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词条 Luodong
释义

  1. Naming

  2. History

     Qing Dynasty  Japanese Empire 

  3. Geography

  4. Administrative divisions

  5. Tourist attractions

  6. Transportation

     Rail  Road 

  7. Notable natives

  8. References

  9. External links

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Luodong Township ({{Zh|c=羅東鎮|p=Luódōng Zhèn|w=Lo2-tung1 Chen4|poj=Lô-tong}}) is an urban township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan. Luodong is the smallest township in the county.

Naming

Its name and former name ({{zh|t=老懂|poj=Lō͘-tóng}})[1] derive from the Kavalan word rutung, meaning "monkey", referring to a large population of monkeys there half century ago.

History

Qing Dynasty

In 1804, a Pingpu tribe chief Pan Xian Wen and Maoge from Changhua led a group of people to settle down in Luodong area, in which they established Alishih and Ashushih communities and developed a large scale agricultural industries. In 1812, Qing Dynasty officer Fan Bang Gan was assigned of Luodong. Two years later, Han settlers entered the region to begin clearing and developing the area. The Pingpu tribe and Han settlers used to fight over land ownership but eventually they ended up working together to develop Luodong. Years later, Luodong became a developed region with a special characteristics of the combination of aboriginal and Han cultures.

Japanese Empire

Under Japanese rule, Luodong was developed into the base for industries established by the Taiping Mountain logging business. In 1916, the Japanese government established the Giran Branch Office of the Forest Administration Bureau in charge of logging, transportation and storage of Taiping Mountain area timber with a log pond set up in today's Yuanshan Township. The branch office was then later on moved to Luodong due to the change in the lumber transportation from waterway to railway. Finally in 1924, upon the completion of railway connecting Luodong and Tuchang (土場 in Datong), the branch office was officially moved to {{nihongo||竹林|Chikurin}}. From that moment onward, Luodong became a commercial center.[2] From 1920-1945, Lutung was administrated as {{nihongo|Ratō Town|羅東街}} of Taihoku Prefecture.

Geography

Luodong is located on Lanyang Plain. It covers an area of {{convert|11.34|km2}} and as of 2014 had a population of 72,533 people. It has a large, landscaped sports park.

Administrative divisions

Luodong Township consists of 25 villages and 524 neighborhoods.[2] Villages in the township are Kaiming, Daxin, Tungan, Xinqun, Luozhuang, Nanchang, Nanhao, Chenggong, Rende, Renhe, Zhongshan, Hanmin, Weiyang, Xian, Beicheng, Guohua, Xianwen, Gongzheng, Jixiang, Xinyi, Shulin, Zhulin and Renai Village.

Tourist attractions

Luodong has a large night market - Luodong Night Market - containing many varieties of local food, such as scallion pancakes. Luodong has a large community which organizes dance clubs and recitals for the elderly. It is also the home of the locally famous Meihua Lake.

Luodong has an excellent natural environment, and is close to both urban Yilan and Su'ao township, popular for its cold and hot springs. It is popular as a destination in the summer for its proximity to the Yilan Children's Festival as well as the farms of Sanxing township. People visit Luodong year-round to enjoy its charming bed and breakfasts.

Another park in the township is Luodong Sports Park

Festivals in the township is the Luodong Arts Festival Fringe.[3]

Transportation

Rail

Luodong is served by the Yilan Line of Taiwan Railway Administration at the Luodong Station.

Road

Bus station in the township is Luodong Transfer Station. There are two interchanges in Luodong township along National Highway 5.

Notable natives

  • Chen Chin-te, acting Magistrate of Yilan County (2017–2018)
  • Huang Chun-ming, novelist and writer
  • Lin Mei-hsiu, actress and television host
  • Lin Tsung-hsien, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2017–2018)
  • Lin Zi-miao, Magistrate of Yilan County

References

1. ^{{holodict|40086}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://foreigner.e-land.gov.tw/language_e/page_b3-6.html |title=[ Information For Foreigners In Yilan ] |publisher=Foreigner.e-land.gov.tw |date=2008-08-07 |accessdate=2014-05-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195637/http://foreigner.e-land.gov.tw/language_e/page_b3-6.html |archivedate=2014-05-25 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201708040012.aspx|date=4 August 2017|first1=Worthy|last1=Shen|first2=William|last2=Yen|title=Luodong Arts Festival parade rescheduled to Aug. 5 after storm|publisher=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=7 August 2017}}

External links

{{commons category|Luodong Township, Yilan}}
  • Luodong Township {{zh icon}}
{{Taiwan Yilan divisions}}{{Townships in Taiwan}}{{Coord|24|40|36.06|N|121|46|0.93|E|region:TW_type:city|display=title}}

2 : Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan|Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages

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