwanese district of Yilan .
Location and importance
Dongshan is not far from the east coast of Taiwan in the middle of Yilan County. The landscape of Dongshan is characterized by the hilly foothills of the Taiwan Central Mountains and the plains in between, crossed by smaller rivers such as the Dongshan River. The area has been reclaimed by Chinese immigrants since the late 18th century. Agriculture still plays an important role today. Tea and grapefruit are among the most important products of the community . More recently, Dongshan has also gained increasing tourist importance as a local recreation area for the metropolitan regions of northern Taiwan. Popular travel destinations are Meihua Lake, around which a bike path has been laid, and the Shangri-La Leisure Farm .
Dongshan is connected to the Taiwanese railway network through its train station .
Web links
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Tea cultivation in Dongshan
Dongshan's Fude Temple
Bridge over the Dongshan River
The Meihua Lake
