Dongshan

Dongshan Township is a township in Yilan County, Taiwan.

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

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:

  • ๐ŸŒ Dongshan railway station (ๅ†ฌๅฑฑ่ปŠ็ซ™). The station forms a shape of melon shack.

Get around

See

Culture and history

  • ๐ŸŒ Dongshan Old Street (ๅ†ฌๅฑฑ่€่ก—). A historical street near the train station which features some older buildings, as well as a number of murals painted onto the walls.

Museums

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

Temples

Parks and nature

  • ๐ŸŒ Meihua Lake (ๆข…่Šฑๆน–). A suspension bridge connects an island in the middle of the lake to the walking trail through the surrounding area.
  • ๐ŸŒ Ai Garden (่‰พๅœ’). An area of traditional gardens featuring a number of local trees and plants.
  • Dongshan Mr. Brown Avenue (ไผฏๆœ—ๅคง้“), 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

  • ๐ŸŒ Shangri-La Leisure Farm (้ฆ™ๆ ผ้‡Œๆ‹‰ไผ‘้–’่พฒๅ ด). An interactive farm with farming and food-related activities. There is also on-site accommodation.

Sleep

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