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For other places with the same name, see Dongshan (disambiguation).

Dongshan Township is a township in Yilan County, Taiwan.

Understand[edit]

The main industry in Dongshan Township is tourism, as well as agriculture; tea and pomelos are the specialties for this township.

Get in[edit]

By train[edit]

The township is connected to the TRA network via the following station:

  • 1 Dongshan railway station (冬山車站). The station forms a shape of melon shack. Dongshan Station (Q5296022) on Wikidata Dongshan railway station on Wikipedia

By bus[edit]

By car[edit]

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

Culture and history[edit]

  • 1 Dongshan Old Street (冬山老街). A historical street near the train station which features some older buildings, as well as a number of murals painted onto the walls.

Museums[edit]

  • Kites Museum (風箏館), No. 35, Anzhong Road, +886 3 959 3504. 08:00-16:00. A small museum near the train station dedicated to kites and kite-making.

Temples[edit]

Donglin Temple
  • 2 Donglin Temple (東林寺), No. 638, Baohe Road, +886 3 959 0000.
  • 3 Jin Xing Gong Temple (冬瓜山進興宮), No. 35, Lane 383, Section 1, Funong Road, +886 3 959 4735. Dongshan Jin Xing Gong Temple (Q31626442) on Wikidata
  • 4 Sanqing Temple (三清宮), No. 123, Sanqing Road, +886 3 951 5135. Dongshan Sanqing Temple (Q15938188) on Wikidata
  • 5 Shito Gong Temple (石聖爺廟), 21Baosheng Road, Lane 25, +886 933 103 285. Dongshan Shito Gong Temple (Q32848638) on Wikidata
  • 6 Yuzun Temple (玉尊宮), No. 727號, Jinwei Road, +886 3 951 6133. 05:00-21:00.

Parks and nature[edit]

Meihua Lake
  • 7 Meihua Lake (梅花湖). A suspension bridge connects an island in the middle of the lake to the walking trail through the surrounding area. Meihua Lake (Q11115236) on Wikidata Meihua Lake on Wikipedia
  • 8 Ai Garden (艾園). An area of traditional gardens featuring a number of local trees and plants.
  • Dongshan Mr. Brown Avenue (伯朗大道), No. 77, Sanfeng Road. A road that runs through a farmer's fields which is a popular spot for locals to take photographs.

Many nearby attractions are also mentioned in the Yilan County article.

Do[edit]

  • 1 [dead link] Shangri-La Leisure Farm (香格里拉休閒農場). An interactive farm with farming and food-related activities. There is also on-site accommodation. Shangri-La Leisure Farm (Q15276909) on Wikidata Shangri-La Leisure Farm on Wikipedia

Eat[edit]

Sleep[edit]

  • 1 Lakeside Manor (湖畔莊園), +886 963 833 536.

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