Miaoli County
Miaoli County (่ๆ ็ธฃ) is in the central region of Taiwan.
Understand
Miaoli is made up of 18 cities, townships, and rural settlements:
Northern Miaoli (Toufen City, Sanwan, Shitan) an area famous for tea. |
Southern Miaoli (Tongluo, Xihu, Zhuolan, Sanyi, Dahu) well-known for its fruit, and local wood-carvings. |
Central Miaoli (Miaoli City, Zaoqiao, Touwu, Gongguan) the seat of the county government. |
Western Miaoli (Zhunan, Houlong, Tongxiao, Yuanli) coastal area with good scenery. |
Eastern Miaoli (Nanzhuang, Tai'an) the high mountainous region where visitors can experience the culture of the indigenous peoples of the area. |
Cities
Townships
- ๐ Houlong ๏ผ a coastal township of around 37,000 people.
- ๐ Tongxiao ๏ผ
- ๐ Yuanli ๏ผ known as "Miaoli's Granary", the area is an important agricultural area in the county.
- ๐ Zhunan ๏ผ a popular spot for local tourists for its beaches and related activities. The town also boasts a 100ft statue of the goddess Matsu.
- ๐ Zhuolan
Rural areas
- ๐ Nanzhuang ๏ผ part of the traditional homeland of the Saisiyat people, there is also a museum in the town which showcases their history and culture.
- ๐ Xihu ๏ผ contains a rock carving of the goddess Matsu.
- ๐ Zaoqiao
- ๐ Sanyi ๏ผ famous for wood carvings
- ๐ Gongguan ๏ผ once claimed to be the home of 'Asia's first oil well', there is a museum in the area dedicated to the oil and gas industry.
- ๐ Shitan ๏ผ a sparsely populated area which has a dwelling preserved from the time of Koxinga.
- ๐ Tai'an ๏ผ a mountainous area with a population of mostly indigineous Taiwanese, most of whom are Atayal people.
- ๐ Dahu ๏ผ an area famous in Taiwan for its strawberries.
- ๐ Touwu
- ๐ Tongluo ๏ผ the area is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.
- ๐ Sanwan
Get in
By rail
Miaolo County is connected to the Taiwan High-Speed Rail (HSR) network via the following station.
- ๐ Miaoli HSR station (้ซ้ต่ๆ ็ซ), 268 Gaotie 3rd Rd, Houlong.
There are also a number of stations for the TRA network in the county.
Name | Chinese | Line | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
๐ Dashan. | ๅคงๅฑฑ | West Coast Line | Houlong | |
๐ Fengfu. | ่ฑๅฏ | Taichung line | ||
๐ Houlong. | ๅพ้พ | West Coast Line | ||
๐ Longgang. | ้พๆธฏ | West Coast Line | ||
๐ Miaoli. | ่ๆ | Taichung line | Miaoli | |
๐ Nanshi. | ๅๅข | West Coast Line | ||
๐ Sanyi. | ไธ็พฉ | Taichung line Former Mountain line | Sanyi | |
๐ Tongluo. | ้ ้ผ | Taichung line | Tongluo | |
๐ Baishatun. | ็ฝๆฒๅฑฏ | West Coast Line | Tongxiao | |
๐ Tongxiao. | ้้ | West Coast Line | ||
๐ Xinpu. | ๆฐๅ | West Coast Line | ||
๐ Yuanli. | ่่ฃก | West Coast Line | Yuanli | |
๐ Tanwen. | ่ซๆ | West Coast Line | Zaoqiao | |
๐ Zaoqiao. | ้ ๆฉ | Taichung Line | ||
๐ Qiding. | ๅด้ | West Coast Line | Zhunan | |
๐ Zhunan. | ็ซนๅ | Taichung line West Coast Line | ||
See
Miaoli City has its own article on Wikivoyage. See that article for listings in the city; this article focuses on the surrounding county.
History and culture
- ๐ Hakka Round House (ๅฎขๅฎถๅๆจ), โ +886 3 773 2940. 09:00-17:00. A large round building built in the Hakka traditional style with an observation deck on the third floor.
- ๐ Former Nanzhuang Post Office (ๅๅบ้ตไพฟๅฑ). An old Japanese-style post office that is no longer in use. Some small souveniers can be purchased here. The tiles used in the roof are supposed to have been made during the Tokugawa period.
- ๐ Longteng Broken Bridge (้พ้จฐๆทๆฉ). A red-brick bridge that was built in 1906, but became unusable after being damaged in an earthquake. A new bridge was built nearby, and the remains of the former bridge were left as a monument to those who have died in the most deadly earthquakes in Taiwan's history.
- ๐ Old Qiding Railway Tunnels (ๅด้ ไธใไบ่้ง้). A pair of railway tunnels built in the 1920s that now allow visitors to stroll through them and the surrounding natural grounds.
