Get to know Miaoli City
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- Administrative area
- County-administered city · 市
- Part of
- Miaoli County
- Chinese name
- 苗栗市
- Local areas
- County-administered city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 37.89 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Gongweixu Tunnel
Gongweixu Tunnel (功維敘隧道) was built in 1903 and extends for 460 metres. The three characters at its northern entrance were inscribed by Governor-General Kodama Gentaro (兒玉源太郎). Railway use ended in 1998 when the mountain line became double track. The county government subsequently restored the tunnel, and coloured LED lighting was added along the pedestrian route.
Crafts and temple architecture
Miaoli Craft Park (苗栗工藝園區), established in 2011, developed from the Miaoli Ceramics Technical Guidance Center (苗栗陶瓷技術輔導中心). Its crafts include ceramics, woodcarving and rush weaving. Yuqing Temple (玉清宮) in Yuqing neighbourhood (玉清里) provides another view of traditional craftsmanship, particularly in its overall layout, columns, beams and bracket sets.
Sources for this guide
功維敘隧道>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
苗栗工藝園區>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
玉清宮>苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 · Miaoli County Culture and Tourism Bureau
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Miaoli City 苗栗市
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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