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Douliu (
Hokkien Hokkien ( , ) is a Varieties of Chinese, variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese language, Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred ...
POJ: ''Táu-la̍k'') is a
county-administered city A county-administered city is a third-level administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division in the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) below a Counties of Taiwan, county, which in turn is below of a Provinces of China, province. Under t ...
and the
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
of
Yunlin County Yunlin is a Counties of Taiwan, county in Regions of Taiwan, western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at th ...
,
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. It is also the political and economic center of the county. Douliu City is served by National Highway No. 3.


Name

Its former name () came from a language of the Hoanya people, a tribe of the
Taiwanese plains aborigines Plains indigenous peoples, also known as Pingpu people ( zh, c=平埔族群, p=Píngpu zúqún, poj=Pêⁿ-po͘-cho̍k-kûn) and previously as plain aborigines, are Taiwanese indigenous peoples originally residing in lowland regions, as opposed ...
.


History


Empire of Japan

In 1901, during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of Toroku was merged into , while the remainder was merged with . In 1920, was established and governed under ,
Tainan Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, and Yunlin County. Population Administrative divisions Cities and districts In ...
. Toroku Town covered modern-day Douliu and Linnei Township.


Republic of China

On 25 December 1981, Douliu was upgraded from an urban township to
county-administered city A county-administered city is a third-level administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division in the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) below a Counties of Taiwan, county, which in turn is below of a Provinces of China, province. Under t ...
.


Administrative divisions

Xinyi, Siwei, Taiping, Zhonghe, Guangxing, Zengxi, Zengtung, Sanping, Mingde, Zengbei, Gongcheng, Zhongxiao, Renai, Bade, Gongzheng, Zhongguang, Lintou, Chenggong, Zengnan, Shekou, Longtan, Jiatung, Lunfeng, Gouju, Jiangcuo, Sanguang, Jiuan, Huxi, Baozhuang, Zhangping, Liuzhong, Liubei, Liunan, Meilin, Hushan, Zhangan, Xizhou and Shisan Village.


Government institutions

*
Yunlin County Government The Yunlin County Government () is the local government of Yunlin County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies ...
* Yunlin County Council


Economy

Douliu is home to the Douliu Industrial Park and the Yunlin Science Industrial Park.


Health

* National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch * Cheng Kung Hospital Douliu Branch * Tzu Chi Douliu Clinic * Hongyang General Hospital


Places of interest

*Taiping Street: An old street featuring Japanese-era baroque buildings from three different periods. The street is a common location for special events and performing arts venues. *Renwen Park & Sports Ground: (運動公園及人文公園) Located across from the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, the park includes a skating rink, trails, etc. It serves as a public transportation, sports, and entertainment venue. It is also a common tourist destination during major festivals. *Douliu Roundabout: Also called "Douliu Door", it is a landmark of Yunlin County. Water shows occur every evening with music. *Yukihiro Memorial: In 1915 during Japanese rule, Crown Prince
Hirohito , Posthumous name, posthumously honored as , was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, from 25 December 1926 until Death and state funeral of Hirohito, his death in 1989. He remains Japan's longest-reigni ...
(the future Emperor Showa) came to inspect the construction of public buildings. The area has been developed into a public space and community activity center. *Toroku POW Camp Memorial: A memorial stone located at the Gouba Elementary School. It preserves the memory of POWs of the Japanese during World War II. *Renwen Park Night Market: Located next to Renwen Park, a temporary night market sets up on Saturdays. *Taiwan Temple Art Museum: (台灣寺廟藝術館) * House of Citizen-Memorial Hall of Attendance * Hushan Dam * General Baokeng


Festivals

* Yunlin Orange Culture Festival (雲林柳橙文化節) * Pomelo Carnival (文旦嘉年華會) * The Beigang International Music Festival (北港國際音樂文化藝術節) hosts music performances in the Yunlin County Concert Hall in Douliu during every festival.


Sports

Douliu Baseball Stadium occasionally holds regular
CPBL The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 20 ...
games and was also the venue for 2007 Baseball World Cup and
Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 13 to August 23. All games were played at Wukesong Baseball Field, a temporary venue constructed at the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center. For the third time in Olympic ...
' Final Qualifying Tournament.


Education

* National Yunlin University of Science and Technology


Notable natives

* Liu Chien-kuo, member of
Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...


Transportation


Rail

Douliu is served through Douliu Station and Shiliu Station by
Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway (TR) is a state-owned conventional railway in Taiwan. It is operated by the Taiwan Railway Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Republic of China), Ministry of Transportation and ...
. Douliu Railway Station opened in 1904, and Shiliu in 1905. It is also served via Yunlin HSR station by
Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its c ...
, located In Huwei Township. Currently, there is no rail connection from the HSR station to Douliu Railway Station.


Bus

*Taisi Bus *Solar Bus


Road

* National Highway No. 3 * Provincial Highway No. 78 * Provincial Highway No. 1 * Provincial Highway No. 3 *County Highway No. 154


Climate


References


External links

* *
Douliu City Office
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