Chishang, Taitung

Chishang Township (Chinese: 池上鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Chíshàng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Chíhshàng Siang) is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

Chishang Township 池上鄉 Chihshang
Rural township
Chishang Township in Taitung County
Location	Taitung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	83 km^2 (32 sq mi)
Population  (July 2018)
• Total	8,233
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)

Chihshang Township Office

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

Chihshang Station

• Chihshang Station

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
4. "Mr. Brown Avenue". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
5. "Rice Village Museum". Tour.taitung.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-05-14.

External links

• Chihshang Township Office, Taitung County (in English)