Get to know Miaoli County
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- Administrative area
- County / city · 縣市
- Part of
- Taiwan
- Chinese name
- 苗栗縣
- Local areas
- 18 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,820.31 km²
- Administrative seat
- Miaoli City
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Explore Miaoli County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Shengxing railway station 勝興車站
Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum 三义木雕博物馆
Shengxing Station and the Old Mountain Line 胜兴车站与旧山线
Nanzhuang Old Street and Osmanthus Alley 南庄老街
Shanjiao Elementary School Japanese-Era Dormitories 山脚小学日式宿舍群
Baishatun Gongtian Temple 白沙屯拱天宫
Miaoli City 苗栗市
Yuanli Township 苑裡鎮
Tongxiao Township 通霄鎮
Zhunan Township 竹南鎮
Toufen City 頭份市
Houlong Township 後龍鎮
Zhuolan Township 卓蘭鎮
Dahu Township 大湖鄉
Gongguan Township 公館鄉
Tongluo Township 銅鑼鄉
Nanzhuang Township 南庄鄉
Touwu Township 頭屋鄉
Sanyi Township 三義鄉
Xihu Township 西湖鄉
Zaoqiao Township 造橋鄉
Sanwan Township 三灣鄉
Shitan Township 獅潭鄉
Tai'an Township 泰安鄉
Places to explore around Miaoli County
Shengxing railway station on the old mountain line · 旧山线胜兴车站站房 Source-recorded photograph date: 8 January 2007 @ SanYi Township, MiaoLi County, Taiwan / 臺灣苗栗縣三義鄉.Shengxing railway station勝興車站
Shengxing is a small wooden station in the hills above Sanyi, associated with the old mountain railway. The station building, trackside setting and settlement around it make a coherent heritage stop. Its scale is modest, so the…
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Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum exterior · 三义木雕博物馆外观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2010-05-01.Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum三义木雕博物馆
Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum introduces the craft that has become closely associated with Sanyi in Miaoli County.
Read the place guide →Shengxing railway station on the old mountain railway line · 旧山线胜兴车站站房 Source-recorded photograph date: 8 January 2007 @ SanYi Township, MiaoLi County, Taiwan / 臺灣苗栗縣三義鄉.Shengxing Station and the Old Mountain Line胜兴车站与旧山线
Shengxing Station occupies a small hillside settlement in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, on the historic mountain railway.
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Sweet Osmanthus Lane on Nanzhuang Old Street · 南庄老街桂花巷 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 23 October 2013.Nanzhuang Old Street and Osmanthus Alley南庄老街
Nanzhuang Old Street gathers around Zhongzheng Road and the lanes near Yongchang Temple in Miaoli County.
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Japanese style dormitories at Shanjiao Elementary School in Yuanli · 苑里山脚国小日式宿舍 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 4 November 2013.Shanjiao Elementary School Japanese-Era Dormitories山脚小学日式宿舍群
The former staff dormitories beside Shanjiao Elementary School in Yuanli, Miaoli County, preserve a small-scale Japanese-era residential setting.
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Front facade of Baishatun Gongtian Temple · 白沙屯拱天宫正面 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-11-10 11:43:44.Baishatun Gongtian Temple白沙屯拱天宫
Gongtian Temple is the Mazu temple of Baishatun in Tongxiao Township, on Miaoli's coastal side.
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Miaoli County local specialties
苗栗縣特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Miaoli Hakka Flat Rice Noodles 苗栗客家粄条
Miaoli Hakka Flat Rice Noodles (苗栗客家粄条) are the Hakka rice noodles of Miaoli County (苗栗縣).
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Crystal Dumplings 水晶饺
Crystal Dumplings (水晶饺) are a Hakka snack of Miaoli County (苗栗县), Taiwan. The county's tourism site lists them among its representative Hakka snacks, describing a smooth skin around a tender meat filling.
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Hakka Stir-Fry 客家小炒
Hakka Stir-Fry (客家小炒) is a stir-fry of pork belly, dried squid and pressed tofu with celery and spring onion, one of the 'four stews and four stir-fries' (四炆四炒) that HakkaNews (客新聞) calls the classic set of Hakka dishes.
