Yilan County, Taiwan

Chinese
t=宜蘭縣
p=Yílán Xiàn
tp=Yílán Siàn
w=Yi-lan Hsien
poj=Gî-lân-kōan Infobox ROC county
englishname = Yilan County
chinesename = 宜蘭縣


emblem = Yilan County emblem.pngabbreviation = Yilan (宜蘭)


county seat = Yilan City
region = Northeastern Taiwan
countymagistrate = Lu Kuo-Hua (呂國華)
totalarea = 2,143.6251
arearank = 6
percentwater = n/a
totalpop = 462,614
poprank = 12
density = 216
citiesno = 1
townshipno = 11
countyflower = n/a
countytree = Chinese flame tree ("Koelreuteria formosana")
countybird = n/a
website = e-land.gov.tw

Yilan County is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. Its name comes from the aboriginal Kavalan tribe. Yilan is officially administered as a county of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

Administration

Yilan County controls one township-level cities (縣轄市), three urban townships (鎮), and eight rural townships (鄉).

"See also:" Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Activities

*International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival (zh-t|t=宜蘭國際童玩藝術節), “A dreamland for the children of Taiwan, a magnet for art from around the world, a garden of culture for the people of Ilan.” Seven years ago, these were the concepts that launched the first ICFFF, and over the years the people of Yilan have been making it happen step by step. Of all Taiwan’s folk festivals, the ICFFF is probably the best known internationally.

*Each summer, Dongshan River Water Park (zh-t|t=冬山河親水公園) attracts countless children and the themes of the various years have become for many part of the collective memory. The number of people attending has grown each year since the festival was first held in 1996, surpassing one million visits for the first time in 2002. Not only does the event enrich Ilan’s cultural soil and create business opportunities, it offers a highly successful example which other cities and counties across Taiwan can draw on as they also attempt to bring more culture and art into the life of their communities.

*Started from 2004, Yilan Green International Film Festival in Taiwan (GIFT) is a non-competition film festival which launch its 3rd edition from 28/4 to 06/5, 2006. GIFT also aims to build up an archive collecting the selected works for the purposes of relevant research as well as education. GIFT is an international film festival taking place in a beautiful country side of Taiwan. As always, our guests will notice the clean and peaceful landscape of Yilan County and the hospitality of Yilan people. We hope that GIFT is a film festival that could fulfill the expectations of all kind of the audience

*Yilan International Collegiate Invitational Regatta [http://regatta.ilc.edu.tw/english/s8.htm]

Attractions

*Kueishan Island, an island located 10 km east of Toucheng Town

*Dolphin and whale watching [ [http://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/attractions/scenic_spots.jsp?id=5876 East Coast Whale and Dolphin Watching Activities (Yilan, Hualien and Taitung)] "Taiwan.net.com"]

*Northeast Coast National Scenic Area (東北角海岸國家風景區)

*Jiaosi Hot Springs (礁溪溫泉) [ [http://svr2.ilccb.gov.tw/readyilan/e-js-i01s.asp?id=C-JS-I07 Jiaosi Hot Springs] "National Central Library"]

*Wufongci Scenic Area (五峰旗風景區) [ [http://svr2.ilccb.gov.tw/readyilan/e-js-i01s.asp?id=C-JS-I03 Wufongci (Five-Peak Flag) Scenic Area] "National Central Library"]

*Taiping Mountain (太平山) [ [http://www.taiwan.com.au/Envtra/North/Yilan/report06.html Taipingshan] "Taiwan.com.au"]
*Luotong Night Market(羅東夜市) [Travel BureauMOTC, R.O.C.] ]

Former elected magistrates

#Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) (1981-1989)
#Yu Shyi-kun (游錫堃) (1989-1997)
#Liu Shou-ch'eng (劉守成) (1997-2005)

References

See also

*Township (Taiwan)

External links

* [http://www.e-land.gov.tw/ Yilan County Government Website zh] [http://enwww.e-land.gov.tw/ en]
* [http://www.folkgame.org.tw/ ICFFF website zh]
* [http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/ NE Coast National Scenic Area website en]
* [http://yi-lan.karube.net/AAVSEQ03.htm Wufongci Waterfall ja]
* [http://www.cw.com.tw/english/article/354100.jsp Yilan - A Natural Choice for Families]