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56-624: Before the Han Chinese Wu Sha led his company into large-scale reclamation in today’s Yilan in 1787, the area was mainly inhabited by the indigenous Kavalan people . During the Japanese rule , much of the present day Yilan County was part of Japan within its Taihoku Prefecture . When the Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945, it became part of Taipei County until 10 October 1950 when 12 southeastern townships of Taipei County split off to form

112-575: A Hong Kong newspaper quoting a Japanese news item and reported it to Fujian authorities. Qing officials were taken by complete surprise due to the seemingly cordial relations with Japan at the time. On 17 May, Saigō Jūdō led the main force, 3,600 strong, aboard four warships in Nagasaki headed to Tainan. On 6 June, the Japanese emperor issued a certificate condemning the Taiwan "savages" for killing our "nationals",

168-464: A more ambitious approach in ruling Taiwan. The original aboriginal term Kavalan district was renamed with a more Han-centric Yilan name and the administrative system was also changed accordingly from the original temporary "district" to a formally governed "county". In 1875, the newly created Taipeh Prefecture included modern-day Yilan County. After the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894,

224-419: A negotiator to Chief Issa ( Chinese : 伊厝 ), head of the island's sixteen southern tribes. Chief Issa stated the "Botans" were out of his control, and gave the Japanese his consent to punish them as they wished. On 17 May, a 100 man party went inland to scout for another camp location, and from this party a dozen split off to investigate a village. Despite being within friendly territory, this small group

280-607: A reward to Chinese officials in Fuzhou for the return of the 12 survivors. On 30 August 1872, Sukenori Kabayama , a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, urged the Japanese government to invade Taiwan's tribal areas. In September, Japan dethroned the king of Ryukyu. On 9 October, Kabayama was ordered to conduct a survey in Taiwan. In 1873, Tanemomi Soejima was sent to communicate to the Qing court that if it did not extend its rule to

336-406: A small boat to conduct surveys. Aborigines from the village Koalut fired upon the boat with muskets. Despite receiving no injuries, Akamatsu was enraged at the incident and made immediate plans not only for attack on Koalut, but the nearby village of Lingluan as well. These plans would be postponed and eventually cancelled. On 21 May, a detachment of 12 men was sent out to investigate the area where

392-450: A useful rehearsal for future Japanese imperial ambitions . Taiwan was already being viewed as a potential Japanese colony in some circles in Japan. More generally, the Japanese incursion into Taiwan in 1874 and the feeble Chinese response was a blatant revelation of Chinese weakness and an invitation to further foreign encroachment in Taiwan. In particular, the success of the Japanese incursion

448-569: A view Le Gendre also took before his employment by the Japanese. Japan had already sent a student, Kurooka Yunojo, to conduct surveys in Taiwan in April 1873. Kabayama reached Tamsui on 23 August disguised as a merchant and surveyed eastern Taiwan. On 9 March 1874, the Taiwan Expedition prepared for its mission. The magistrate of the Taiwan Circuit learned of the impending Japanese invasion from

504-528: Is 63 km and from north to south is 74 km. From the mountain areas downwards, the land falls in altitude in the stages of mountains, alleys, alluvial plains, lowlands, swamps, sand hills and finally coastline. Yilan's Toucheng Township includes Guishan Island and Guiluan Island . The Senkaku Islands , known in Mandarin as the Tiaoyutai Islands , are claimed as part of the township. Yilan County

560-697: Is administered as a county of Taiwan Province . Yilan City is the county seat which houses the Yilan County Government and Yilan County Council . The county is headed by Magistrate Lin Zi-miao of the Kuomintang . Yilan County is divided into 1 city , 3 urban townships , 6 rural townships and 2 mountain indigenous townships . Colors indicate the common language status of Formosan languages within each division. Yilan County voted one Democratic Progressive Party legislator out of one seat to be in

616-614: The Han Chinese traversed the mountain range and settled in Yilan. Large populations began taming the wilderness, cultivating the fields and building irrigation channels. They used various means to seize lands from the Kavalans. Some Kavalans left their homes while some others migrated southwards to Hualien and Taitung coastlines and established settlements. The Spaniards began arriving in Taiwan in

