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Provincial Highway 18 (Taiwan)
Taiwan Provincial Highway No. 18 is a highway between Taibao in Chiayi County to Provincial Highway No. 21 at Tatajia (Tataka) in Yushan National Park. It is also called the New Central Cross-Island Highway(新中橫公路) and Alishan Highway(阿里山公路). The highway connects Chiayi City and the rest of Western Taiwan to Alishan National Scenic Area and Yushan National Park. The overall length of the highway is 108.559 km. Route description The highway begins in front of THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao City as HSR Avenue, which connects the station with downtown Chiayi City. The highway continues eastbound as it leaves Chiayi City for Alishan. In Zhongpu the highway has a junction with Freeway 3. The road then passes through Fanlu and Zhuqi before reaching Alishan Township, home to the popular tourist destination of Alishan National Scenic Area and Alishan Forest Railway. The highway then continues eastbound through the Alishan mountains and enters Yushan National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taibao
Taibao (Hokkien POJ: ''Thài-pó'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan. Name The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century. History Formerly ''Tsing-kau-boe'' (). Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City. Administrative divisions The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village. Government institutions * Chiayi County Government Education * Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology Tourist attractions * Chiayi Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanlu, Chiayi
Fanlu Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. History After the World War II in October 1945, the township became part of Tainan County. After readjustment in October 1950, the township became part of Chiayi County. In 1951, the township governs 11 villages and 112 neighborhoods. Administrative divisions Jiangxi, Neiweng, Xinfu, Xiakeng, Panlu, Minhe, Chukou, Dahu, Gongtian, Gongxing and Caoshan Village. Geography It has a population total of 11,029 and an area of 117.5269 km2. Tourist attractions * Bantianyan Ziyun Temple * Chukou Nature Center * Dijiu Suspension Bridge * Fonghuang Waterfall * Jioulongshan Temple * Longyin Temple * Renyitan Dam The Renyitan Dam () is a dam in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The dam was initially constructed in April 1980 on Renyi Lake and was opened in October 1987. Technical specifications The water intake for the reservoir inside ... * Syongdi Waterfall * Tongnian Resort * Yide Templ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuoxi, Hualien
Zhuoxi Township () is a mountain indigenous township in Hualien County, Taiwan, bisected by the Tropic of Cancer. It lies on the Central Mountain Range (up to 95% of its area) with steep mountains which makes it the highest township in the county. The population is 6,046 inhabitants, including Bunun people, Truku people and Seediq people. The main economic activity is agriculture. Administrative divisions The township comprises six villages: Gufeng, Lishan, Lunshan, Taiping, Zhuoqing and Zhuoxi. Tourist attractions * East Rift Valley National Scenic Park * Luntian Recreation Area * Nan'an Waterfall * Walami Hiking Trail * Yushan National Park Yushan National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the summit Yushan, the highest peak of the park. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuli, Hualien
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Yushan (mountain)
Yu Shan or Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, or , and known as Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule, is the highest mountain in Taiwan at above sea level, giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Yushan and its surrounding mountains belong to the Yushan Range. The area was once in the ocean; it rose to its current height because of the Eurasian Plate's movement over the Philippine Sea Plate. The mountains are now protected as the Yushan National Park. The national park is Taiwan's largest, highest and least accessible national park. It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining on the island. Names Yushan or Yu Shan is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name It is also known as , , and , calques of the same name. The name derives from its appearance in the winter, when its thick snow cover is thought to make its peak lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Highway 21 (Taiwan)
Taiwan Provincial Highway No. 21 is a Provincial Highway in Taiwan that begins at Tianleng (天冷), Dongshi District, Taichung City, at the intersection with Provincial Highway No. 8 (Central Cross-Island Highway), and ends at Tataka(塔塔加), where it is connected with Provincial Highway No. 18 (New Central Cross-Island Highway) in Yushan National Park. It is the primary highway to Sun Moon Lake, a popular tourist destination. The total length is 145 km. A southern segment of the highway became Provincial Highway 29 in 2014. The segment was from Namasia to Linyuan in Kaohsiung City, and ran along the Cishan River(旗山溪) as well as the Gaoping River(高屏溪). The road between Tataka and Namasia was not built due to environmental and ecological issues. Route Provincial Highway No. 21 begins at Dongshi District, Taichung City, then passes through Guoxing, Puli, Yuchih, Sun Moon Lake, Shuili, Xinyi, and ends in Tataka. Its length is 144.385 km. The highway is a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Forest Railway () is an 86 km network of narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist attraction with its unique Z-shaped switchbacks, and over 50 tunnels and 77 wooden bridges.Deborah Kuo"Uncertain Future for Alishan Railway".''Taipei Times''. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2011. Taiwan's Ministry of Culture has listed the forest railway as a potential World Heritage Site. History Japanese era The narrow gauge lines were originally constructed by the Japanese Colonial Government to facilitate the logging of cypress and Taiwania wood. Preliminary surveying was conducted in 1900 and route planning began in 1903, but the project was shelved in 1904 due to the Russo-Japanese War. In 1906, the Japanese Government contracted the Osaka-based Fujita-gumi to build the railroad. The company laid tracks from Kagi (Chiayi) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan, Chiayi
