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'Yilan County' (; POJ: Gî-lân-kōan) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. Its name comes from the aboriginal Kavalan tribe. Yilan is officially administered as a county of Taiwan of the Republic of China.

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Administration

Activities

Attraction

Former County magistrate (After elected by citizens)

See also

External links

Notes

Administration

Yilan County controls one township-level cities (縣轄市), three urban townships (鎮), and eight rural townships (鄉).
''See also:'' Political divisions of the Republic of China

Tongyong Pinyin	Hanzi	Wade-Giles	Hanyu Pinyin	POJ
Yilan City	宜蘭	Ilan	Yílán	Gî-lân
Luodong	羅東	Lotung	Luódōng	Lô-tong
Su-ao	蘇澳	Su-ao	Sū'ào	So·-Ò
Toucheng	頭城	Toucheng	Tóuchéng	Thâu-siâⁿ
Jiaosi	礁溪	Chiaohsi	Jāoxī	Ta-khoe/khe
Jhuangwei	壯圍	Chuangwei	Zhuàngwéi	Chòng-ûi
Yuanshan	員山	Yuanshan	Yuánshān	Îⁿ-soaⁿ
Dongshan	冬山	Tungshan	Dōngshān	Tang-soaⁿ
Wujie	五結	Wuchieh	Wǔjiē	Gō·-kat
Sansing	三星	Sanhsing	Sānxīng	Saⁿ-chheⁿ/chhiⁿ
Datong	大同	Tatung	Dàtóng	Tāi-tông
Nan-ao	南澳	Nan-ao	Nán'ào	Lâm-ò

Activities

★ International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival (), “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 () 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 [1]

Attraction

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

★ Dolphin and whale watching ^[1]

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

★ Jiaosi Hot Springs (礁溪溫泉) ^[2]

★ Wufongci Scenic Area (五峰旗風景區) ^[3]

★ Taiping Mountain (太平山) ^[4]

Former County magistrate (After elected by citizens)

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

See also

★ Township (Taiwan)

External links

★ Government website

★ Government website

★ ICFFF website

★ NE Coast National Scenic Area website

★ Wufongci Waterfall

Notes

1. East Coast Whale and Dolphin Watching Activities (Yilan, Hualien and Taitung) ''Taiwan.net.com''
2. Jiaosi Hot Springs ''National Central Library''
3. Wufongci (Five-Peak Flag) Scenic Area ''National Central Library''
4. Taipingshan ''Taiwan.com.au''