Toucheng

The township includes Guishan Island and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The Senkaku Islands, known in Mandarin as the Diaoyu Islands, are claimed as part of the township.

By car

Take Freeway No. 5 and exit at Toucheng interchange after leaving the Hsueshan Tunnel.

By train

Toucheng has more rail stations (three) than any other townships in Taiwan. Take the “North Railway Line” (北迴鐵路) toward Hualien (往花蓮) and get off at Toucheng station of from Northern Taiwan. Take the “North Railway Line” (北迴鐵路) toward Shulin (往樹林) and get off at Toucheng station if from Eastern Taiwan.

By bus

Take Capital Bus (首都客運) or Kamalan bus (葛瑪蘭客運) from Taipei to Yilan. It takes 45~60 minutes from Taipei to Jiaosi township. Once you arrive at Jiaosi station, you can take Kamalan shuttle bus (葛瑪蘭接駁車) or King Bus (國光客運) and transfer to Toucheng.

If you want to travel around Toucheng township, you can rent a bicycle or motorcycle from Jiaoxi station. It cost NT$ 300 for 24 hours a day. You can ride through Highway No. 2 to reach Toucheng township. King Bus (國光客運) also has many stops on the way from Jiaoxi to Toucheng and it cost NT$ 23.

History and culture

• Toucheng Old Street

  address: Heping Street
  A street featuring a number of houses of different architectural styles, from different periods stretching back to the Qing dynasty, which show a snapshot of Toucheng's history.

• Old Caoling TunnelA converted railway tunnel that has been converted into a cycleway connecting Toucheng Township to Gongliao District, New Taipei City. The tunnel is 2.167km in length.

Parks and nature

• Da-xi Honeymoon BayFamous site that you will approach when you first enter Toucheng township. It offers surfing and it has national surfing competitions annually. Honeymoon Bay has a great view of Turtle island. The reason why it is named Honeymoon Bay is because you can often see many couples walk along the coast.

Temples

• Xietian temple

  address: 599 Xietian road

• Caoling Qingyun Temple

  phone: +886 3 978 1075
  A mountainside temple with spectacular views of the sea.

• Toucheng Kaicheng Temple and Chenghuang Temple

  phone: +886 3 977 2009
  address: No. 1, Jixiang Road
  A large, multi-storey and very decorative temple complex.

Museums

• Lanyang MuseumCertified as a green building. The architectural design combines the museum with the natural environment. The museum is near Wu-shi Harbor, so there is abundant wetland ecology around it including waterfowl and aquatic plants. Besides, the Lanyang Museum is a great place to see Turtle (Gueishan) Island.

• Lee Rong-chun Literary Museum

  phone: +886 3 971 2371
  A museum dedicated to the literary history of the area housed in a heritage-listed Japanese-style building.

Marine activities

• SurfIt has a number of places to go surfing such as Honeymoon Bay and the northern side of Wushi Harbour.

• Whale & Dolphin WatchingBoats leave from . Booking is essential.

Outdoors

• Toucheng Leisure Farm

  phone: +886 3 977 2222
  address: No. 125-1, Gengxin Road
  A farmhouse with accommodation for 500 guests where visitors can learn about farming and ecology.

• Beiguan Leisure Farm & Crab Museum

  phone: +886 3 977 2168
  address: No. 205, Gengxin Rd
  A small museum which has some information relating to crabs and the crab fishing industry in the area.

• Ocean Lounge Beach House

  phone: +886 988073111
  address: No.36, Ln. 556, Xietian Rd.
  A small B&B and Lounge/Cafe on the beach in Northern Taiwan. Next to WuShiGang Harbor, a fun, casual, place for friends and travelers to hang out and relax near the Ocean. Right on the water, has 5 guest rooms, and the entire building is also available to rent. 1st floor lounge serves pizza and drinks to guests and locals. B&B maximum capacity is 20 guests. The owner is a mellow American ex-pat from California. (Formerly called Starry Summer - 戀夏星空, under previous owner.)

• Sealuv Homestay

  phone: +886 3 977 3523
  address: No.70, Sec. 2, Binhai Rd.
  It has six different types of designed guestrooms for customers to choose and it also provides free transport from Toucheng train station to the B&B.

• Summer

  phone: +886 3 977 8229
  address: No.423, Sec. 2, Binhai Rd.
  Mediterranean style with a fairy tale theme. It also provides free transport from Toucheng train station to the B&B.

• Xietian temple

  phone: +886 3 9772050
  The temple can host some people in a separate building. See see section for more informations.