Alishan Township () is a mountain indigenous township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Alishan National Scenic Area covers most, but not all, of the township and also parts of neighboring townships. History Alishan is traditional territory of the headhunting Tsou people, whose rich oral histories describe the migrations of each ancient clans' ancestors into the area between Yushan and the Chianan Plain. Originally, each clan had its own settlement, with the first multi-clan town, Tfuya, only forming approximately 1600 CE. The earliest written record of the Tsou dates from the Dutch occupation, which describes Tfuya as having approximately 300 people in 1647. Ethnologists have attempted to reconstruct the development of Tfuya, proposing that each stage of clan migration could be equivalent to three or four generations of family. The Alishan area was originally settled by the Tsou tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines; the name derives from the aboriginal word ''Jarissang''. From 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuqi, Chiayi
Zhuqi Township or Jhuci Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography It has a population of 33,906 as of May 2022, and an area of . Administrative divisions The township comprises the villages of Baiqi, Duanru, Fujin, Guanghua, Heping, Jinshi, Kengtou, Longshan, Luman, Neipu, Renshou, Shakeng, Shengping, Shiye, Tangxing, Taoyuan, Wanqiao, Wenfeng, Yihe, Yilong, Yiren, Zhonghe, Zhuqi and Ziyun. Tourist attractions * Bamboo Museum * Dulishan National Trail * Fenchihu Old Street * Fencihu Scenic Area * Guanyin Waterfall Scenic Area * Hongjing Bridge * Millennium Suspension Bridge * Train Museum * Yuantan River Wildlife Conservation Water Park * Yuntan Waterfalls * Zhuqi Park Transportation The township is accessible from Lumachan Station, Zhuqi Station, Mululiao Station, Zhangnaoliao Station, Dulishan Station, Jiaoliping Station, Shuisheliao Station and Fenqihu Station of the Alishan Forest Railway. Notable natives * Chiu Hsien-chih, Chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeway 3 (Taiwan)
National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Pingtung on the provincial highway 17. It is the longest freeway in Taiwan with a total length of . The freeway is also the only one in Taiwan to have a spur route, Freeway 3A. The highway has 58 interchanges, 15 junctions, 7 service areas and 3 rest areas en route. Aside from the 58 public interchanges, there are also some interchanges reserved for governmental usage. Route Description This freeway mostly serves as a bypass to major cities in Western Taiwan, traveling through suburban and rural areas. However, Freeway 3 is also the primary freeway in the counties of Nantou and Pingtung, as well as the first ever being built in these counties. Various expressways and east-west freeways link Freeway 3 with urban areas typically served by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongpu, Chiayi
Zhongpu Township or Jhongpu Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... Geography It has a population of 43,275 as of May 2022, and an area of . Administrative divisions The township comprises 22 villages: Dingpu, Fushou, Hemei, Hemu, Hexing, Jinlan, Longmen, Longxing, Ruifeng, Sanceng, Shekou, Shenkeng, Shinong, Tongren, Tungxing, Wantan, Yanguan, Yiren, Yumin, Yunshui, Zhonglun and Zhongpu. Economy The agriculture sector of the township is one of Chiayi's most important fruit producers, such as growing papayas, pineapples, bananas, tangerines and mushrooms. 7,000 hectares of the township area is cultivated for agricultural purpose, in which the industry employs around 15,000 people, or 32% of the township popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
THSR Chiayi Station
Chiayi () is a high-speed rail station in Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. Overview The station is elevated with two side platforms. The two platforms are connected by an overhead skyway. The station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by Takenaka Corporation. The roof of the station building and the platform are horizontally connected, and an oval-shaped skylight is installed in the center of the station hall. The total floor area is and is constructed from steel and reinforced concrete. History THSR * 2006-11-03: The station opened for service. * 2007-01-05: The segment from Banqiao to opened for service. Trains begin stopping at the station. Bus rapid transit * 2007-01-05: A temporary bus rapid transit (BRT) line linking the station begins service. * 2008-01-31: Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) formally opens for service. Station layout HSR services HSR services 203, 295, 1202, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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