Miaoli County

Miaoli County (苗栗縣) is in the central region of Taiwan.

Understand
Miaoli is made up of 18 cities, townships, and rural settlements:

Cities

 * － a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County.
 * － a county-administered city in the north of the county. There is an old housing estate which was taken over and turned into a museum of 1950s-era Taiwan.

Townships

 * － a coastal township of around 37,000 people.
 * － known as "Miaoli's Granary", the area is an important agricultural area in the county.
 * － a popular spot for local tourists for its beaches and related activities. The town also boasts a 100ft statue of the goddess Matsu.
 * － a popular spot for local tourists for its beaches and related activities. The town also boasts a 100ft statue of the goddess Matsu.

Rural areas

 * － part of the traditional homeland of the Saisiyat people, there is also a museum in the town which showcases their history and culture.
 * － contains a rock carving of the goddess Matsu.
 * － famous for wood carvings
 * － once claimed to be the home of 'Asia's first oil well', there is a museum in the area dedicated to the oil and gas industry.
 * － a sparsely populated area which has a dwelling preserved from the time of Koxinga.
 * － a mountainous area with a population of mostly indigineous Taiwanese, most of whom are Atayal people.
 * － an area famous in Taiwan for its strawberries.
 * － the area is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.
 * － the area is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.
 * － the area is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.

By rail
Miaolo County is connected to the Taiwan High-Speed Rail (HSR) network via the following station.

There are also a number of stations for the TRA network in the county.

See
Miaoli City has its own article on Wikivoyage. See that article for listings in the city; this article focuses on the surrounding county.