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672-934: The Legislative Yuan during the 2016 Republic of China legislative election . Today Han Chinese comprises the majority of the population in Yilan County. Education related affairs in Yilan County is governed by the Education Department of Yilan County Government . The county houses several public and private universities and colleges such as the National Ilan University , National Lan-Yang Girls' Senior High school , National Yilan Senior High School , Lan Yang Institute of Technology and St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College. Yilan County has 40 MW renewable energy capacity from an incinerator plant and two hydroelectric power plants . It houses

728-572: The Mudan incident ( Chinese : 牡丹社事件 ), was a punitive expedition launched by the Japanese ostensibly in retaliation for the murder of 54 Ryukyuan sailors by Paiwan aborigines near the southwestern tip of Taiwan in December 1871. In May 1874, the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the indigenous Taiwanese peoples in southern Taiwan and retreated in December after

784-560: The Qing dynasty agreed to pay an indemnity of 500,000 taels, with Japan conceding that China had sovereignty over Taiwan. Some ambiguous wording in the agreed terms were later argued by Japan to be confirmation of Chinese renunciation of suzerainty over the Ryukyu Islands , paving the way for de facto Japanese incorporation of the Ryukyu in 1879. In December 1871, a Ryukyuan vessel shipwrecked on

840-579: The Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant . Yilan County was the host for the 2009 Asian Rowing Championships . The Yilan Line and North-Link Line of Taiwan Railways Administration pass the county. Train stations within the two lines in the county are Shicheng , Dali , Daxi , Guishan , Wai-ao , Toucheng , Dingpu , Jiaoxi , Sicheng , Yilan , Erjie , Zhongli , Luodong , Dongshan , Xinma , Su'aoxin , Su'ao , Yongle , Dong-ao , Wuta and Hanben Station . On 21 October 2018, it

896-662: The Ryūkyū Kingdom , whose traditional suzerain had been China, though it had also been a feudatory of the by then defunct Satsuma Domain since the 17th century. The expedition demonstrated that China was not in effective control of Taiwan, let alone the Ryukyu Islands. Japan was emboldened to more forcefully assert its claim to speak for the Ryukyuan islanders. While Japan won an indemnity from China, it also conceded China's sovereignty over Taiwan. The settlement in 1874, brokered by

952-512: The Yilan Plain , a combined alluvial plain created by Lanyang River and other minor streams with a rough shape of triangle. On the three vertices of the triangle sit the Toucheng , Sanxing and Su-ao Townships with a roughly equal distance of 30 km on the three sides. The Xueshan Range sits on the northwest of Yilan County from Toucheng to Sanxing. The county is geographically divided into

1008-599: The 15th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.20 meters. On February 19, 2005, in the women's pole vault final of the Shanghai Station of the 2005 National Indoor Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On March 2, Wu Sha won the championship in the women's pole vault final of the Tianjin Station of the 2005 National Indoor Track and Field Championships. In June 2007, Wu Sha won

1064-521: The 17th century. In 1626, the Spaniards led an invasion under the pretext of ship crews having been slain by Taiwanese barbarians. They then torched harbors and surrounding villages, and even went as far as taking over Su'ao Town and established a city called Saint Lorenzo. The Spaniards were subsequently ousted by the Dutch who had taken over the southern part of Taiwan and established Dutch Formosa . In 1640,

1120-532: The 2012 National Indoor Championships, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.30 meters. In May, in the women's pole vault final of the Zibo Station of the 2012 National Track and Field Grand Prix, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters. On September 8, 2013, in the women's pole vault final of the 12th Games of the People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.40 meters. After

1176-516: The British, included a reference to Chinese recognition that the Japanese expedition was "in protection of civilians", a reference that Japan later pointed towards as Chinese renunciation of its rights over Ryukyu. In 1879 Japan referred the dispute to British arbitration, and the British confirmed Japanese sovereignty over the Ryukyus, a result which was not recognised by China. The expedition also served as

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1232-824: The Dutch began contacting Han Chinese merchants for trade and levying taxes on various commercial goods. The merchants had to pay all company taxes but also enjoyed the right to monopolize trade. During the Kingdom of Tungning era, the previous economy monopoly system developed during the Dutch Formosa continued to be practiced. When the Qing dynasty annexed Taiwan, they established the Kavalan sub-prefecture in Yilan. In 1806, armed conflicts broke out among various ethnic immigrants, followed by pillaging by pirates. The Qing dynasty government subsequently realized that if they continued to disregard

