Dulan Site Introduction
Dulan, derived from the local Amis language A'tolan (transliterated: A'Dulan), means a place with many stones and frequent earthquakes. Dulan Village in Donghe Township, Taitung County, is a typical Amis tribe settlement, backed by Dulan Mountain and overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean, offering picturesque scenery. Due to the long-term tectonic pressure experienced by the Coastal Mountain Range of Taitung, it presents a continuous mountain range stretching over a hundred kilometers, with a spectacular marine terrace extending up to 4 kilometers. The topography here is very similar to the gentle slope of the marine terrace in Changbin Township, and perhaps due to the gifts of ancient formations, millennia of geological changes have created a precious archaeological culture—the Dulan site. The Dulan site is a representative site of the megalithic culture on the East Coast, dating back about 3000 years. The site is divided into the "Stone Wall Area" and the "Stone Coffin Area." Besides these two areas that have been designated as level three monuments, there are also three locations of cultural significance: the terrace behind the Land Bank office, the lower right side of the Taitung Forestry District building, and the backyard of the Veterans Affairs Council Dulan Farm. This last location is not included in the site range, so it cannot undergo any preservation or maintenance of archaeological remains. Currently, the Stone Wall Area retains only three standing stone walls, one of which has a pair of hemispherical protrusions on top and a prominent shape below, leading people to give it an interesting name: "Pregnant Stone." Prehistoric culture leaves people with endless imagination about the past, and after walking out of the shady path beside the Dulan site, remember that you once tread upon this quiet and ancient land, where humans inhabited thousands of years ago.