- ๐ Shan Jiao Elementary School (ๅฑฑ่ ณๅๆฐๅฐๅญธ), โ +886 3 735 2961. An old Japanese-style schoolhouse.
- ๐ Shengxing railway station (ๅ่่ป็ซ). A railway station that was closed to normal service in 1998 due to a route change and is now a tourist spot surrounded by a cluster of tea shops and traditional Hakka restaurants.
- ๐ Tongxiao Shrine (้้็ฅ็คพ). Built in 1937, the shrine has served a number of purposes over the years.
- ๐ Wugu Cultural Village (ไบๆฆๆๅๆ), โ +886 3 723 4805. 08:00-18:00. Focused on the history, culture, and industry of ceramics in Taiwan.
- ๐ Yingtsai Academy (่ฑๆๆธ้ข), No. 700, Xingang 3rd Road, Houlong Township, โ +886 3 772 7072. 09:00-17:00. A Southern Min-style tutorial academy featuring a bridge, garden, and pond.
Museums
- ๐ Huoyan Mountain Ecology Museum (็ซ็ๅฑฑ็ๆ ๆ่ฒ้คจ), No. 73, Zhongzheng Road, Sanyi Township, โ +886 3 787 8851. 09:00-17:00. A museum of nature and ecology in Sanyi township.
- ๐ Miaoli Ceramics Museum (่ๆ ้ถ็ทๅ็ฉ้คจ), โ +886 3 723 3121. A museum cataloguing the traditions and culture of pottery production in the area.
- ๐ Museum of Saisiyat Folklore (่ณฝๅคๆๆฐไฟๆ็ฉ้คจ), Nanzhuang Township. The museum is dedicated to the culture of the Saisiyat indigineous people.
- ๐ Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum (ไธ็พฉๆจ้ๅ็ฉ้คจ), โ +886 3 787 6009. A museum of woodworking and sculpture.
- ๐ Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall (ๅฐ็ฃๆฒน็คฆ้ณๅ้คจ), โ +886 3 722 1300 (#235). 08:00-16:15. A museum of the petroleum industry in Taiwan established by the CPC Corporation, and sitting on the site where oil was first discovered in Taiwan.
- ๐ Walo Cultural Property Museum (็ฆ็ฅฟ็ขๆฅญๆๅ้คจ), โ +886 3 782 3050. W-Su 09:00-17:00.
- ๐ Zaochiao Charcoal Museum (้ ๆฉๆจ็ญๅ็ฉ้คจ). A museum to the science and history of charcoal production in Taiwan.
Temples
- ๐ Baishatun Gong Tian Temple (็ฝๆฒๅฑฏๆฑๅคฉๅฎฎ), โ +886 3 779 2058.
- ๐ Chun Min Temple (่ปๆฐๅป).
- ๐ Futian Temple (่ผๅคฉๅฎฎ), Nanzhuang, โ +886 3 782 2563.
- ๐ Gongguan Wugu Temple (ๅ ฌ้คจไบ็ฉๅฎฎ), No. 68, Gongqian Road, Gongguan Township, โ +886 3 722 5204. 07:00-21:00.
- ๐ Hotsu Longfong Temple (็ซนๅๅๅ้พ้ณณๅฎฎ), No. 69, Longan Street, Zhunan Township, โ +886 3 746 4620. 05:00-21:00.
- ๐ Maling Temple (ๅชฝ้ๅฎฎ), โ +886 3 792 3381.
- ๐ Nayeli Mazu Temple (่ๆ ๅธๅคฉๅๅฎฎ).
- ๐ Quanhua Temple (ๅธๅๅ ), โ +886 3 782 2020.
- ๐ Tongluo Tianbao Temple (ไน้พๅฑฑๅคฉๅฏถๅฏบ), โ +886 3 798 3663.
- ๐ Wuji Temple (็กๆฅต่ๅฎฎ), โ +886 3 772 7227.
- Yungchen Temple (ๅๆธฏ็ฐๅฏฎๆฐธ่ฒๅฎฎ), โ +886 3 762 4429.
- ๐ Zhonggang Cihyu Temple (ไธญๆธฏๆ ่ฃๅฎฎ). Built in 1685, it is the oldest Matsu temple in the county.
Do
Amusement parks
- ๐ West Lake Resortopia (่ฅฟๆนๆธกๅๆ), โ +886 3 787 6699. A small theme park in Sanyi township.
Parks and nature
- ๐ Miaoli Park (่ๆ ๅฎขๅฎถๆๅๅๅ). A cultural center in Tongluo Township about Hakka people.
Arts and culture
- ๐ Wu Chuo-liu Art and Cultural Hall (ๅณๆฟๆตๆๅญธ่่ก้คจ). An art and cultural center dedicated to Wu Chuo-liu for his contribution to Taiwanese literature.
Go next
This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.