Qualla: Donghe, Taitung https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:40:57 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/6/donghe-taitung-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Donghe, Taitung https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung Donghe, Taitung: Introduction https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung/ Photo credit Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0. The name Fafokod — the Amis word for "fishing by net" — tells you what this stretch of Taiwan's east coast was always about. Long before the township acquired its current Mandarin name, Donghe was a place where people read the Pacific and lived by what they pulled from it. That relationship with the sea persists, though the catch now includes surfers riding the same swells that once challenged fishing canoes.

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/6/donghe-taitung-wp/wsn6-donghe-taitung-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Donghe, Taitung: What the Amis Built Here https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung/ Photo credit Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0. The indigenous Amis people are the majority community in Donghe, and their presence predates every colonial chapter in the township's recorded history. Archaeological artifacts from the prehistoric Dulan Site, found within the township's boundaries, push the human story back thou...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/6/donghe-taitung-wp/wsn6-donghe-taitung-what-the-amis-built-here.mp3 0:06 2 full Donghe, Taitung: Where the Pacific Arrives https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung/ Photo credit Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0. Donghe faces the Pacific directly, with no offshore barrier to slow the ocean down. The swells that roll in unimpeded from open water have made the coast around Jinzun Fishing Harbor one of Taiwan's premier surf spots. The Taiwan Open of Surfing has been held at Jinzun since 2011...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/6/donghe-taitung-wp/wsn6-donghe-taitung-where-the-pacific-arrives.mp3 0:06 3 full Donghe, Taitung: The Bun That Stops Tour Buses https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung/ Photo credit Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0. Travelers on Provincial Highway 11 — the scenic coastal road that threads through Donghe — have been making a specific stop for decades. Donghe Baozi are steamed buns with a soft, pillowy exterior and a filling of pork and bamboo shoots that has achieved something rare in Taiwane...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/6/donghe-taitung-wp/wsn6-donghe-taitung-the-bun-that-stops-tour-buses.mp3 0:06 4 full Donghe, Taitung: Living Between Ranges https://qualla.com/donghe-taitung/ Photo credit Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0. The township's geography divides naturally into two zones: the coastal fringe along the Pacific, and the basin areas where the streams slow and the land opens slightly. Dulan Mountain rises to the west as a visible reference point, while the Old Donghe Bridge over Mawuku Creek ma...

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