1288-405: The Japanese had to make do with what cover they could find from rocks seated in the waist-deep river and only being able to employ 30 troops at one time due to the terrain. Early in the engagement Sakuma ordered a retreat, but was completely ignored by his troops who continued to fight. The fighting lasted a little over an hour, until Sakuma ordered 20 riflemen to scale a cliff to his left and fire on

1344-513: The Kavalan people and did not establish rule of law and a system of defense, Yilan would become a haven for criminals and outlaws, a thorn in the side for Taiwan. In 1809, Jiaqing Emperor incorporated Kavalan into the domain of the empire . Troops were dispatched to quell pirate attacks and chart local territory. Local government systems in Taiwan underwent many changes during the Qing dynasty period. But with regards to administrative levels lower than

1400-569: The Mudan and Kuskus. American foreign officers and Fukushima landed at Checheng and Xinjie. They tried to use Baxian Bay at Qinggangpu as their barracks but heavy rain flooded the site a few days later so the Japanese moved to the southern end of Langqiao Bay on 11 May. They learned that Tanketok (Also known as Tok-a-Tok) had died and invited the Shemali tribe for talks. Japanese scouts fanned out and were met by attacks by aborigines. On 15 May, Cassel acted as

1456-467: The People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.40 meters. On November 12, in the women's pole vault final of the 18th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters. On March 10, 2010, in the women's pole vault final of the 2010 National Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Wu Sha won the championship with a time of 4.00 meters. In June, in

1512-504: The Qing government handed over Taiwan to Japan in accordance with the Treaty of Shimonoseki . Modern-day Yilan County covers Giran District ( 宜蘭郡 ) , Ratō District ( 羅東郡 ) , Suō District ( 蘇澳郡 ) and Giran City ( 宜蘭市 ) as they existed from 1920 to 1945, all under Taihoku Prefecture , during Japanese rule . After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945,

1568-505: The Ryukyuans killed in southeastern Taiwan. On 3 May 1874, Kusei Fukushima delivered a note to Fujian-Zhejiang Governor Li Henian announcing that they were heading to savage territory to punish the culprits. On 6 May the Japanese landed a small force commanded by Douglas R. Cassel to select a campsite fortified by the sea. On 7 May, a Chinese translator, Zhan Hansheng, was sent ashore to establish peaceful relations with tribes other than

1624-482: The Satsuma sergeant had been killed. During this investigation the detachment was ambushed again by a group of 50 natives and in the exchange of fire two Japanese were seriously wounded and one attacker was killed. The Japanese returned hastily to the shore and sounded the alarm, and 250 men accompanied by Wasson marched inland to respond. Wasson was dismayed at the lack of discipline of the Japanese soldiers, particularly in

1680-431: The championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On June 12, in the women's pole vault final of the 2011 National Track and Field Grand Prix Shenzhen Station, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.30 meters. On July 9, in the women's pole vault final of the 19th Asian Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won the championship with a score of 4.35 meters. On February 18, 2012, in the second women's pole vault final of

1736-458: The chief of Kuskus admitted defeat and promised not to harm shipwrecked castaways. Surrendered aborigines were given Japanese flags to fly over their villages. They were viewed as a symbol of peace with Japan and protection from rival tribes by the aborigines. To the Japanese, it was a symbol of jurisdiction over the aborigines. Chinese forces arrived on 17 June and a report by Fujian Administration Commissioner reported that all 56 representatives of

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1792-506: The cliffs and the plains. The Central Mountain Range sits to the south from Sanxing to Su'ao. The Upper Lanyang River is steep and the rapid current is highly erosive. Large amount of silt carried by the river have little time to settle because of the high slope of the lands where it flows out of the mountains and valleys. An alluvial fan is formed as a result of scattered sand and gravel settling down. Large amount of gravel accumulate in

1848-490: The county, including local villages, there were no major changes. The earliest organization and planning of Yilan consisted of seven citadels. In 1835, the seven citadels were further divided into 12 citadels based on the needs of the changing population and environment. This arrangement remained unchanged until the end of Qing dynasty rule. After the Mudan Incident in 1874, Qing rulers changed their passive attitude and took

