Dongshan - Rural township of Yilan County, Taiwan

Dongshan Township is a township in Yilan County, Taiwan.

Understand

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

Get in

By train

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

• Dongshan railway station (冬山車站), 24.636267°, 121.791983°. The station forms a shape of melon shack. 2019-11-13

By bus

By car

Get around

See

Culture and history

• Dongshan Old Street (冬山老街), 24.634671°, 121.791081°. A historical street near the train station which features some older buildings, as well as a number of murals painted onto the walls. 2019-11-13

Museums

• 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. 2019-11-13

Temples

• Donglin Temple (東林寺), No. 638, Baohe Road, 24.620827°, 121.765597°, +886 3 959 0000. 2019-11-13
• Jin Xing Gong Temple (冬瓜山進興宮), No. 35, Lane 383, Section 1, Funong Road, 24.643305°, 121.794846°, +886 3 959 4735. 2019-11-13
• Sanqing Temple (三清宮), No. 123, Sanqing Road, +886 3 951 5135. 2019-11-13
• Shito Gong Temple (石聖爺廟), 21Baosheng Road, Lane 25, 24.638702°, 121.763422°, +886 933 103 285. 2019-11-13
• Yuzun Temple (玉尊宮), No. 727號, Jinwei Road, 24.657781°, 121.695065°, +886 3 951 6133. 05:00-21:00. 2019-11-13

Parks and nature

• 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. 2019-11-13
• Ai Garden (艾園), 24.626620°, 121.756443°. An area of traditional gardens featuring a number of local trees and plants. 2019-11-13
• 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. 2019-11-13

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

Do

• Shangri-La Leisure Farm (香格里拉休閒農場), 24.632778°, 121.729167°. An interactive farm with farming and food-related activities. There is also on-site accommodation. 2019-11-13

Eat

Sleep

• Lakeside Manor (湖畔莊園), 24.645555°, 121.731378°, +886 963 833 536. 2019-11-13

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