Wulai District

Wulai (Chinese乌 来 区, pinyin Wulai Qū ) is a district of New Taipei City in Taiwan in the Republic of China. It is famous for its hot springs. The name derives from the Atayal phrase Qilux Ulay, meaning " hot and poisonous " means. It is also the northernmost Native American settlement of Taiwan.

Overview and Geography

Wulai is located in southern New Taipei City, between the Xueshan and the Jialishan mountain range. It has about 6,000 inhabitants in an area of 321 km ² and has the lowest population density of all districts of the city. At the same time Wulai is 15.6 % of the total area of ​​the total area of ​​the city in the largest area of ​​the district. It lies at an average altitude of 250 meters. Until the Taipei County converted to the city of New Taipei Wulai and thus was given the status of a district (区, Qū ), it had the status of a rural community (乡, Xiang ).

History

Approximately in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Atayal began to settle in this area. After the Japanese takeover of Taiwan Wulai 1895 was the jurisdiction of the Taipei Prefecture (台北 县Japanese Taihoku - ken). After a Verwaltungsumorganisierung 1901 Wulai fell under the jurisdiction of the Shenkeng Prefecture (深坑 厅Shinko -chō ) and the sub-prefecture of the Xindian Taipei Prefecture (台北 厅 新店 支 厅Taihoku -chō Shinten - shicho ). 1920, it was under the jurisdiction of the district Wenshan prefecture Taipei (台北 州 文山 郡Taihoku shū Bunsan -gun ) as " uncivilized area " (蕃 地banchi ) organized (Note: The Japanese names for prefecture changed over time, whereas the German translation remains the same ). In this " uncivilized area " there were twenty Weiler (字aza ).

After the takeover of Taiwan by the Republic of China, Wulai District in 1946 converted into a rural community in Wenshan. In August 1950, Wulai then fell under the jurisdiction of the district of Taipei. As a final step Wulai was 25 December 2010 eventually became a district of the city of New Taipei City.

Administrative Divisions

Wulai is divided into five villages, which in turn have several settlements.

  • Zhongzhi (Chinese忠 治 里)
  • Wulai (Chinese乌 来 里)
  • Xinxian (Chinese信 贤 里)
  • Xiaoyi (Chinese孝义 里)
  • Fushan (Chinese福山 里)

Attractions

The place is famous for its hot springs, the Native American culture and its waterfalls. In the urban area there are many hotels where you can bathe in hot springs, as well as in Wulai River directly. There is an Atayal museum in the shopping street. At some distance from the city center there are waterfalls and an adventure park which is accessible by a cable car that spans the Wulai Valley. Furthermore, performs a little railway, which was used for Japanese time for the mining industry, to the waterfalls.

Onsen Atayal people Taiwan under Japanese rule Shenkeng District
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