Get to know Dahu Township
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- Administrative area
- Rural township · 鄉
- Part of
- Miaoli County
- Chinese name
- 大湖鄉
- Local areas
- Rural township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 91.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The strawberry crop
In 1958, Lai Yuntian (賴雲添) and fellow farmers brought strawberry plants back to Dahu, after Lai had encountered the crop while visiting relatives the previous year. The Harunoka variety (春香) was introduced from Japan in 1979. Its large fruit and early harvest helped encourage further planting, followed by visitor-picking farms.
Strawberry Culture Museum
The Dahu Strawberry Culture Museum (大湖草莓文化館) explains strawberry ecology and local cultivation history on its second and third floors. Its fifth-floor garden has a strawberry-shaped pavilion and flower beds. A neighbouring winery produces strawberry fruit wine, ice cream and cakes. The township’s main strawberry season runs from November through April, when visitors come to pick the fruit.
Sources for this guide
大湖草莓文化館>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
好山好水，不賣地！芎蕉坑的台灣傳奇 - 台灣光華雜誌 · Taiwan Panorama, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Dahu Township
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Dahu Township 大湖鄉
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Getting there
Dahu Township is about 20 km in a straight line from central Miaoli County. Search for 大湖鄉 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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