Alishan

Alishan Township is a mountain indigenous township in , Taiwan. The covers most, but not all, of the township and also parts of neighboring townships.
alishan.cyhg.gov.tw
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 5,660 residents
  • Description: A mountain indigenous township in Chiayi County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Alishan Township”, “Alishan, Chiayi”, “Ari a hundun”, “Arithan”, and “Psoseongana”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fkuo Bridge and Duolin.

Bridge
Photo: Ckbubutp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: 大頭家族, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station on the Alishan Forest Railway line located in Shihzih Village, Alishan Township, , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Alishan.

Museum
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 4 km northwest of Alishan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenqihu.

Village
Photo: yuchinmchu, CC BY 2.0.
or Fenchihu is a settlement in , , Taiwan. is a railway town on the Alishan Forest Railway and is known for their railway bento. is situated 4 km northwest of Alishan.

Alishan

Latitude
23.47122° or 23° 28′ 16″ north
Longitude
120.71465° or 120° 42′ 53″ east
Population
5,660
Open location code
7QM2FPC7+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655636
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q709917
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amis to Yue Chinese—“Alishan” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Alishan”
  • Atayal: “Arisan go”
  • Cebuano: “Alishan”
  • Chinese: “A-lí-san-hiong”
  • Chinese: “吳鳳鄉”
  • Chinese: “阿里山”
  • Chinese: “阿里山乡”
  • Chinese: “阿里山鄉”
  • Czech: “A-li-šan”
  • Dutch: “Alishan”
  • French: “Alishan”
  • German: “Alishan”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Â-lî-sân-hiông”
  • Japanese: “阿里山郷”
  • Korean: “아리산향”
  • Ladin: “Alishan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “A-lí-san-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “阿里山鄉”
  • Paiwan: “alisan gu”
  • Paiwan: “alisan”
  • Paiwan: “Alishan gu”
  • Paiwan: “Alishan”
  • Polish: “Alishan”
  • Portuguese: “Alishan”
  • Russian: “Алишань”
  • Saisiyat: “arizan”
  • Sakizaya: “Alishan”
  • Ukrainian: “Алішань”
  • Vietnamese: “A Lý Sơn, Gia Nghĩa”
  • Vietnamese: “A Lý Sơn”
  • Yue Chinese: “阿里山鄉”

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