Chihshang, Taitung Explained

23.1167°N 134°W

Official Name:	Chihshang Township 池上鄉
Other Name:	Ikegami
Settlement Type:	Rural township
Subdivision Type:	Location
Subdivision Name:	Taitung County, Taiwan
Area Total Km2:	83
Population As Of:	February 2023
Population Total:	7978
Population Density Km2:	auto

Chihshang Township is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

Chihshang 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 Chihshang 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

External links

• Chihshang Township Office, Taitung County

Notes and References

1. Web site: 開基新開園，延續平埔文化─池上鄉新開園老祖夜祭活動. 2017-11-27. Taitung County Government. 2018-06-22.
2. Book: 張振岳. 大庄平埔西拉雅族文物圖說與民俗植物圖誌. Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau. 2010. 978-986-02-5684-0. Hualien County. 10–14.
3. Web site: Chihshang Silkworm Recreation Farm . Tour.taitung.gov.tw . 2014-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121934/http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/538/Chihshang-Silkworm-Recreation-Farm . 2014-02-02 . dead .
4. Web site: Mr. Brown Avenue . Tour.taitung.gov.tw . 2014-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427014342/http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/700/Mr-Brown-Avenue . 2014-04-27 . dead .
5. Web site: Rice Village Museum . Tour.taitung.gov.tw . 2014-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121814/http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/542/Rice-Village-Museum . 2014-02-02 . dead .