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Yilan

The Relaxing World of Yilan

Yilan is probably not one of the more “hopping” tourist spots you can visit in Asia, but that’s exactly what makes it so appealing. While bearing its fair share of modernization, Yilan also retains much of its natural gifts, from its stunning coastline to its scenic forests. This is the sort of place you go to in order to be embraced by nature at its most welcoming, to feel the stress blown from you by the gentle salt winds of the sea and to find, amidst your travels, some much-needed time to rest your mind and body.

Yilan is famous among the Taiwanese as a vacation place, and in a sense, it serves the same purpose for many tourists in the country. Most of it is rural, although not precisely rustic: and greenery runs all throughout the county. Imagine rolling hills of grass, romantic bays separated by stunning cliffs and stretches of beach. Imagine islands shaped like turtles drifting over deep blue seas, shrouded in mist in the mornings and peach-colored come the sunset. Imagine a blue sky and stone pathways over which to ride as you traverse the country. This is Yilan in all its glory, a paradise set against the sea.

Yilan’s attractions are thus mostly natural, from its many beaches and bays to its hot springs. It also boasts forest recreation areas at Taiping and the maritime ecological park of Guishan Island. There are manmade attractions as well, of course, like the ever-popular Donshan River Water Park and the festivals and parades held in the county. This may be a place for relaxation but that does not mean there is never anything to do here.

Yilan is a great getaway that you should definitely experience if you love nature or need a measure of quiet to soothe your soul. Yet it is also a great place where one may bring one’s friends or family to have new experiences. It is the county of quiet and nature at its calmest, but never at its dullest.

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Luodong and Yilan Night Markets – Attack of the Night Markets

November 11, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

Although Yilan has a limited selection of restaurants, the county makes up for it with its night markets. Yilan locals usually eat at home but the Yilan Night Market and the Loudong Night Market are good bets for a decent meal especially for the hungry traveler.

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Luodong Night Market

Compared to the Kaohsiung and Taipei market, the Yilan Night market is not as big in size but provides a considerable good array of munchies to excite the palate. The Yilan Night Market is located in the heart of the city and is known for a couple of local specialties that are worth the try. …

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Persevering the Arts at the Yilan County Cultural Center

November 10, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

The Yilan County Cultural Affair Bureau has motivated and nurtured the spiritual lives of many Yilan citizens with the Yilan County Cultural Center. The cultural center is a large yellow building found in the western part of Yilan City. In May of 1979, plans were made to promote community education and the cultural industry of the Lanyang region. The government then decided to construct a building that covers about 4.9 hectares. The building was then completed and opened to the public on May 20, 1984. The center’s core mission is to promote social education and cultural activities in the Lanyang region. By 1990, the cultural volunteer group was put up to make it easier for the Cultural Bureau to uphold Lanyang’s cultural development. In year 2000, the Yilan County Cultural Affairs Bureau was restructured into five divisions the Culture Development, Library Information, Cultural Heritage, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

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Yilan County Cultural Center

The Institute of Yilan County History and the Taiwan Opera Museum are both under the cultural center as both institutes work at collecting comprehensive information about Yilan’s natural and cultural resources. The purpose of their extensive collection is to …

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Renshan Botanical Garden – Beautifying Yilan

November 9, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

With an area that covers around 100 hectares, the Renshan Botanical Garden is the largest plant nursery in the Yilan County that cultivates bamboos and seedlings of cypress and pine trees as well as variety of trees, plants and flowers. Formerly known as the Renshan Nursery, the garden is located at the northern part of the Central Mountain Range and is found along the upper stream of the Dongshan River at elation between 50m to 50mm. The garden is also known as the Ren Mountain Botanical Garden and is mainly visited because of its prevailing climate typical of subtropical rain forests. The garden is surrounded by vast green valleys and forests that make up its spectacular scenery. Because of its distinct geographical environment, the garden is home to a variety of plants and species including birds, amphibians and insects.

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Renshan Botanical Garden

Visitors of the garden need to go through a hiking trail from the base before entering the garden itself. This way, cars and other public transportation will not be allowed to enter the vicinity in order to further preserve the garden’s natural environment. The trail is a …

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Seeing Yilan from the Lanyang Museum

June 24, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

It’s been told the Yilan County itself is a museum with its natural and cultural resources characterized by both ecological and ethnical diversity. Add the warmth and hospitality of the people of Yilan with their vibrant culture; it’s no surprise that more and more people want to learn about this northern Taiwan region. The Lanyang Museum then serves as a place to do just that. The main mission of the Lanyang Museum is to bring together the local resources of the Yilan County through books and displays. It also aims to promote activities that are geared towards recreation and tourism to ensure the sustained development of the museum… and that is precisely what Yilan is all about.

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Lanyang Museum in Yilan

The museum of Lanyang is located on the exact site of the Wushi Port, also known as the Black Rock, in which masses of vessels came …

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Qilan Forest Recreation Area – Beauty of Untouched Land

June 23, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

The Qilan Forest Recreation Area is home to the only grove of primeval Chinese cypress in Asia. The area is famous for having 51 gigantic Japan red cypress trees that are all more than a thousand years old. In recognition of their lofty character, all 51 of the old-growth cypress trees are named after a prominent and outstanding person from the history of China. The names were chosen according to the approximate age of the time the historical figure lived in. Not surprisingly, one tree is named after the great teacher Confucius who lived over 2,000 years ago. Other figures include Sima Qian and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

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Mingchih Forest Recreation Area

The Qilan Forest Recreational Area has turned into a popular tourist destination in the Yilan County. Tours can be arranged where …

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National Center for Traditional Arts – Bringing Back Culture and the Arts

June 22, 2018 By //  by Sarah Cruz Leave a Comment

For people who were born after the 1970s in Taiwan, they never got to experience lifestyle and entrainment habits much like their elders. Taiwanese opera performances and traditional folk arts are basically unheard of, which makes them difficult to relate to. So in order to preserve and pass on techniques and arts inherited from their Taiwanese ancestors, the government began to push for an establishment of an arts center for local arts during the 1990s. After six years in the making, the National Center for Traditional Arts was officially opened to the public in year 2002. The art center covers an area of 24 hectares and is located above the Tungshan River and the Chinghsiu Park. The center’s aim is to gather the diverse cultural activities of Taiwan into a single complex. The concept was then to establish the center as an actual living community that provided a close look into local culture and folk arts.

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National Center for Traditional Arts in Yilan

Whether you are a visitor of the Yilan County or are just interested to know about Taiwan’s traditional arts, a day at the National …

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