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Steamed Pork Belly with Dried Mustard Greens 梅干扣肉
Steamed Pork Belly with Dried Mustard Greens (梅干扣肉) is listed among the local specialties of Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup 客家咸汤圆Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup (客家咸汤圆) is small glutinous rice balls served in a savoury broth of pork, dried shiitake, dried shrimp and garland chrysanthemum greens, a Hakka dish that the Taoyuan (桃園) City Government features on its Meet Hakka (尋客) food site.
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Hakka Steamed Rice Buns 客家菜包AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Hakka Steamed Rice Buns (客家菜包) are a Taiwanese Hakka rice snack: a savoury radish filling wrapped in a skin of glutinous rice and steamed.
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Sanyi Pig Trotters 三义猪脚AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Sanyi Pig Trotters (三义猪脚) is listed among the local specialties of Miaoli County, Taiwan. The name includes 猪 (pork).
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Yuanli Ba-Wan Dumplings 苑里肉圆AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Yuanli Ba-Wan Dumplings (苑里肉圆) is listed among the local specialties of Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
- Miaoli Hakka Flat Rice Noodles · 苗栗客家粄条
- Crystal Dumplings · 水晶饺
- Hakka Stir-Fry · 客家小炒
- Steamed Pork Belly with Dried Mustard Greens · 梅干扣肉
- Hakka Savory Rice Ball Soup · 客家咸汤圆
- Hakka Steamed Rice Buns · 客家菜包
- Sanyi Pig Trotters · 三义猪脚
- Yuanli Ba-Wan Dumplings · 苑里肉圆
- Nanzhuang Osmanthus Honey Rice Balls · 南庄桂花酿汤圆
- Toufen Douhuanping Pork Dumplings · 头份斗焕坪水饺
More dishes from across Taiwan are in the Taiwan food guide.
Townships, districts & local cities in Miaoli County
18 areas belong directly to Miaoli County.
18 areas
Miaoli City 苗栗市
Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: Miao²-li⁴-shih⁴; Hakka PFS: Mèu-li̍t-sṳ; Hokkien POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhī or Miâu-le̍k-chhī; Japanese Byōritsushi) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County…
Explore the area →TownshipYuanli Township 苑裡鎮
Yuanli Township is an urban township in southwestern Miaoli County, Taiwan, occupying an area of 68.25 square kilometres (26.35 sq mi), with a population of 43,923 in January 2023.
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Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.
Explore the area →TownshipZhunan Township 竹南鎮
Zhunan Township is an urban township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Toufen.
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Toufen City 頭份市
Toufen (Hakka PFS: Thèu-fun; Hokkien POJ: Thâu-hūn) is a county-administered city in northern Miaoli County Taiwan, formerly known as "Toufen Township".
Explore the area →TownshipHoulong Township 後龍鎮
Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River.
Explore the area →TownshipZhuolan Township 卓蘭鎮
Zhuolan Township is an urban township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipDahu Township 大湖鄉
Dahu Township is a rural township in the south of Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipGongguan Township 公館鄉
Gongguan Township is a rural township near the center of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its climate is sub-tropical, mild and very rainy. The yearly average humidity is 80%.
Explore the area →Rural townshipTongluo Township 銅鑼鄉
Tongluo Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipNanzhuang Township 南庄鄉
Nanzhuang Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipTouwu Township 頭屋鄉
Touwu Township is a rural township in north-western Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipSanyi Township 三義鄉
Sanyi Township is a rural township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is famous for its mudiao (woodcarving) industry, earning it the name the Woodcarving Kingdom of Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipXihu Township 西湖鄉
Xihu Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipZaoqiao Township 造橋鄉
Zaoqiao Township / Zaociao Township is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Explore the area →Rural townshipSanwan Township 三灣鄉
Sanwan Township is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.
Explore the area →Rural townshipShitan Township 獅潭鄉
Shitan Township / Shihtan Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is located in a mountainous area with a mild, sub-tropical climate. Its rainy season is from May to September.
Explore the area →Rural townshipTai'an Township 泰安鄉
Tai'an Township is a mountain indigenous township in southeastern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is the largest township and the only mountain indigenous township in Miaoli County.
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Getting there
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Shengxing railway station and Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Miaoli County — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1365960971.
Photo: Shengxing railway station · SElefant · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum · SSR2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Shengxing Station and the Old Mountain Line · SElefant · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Nanzhuang Old Street and Osmanthus Alley · lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Shanjiao Elementary School Japanese-Era Dormitories · lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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