Daren

Daren (Chinese: 達仁鄉, Dárén Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

The main population is the Indigenous Paiwan people. In 2012, Daren, along with Wuqiu Township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), was proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs as the candidate of the new disposal site of nuclear waste after the Lanyu Storage Site in Orchid Island, Taitung County. This proposal however received heavy objection from the local Wuqiu residents.

For more information on the attractions available in the area, you may wish to consult the staff at the 22.291249120.8802721 Daren Tourist Service Center (達仁旅遊服務中心).  .

22°22′32″N 120°49′11″E

Map of Daren

• 22.448816120.879411 Tjuabar Suspension Bridge (土坂吊橋), No. 70, Shaoya Industry Road.  (updated Dec 2020)
• 22.301907120.8886992 Nine Dragons Guanyin statue (台東九龍山普陀勝境), ☏ +886 937611861. A small religious site featuring a large white statue of Guanyin perched on the hillside and facing out to sea.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 22.293957120.8839083 Daren Presbyterian Church (達仁教會), No. 157, Fuxing Road, ☏ +886 89702315.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 22.245239120.8355491 Shouqia (壽峠). A low mountain pass in the Central Mountain Range of Hengchun Peninsula between Daren in Taitung and Shizi in Pingtung. The term Qia(Cia) is derived from the Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese word 峠. Shouqia is also spelled as "Shouka" or "Shoucia".  (updated Dec 2020)
• 22.595881120.9501572 Dawushan Nature Reserve (大武山自然保留區). A large area of nature reserve around Dawu mountain.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 22.303776120.8893561 808 Aboriginal production shop (808山海產店), ☏ +886 89702808. A seaside seafood restaurant.  (updated Dec 2020)