1904-440: The end of her career, she started dating Liu Xiang . This biographical article relating to People's Republic of China athletics is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874) The Japanese punitive expedition to Taiwan in 1874 , referred to in Japan as the Taiwan Expedition ( Japanese : 台湾出兵 , Hepburn : Taiwan Shuppei ) and in Taiwan and Mainland China as

1960-424: The entirety of Taiwan, punish murderers, pay victims' families' compensation, and refused to talk about the matter, Japan would take care of the matter. The Foreign Minister Sakimitsu Yanagihara believed that the perpetrators of the Mudan incident were "all Taiwan savages beyond Chinese education and law." Japan justified sending an expedition to Taiwan through linguistic interpretation of huawai zhimin (lit. outside

2016-623: The eyes of Japan and the foreign advisor Charles Le Gendre , the aborigines were "savages" who had no sovereign or international status, and therefore their territory was "terra nullius", free to be seized for Japan. The Qing argued that like in many other countries, the administration of the government did not stretch to every part of a country, similar to the Indian territories in the United States or aboriginal territories in Australia and New Zealand ,

2072-496: The malaria he contracted on the expedition in spring the next year, 1875. In August and September 600 soldiers fell ill. They started dying 15 a day. The death toll rose to 561. Toshimichi Okubo arrived in Beijing on 10 September and seven negotiating sessions occurred over a month long period. The Western Powers pressured China not to cause bloodshed with Japan as it would negatively impact the coastal trade. The resulting Peking Agreement

2128-446: The natives from above while the men in the river continued to press them. Upon seeing the 20 riflemen atop the cliff, the natives retreated. The Mudan lost 16 men including their chief, Agulu, and his son with many more wounded. The Japanese suffered seven casualties including an officer and 30 wounded. The Japanese army split into three forces and headed in different directions, the south, north, and central routes. The south route army

2184-499: The present day Yilan County. The name Yilan derives from the indigenous Kavalan people . Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include Kabalan , Kavalan , Kavaland , kap-a-lan , Yiland and Gilan . Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan . Since early ages, many people have traveled from far places to Yilan. Indigenous tribes that have settled in Yilan are Kavalan people and Atayal people . The Kavalan people came by

2240-472: The present-day area of Yilan County was incorporated under Taipei County . On 10 October 1950, Yilan County was established as a county of Taiwan Province with Yilan City as the county seat . In 1998, the government streamlined Taiwan Province and Yilan County became administered by the Executive Yuan while the remaining institutions of this province have been dissolved in 2018. Yilan County sits on

2296-472: The rear, who quickly broke rank and dashed ahead in a race to get to combat first. The natives retreated after the arrival of the main force. Saigō arrived with more troops on 22 May. Colonel Sakuma Samata commanding a 150-strong force marched too far inland and was ambushed by 70 Mudan fighters, commencing the Battle of Stone Gate. The aborigines were already in pre-selected ambush positions behind stone, while

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2352-461: The remaining 12 were rescued by Han Chinese who transferred them to Taiwan Prefecture (modern Tainan ). They then made their way to Fujian province in mainland China and from there, the Qing government arranged transport to send them home. They departed in July 1872 This event, known as the Mudan incident , did not immediately cause any concern in Japan. A few officials knew of it by mid-1872 but it

2408-510: The runner-up in the women's pole vault final of the second leg of the 2007 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series. On July 23, in the women's (Group B) pole vault final of the Eighth University Games of the People's Republic of China, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.11 meters. On April 13, 2008, Wu Sha won the runner-up in the women's pole vault final of the 2008 National Track and Field Grand Prix. On June 13, 2009, in

2464-566: The sea and lived by the river at Yilan Plain since around 1,000 years ago. They mostly speak the Austronesian languages . Their settlements consisted of small villages along rivers with around 40–50 communities scattered around the area with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. The Atayal people came by crossing the Xiyuan Pass and settled in the mountain areas. The Atayal people arrived in Yilan around 250 years ago and settled along

2520-458: The second leg of the women's pole vault final of the 2009 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a time of 4.30 meters. On July 5, in the women's pole vault final of the Jinan Station of the 2009 National Athletics Grand Prix, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a score of 4.15 meters. On October 24, in the track and field women's pole vault final of the 11th Games of

2576-408: The shallow stream bed , creating alluvial fans that often forms into web-like pattern. The river tends to change courses after floods caused by heavy rainfall or river overflow. The Lanyang River slows down as it reaches mid and downstream where silt begins to settle. Yilan County is located in the northeastern Taiwan Island which covers an area of 2,143 km. The longest distance from east to west

