Chihshang, Taitung
23°07′N 121°13′E / 23.117°N 121.217°E
Chishang Township 池上鄉 | |
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 Chishang Township in Taitung County | |
| Location | Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
| • Total | 8,233 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Chishang Township (Chinese: 池上鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Chíshàng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Chíhshàng Siang) is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.
Chishang was founded by indigenous Makatao from Pingtung 160 years ago, along with the other immigrants, including Taivoan from Kaohsiung and very few Siraya from Tainan later in the 1950s. The indigenous Night Ceremony has been held in Chishang annually in November.[1][2]
Geography
The township is located at the Huatung Valley.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 10 villages: Dapo, Dapu, Fuwen, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Jinyuan, Qingfeng, Wanan, Xinxing and Zhenxing.
Tourist attractions
- Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm[3]
- Dapo Pond
- Du's Garden
- Hakka Cultural Park
- Mr. Brown Avenue[4]
- Rice Village Museum[5]
- Taitung Veteran's Farm
- Taiwan Sugar Pastoral Farm Resort
- Wu Tao Chishang Lunch Box Cultural History Museum
Transportation
References
- ^ "開基新開園，延續平埔文化─池上鄉新開園老祖夜祭活動". Taitung County Government. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ 張振岳 (2010). 大庄平埔西拉雅族文物圖說與民俗植物圖誌. Hualien County: Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau. pp. 10–14. ISBN 978-986-02-5684-0.
- ^ "Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Mr. Brown Avenue". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Rice Village Museum". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
External links
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