Datong, Yilan

Datong Township (Chinese: 大同鄉; pinyin: Dàtóng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Da⁴-t'ung² Hsiang¹) is a mountain indigenous township in the southwestern part of Yilan County, Taiwan. It is the second largest township in Yilan County after Nan'ao Township.

Datong Township 大同鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Nanshan Village in Datong Township
Datong Township in Yilan County
Location	Yilan County, Taiwan
Area
• Land	657.54 km2 (253.88 sq mi)
Population  (September 2023)
• Total	6,042
Website	www.datong.e-land.gov.tw/rwd/datong/html/e0101.html

Geography

Map of Datong area (north) (1944)

Map of Datong area (south) (1944)

It is predominantly populated by Taiwanese aborigines of the Atayal Tribe. The township is dominated by rugged mountains and wide river valleys. Most settlements in the county are located along the Lanyang River valley which runs from the central mountains of Taiwan into the Lanyang Plain.

• Area: 657.54 km²
• Population: 6,042 people (September 2023)

Administration

The villages of Datong include Daping, Fuxing, Hanxi, Leshui, Lunpi, Mao'an, Nanshan, Siji, Songluo and Yingshi.^[1] It was formerly the "Aboriginal Area" of Ratō District, Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.

Economy

Economic activities include trucking silt from the Lanyang River for use in cement production and cultivation of tea, cabbage and betel nut palms.

Infrastructure

• Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant

Tourist attractions

Lanyang River Valley in Datong Township

• Atayal Life Museum
• Cingshuei's Geothermal Square (清水地熱廣場)
• Hatonozawa Hot Spring (鳩之澤溫泉)
• Jiuliao River Ecological Park
• Lanyang River
• Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area
• Mount Taiping
• Qilan Forest Recreation Area
• Songluo National Trail
• Taipingshan Scenic Recreation Area
• Yulan Tea Cultivation Area