2632-506: The southeastern tip of Taiwan and 54 sailors were killed by aborigines. Four tribute ships were returning to the Ryukyu Islands when they were blown off course on 12 December. Two ships were pushed towards Taiwan. One of them landed on Taiwan's western coast and made it back home with the help of Qing officials. The other one crashed into the eastern coast of southern Taiwan near Bayao Bay. There were 69 passengers and 66 managed to make it to shore. Fifty-four of them were killed by Paiwan while

2688-525: The sphere of civilization) to mean not part of China. Chinese diplomat Li Hongzhang rejected the claim that the murder of Ryukyuans had anything to do with Japan once he learned of Japan's aspirations. However, after communications between the Qing and Yanagihara, the Japanese took their explanation to mean that the Qing government had not opposed Japan's claims to sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands, disclaimed any jurisdiction over Aboriginal Taiwanese, and had indeed consented to Japan's expedition to Taiwan. In

2744-475: The tribes except for Mudan, Zhongshe and Linai, who were not present due to fleeing from the Japanese, complained about Japanese bullying. A Chinese representative, Pan Wei, met with Saigō four times between 22 and 26 June but nothing came of it. The Japanese settled in and established large camps with no intention of withdrawing, but in July, there was an outbreak of malaria . Both American foreign advisors contracted it, and while Wasson survived, Cassel died from

2800-672: The upper Dazhuoshui River. Later, the tribes crossed the Siyuan Pass to reach the valley upstream of the Zhuoshui River . These people are the current residents of Datong Township . Other parts of the Atayal people headed east to enter and settle along the Nan'ao North River and Heping North River. These groups are now settled in Nan-ao Township . Around 200 years ago, at the end of the 18th century,

2856-563: The women's pole vault final at the Zhaoqing Station of the 2010 National Track and Field Grand Prix Series, Wu Sha won the runner-up with a time of 4.00 meters. On August 8, in the women's pole vault final of the 2010 National Track and Field Championships, Wu Sha won third place with a score of 4.35 meters. On May 25, 2011, in the women's pole vault final of the Kunshan Station of the 2011 National Track and Field Grand Prix, Wu Sha won

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2912-510: Was ambushed by the Botans. In the ensuing skirmish one Japanese soldier was wounded in the neck and a sergeant from Satsuma killed. The small Japanese group retreated back to the main force, and upon returning found the sergeant had been decapitated by the aborigines, his head taken as a trophy. On 18 May the Japanese ship Nisshin commanded by Akamatsu Noriyoshi anchored in Kwaliang bay and launched

2968-512: Was ambushed by the Kuskus tribe and lost three soldiers. A counterattack defeated the Kuskus fighters and the Japanese burned their villages. The central route was attacked by Mudan and two or three soldiers were wounded. The Japanese burned their villages. The north route attacked the Nünai village. On 3 June, they burned all the villages that had been occupied. On 1 July, the new leader of the Mudan tribe and

3024-425: Was not until April 1874 that it became an international concern. The repatriation procedure in 1872 was by the books and had been a regular affair for several centuries. From the 17th to 19th centuries, the Qing had settled 401 Ryukyuan shipwreck incidents both on the coast of mainland China and Taiwan. The Ryukyu Kingdom did not ask Japanese officials for help regarding the shipwreck. Instead its king, Shō Tai , sent

3080-458: Was signed on 30 October. Japan gained the recognition of Ryukyu as its vassal and an indemnity payment of 500,000 taels. Japanese troops withdrew from Taiwan on 3 December. Although launched ostensibly to punish the local tribesmen for their murder of 54 Ryukyuan merchants, the 1874 punitive expedition to Taiwan served a number of purposes for Japan's new Meiji government. Japan had for some time begun claiming suzerainty, and later sovereignty, over

3136-463: Was the site of a train derailment that killed 18 passengers and injured 178. Harbors in the county include Wushi Harbor . Wu Sha Wu Sha ( Chinese : 吴莎 ; pinyin : Wú Shā ; born 21 October 1985) is a Chinese pole vaulter . Her personal best jump is 4.40 metres, achieved in 2009 in Jinan . She is married to Liu Xiang . On September 21, 2003, in the women's pole vault final of

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