Orchid Island - Villages

Villages

The village communities (社) are: (The asterisks indicate the four current administrative villages (村)

Yami name Chinese Note
Yayu Yeyou (椰油) *
Iraralay Langdao (朗島) *
Iranumilk Dongqing (東清) *
Ivarinu Yeyin (野銀) not an administrative village
Imourud Hongtou (紅頭) * Redhead Village, township seat
Iratai Yuren (漁人) Incorporated into Imourud Village in 1946
Iwatas Yiwadasi 伊瓦達斯 Incorporated into Yayu in 1940

Lesser Orchid Island (Wade-Giles: Hsiao Lan Yü; Pinyin: Xiao Lanyu; Little Botel-Tobago), an uninhabited volcanic islet near the main Orchid Island, is the southernmost point of Taitung County. It has been the target of military airplane's target practice. It is home to a critically endangered endemic orchid, Phalaenopsis equestris f. aurea.

  • Taiwan

  • Sunset at the beach

  • Men's traditional dance

  • Women's traditional dance

  • Langdao beach

  • Drying fish

  • Drying fish

  • Traditional canoe

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