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Provincial Highway 24 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 24 is a Taiwanese highway that started from Pingtung City and ended in Wutai. The entire highway is within Pingtung County. The highway is also known as Wutai Highway (霧台公路). The route length is and connects the population centers in Pingtung to the mountainous aboriginal townships of Sandimen and Wutai. Route description The highway begins at downtown Pingtung City at the intersection with Highway 3. The highway continues eastbound towards Changzhi, where it meets Freeway 3. The road continues toward the mountains, passing through Yanpu, Neipu, Sandimen, and ends at Wutai. A stretch of the highway in Wutai was severely damaged by Typhoon Morakot Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Morakot wrought catastrophic damage in Taiwa ... in 2009 and was closed to traffic ever since. The hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung City
Pingtung City (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Pîn-tong-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", which means "the forest". After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called "A-kau" (). Empire of Japan In 1901, during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was merged with and to form . Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to , governed under Takao Prefecture. In 1933, the town was upgraded to City status. Republic of China After the History of Taiwan since 1945, handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from Japan on 25 October 1945, Pingtung City was established as a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city of Taiwan Province in December the same year. On 1 December 1951, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changzhi, Pingtung
Changzhi Township, also spelled Changjhih Township, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a rural township in Pingtung 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 .... History On November 26, 1895, Japanese forces massacred villages in the area. Geography Area: Population: 29,206 (August 2023) Administrative divisions The township comprises 16 villages: Decheng, Dehe, Derong, Dexie, Fuxing, Jinxing, Lunshang, Fanchang, Fanhua, Fanlong, Fanrong, Ronghua, Tantou, Xiangyang, Xintang and Changxing. References External links Changzhi Township Office * Townships in Pingtung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wutai, Pingtung
Wutai Township (; Rukai language: Vedai) is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 3,435 and an area of . History During the Japanese era, Wutai was grouped with modern-day Sandimen Township and Majia Township as , which was governed under Heitō District, Takao Prefecture. Demographics The township is mainly inhabited by the Rukai people The Rukai () are one of the indigenous people of Taiwan. They consist of six communities residing in southern Taiwan (Budai, Labuan, Tanan, Maga, Mantauran, and Tona), each of which has its own dialect of the Rukai language. As of the year 2014, .... Administrative divisions The township comprises six villages: Ali, Dawu, Haocha, Jiamu, Jilou and Wutai. Tourist attractions * Guchuan Bridge * Kucapungane, an ancient Rukai village with houses built of shale slabs References External links Wutai Government website Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages Townships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City. Name The name ''Pingtung'' means "east of Banping mountain", referring to a nearby mountain known as Banping mountain (). History Early history Aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island (13 km misouthwest of Taiwan, and now part of Pingtung County) killed Dutch sailors on two occasions. In response, in the spring of 1636, Dutch sailors carried out a punitive campaign that became known as the Lamey Island Massacre. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City were part of Banlian-chiu (萬年州; ''Bān-liân-chiu'') during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661–1683) and Fongshan Prefecture (鳳山縣; ''Hōng-soaⁿ-koān'') during Qing dynasty rule (1683–1895). Until the seventeenth century, this area of Taiwan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandimen, Pingtung
Sandimen Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The population of the township consists mainly of the Paiwan people with a substantial Rukai minority. Names Ethnic Chinese settlers adapted the original Paiwan name into Hokkien (; or ). Under Japanese rule the name was . Following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the area became Sandimeng Township () but the name was changed again in 1947 to Sandi Township () but the Taiwanese pronunciation of ''Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g'' continued to be commonly used. In August 1992, the township assumed its current name. History During the Japanese era, Sandimen was grouped with modern-day Majia Township and Wutai Township as , which was governed under of Takao Prefecture. Following the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Highway 3 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway 3 () is a 435.608kilometre, km long Highway System in Taiwan, Taiwanese highway that starts in Taipei and ends in Pingtung City, Pingtung. Also known as Inner-Mountain Highway (內山公路), the road travels through mountainous towns in Western Taiwan and was the major route for the area until National Freeway 3, Freeway 3 was built. Route Description The route is also known as Zhongfeng Highway (中豐公路) between Longtan District, Taoyuan, Longtan and Fengyuan District, Fengyuan, Zhongtan Highway (中潭公路) between central Taichung City and Caotun, Nantou, Caotun, and Yunmi Armaments Road (澐密戰備道路) between Zhongpu, Chiayi and Nansi District, Tainan, Nansi in Tainan City. Since the highway runs roughly parallel to Freeway 3 for the majority of its length, it is now primarily a highway providing local access as well as a scenic alternative route to the freeway. The highway begins in Taipei City near the Executive Yuan. After a brief concurr ... [...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] |
Yanpu, Pingtung
Yanpu Township Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Accessed a Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website . Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015. is a rural township in , |
Neipu, Pingtung
Neipu Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 56,148 (2014) Administrative divisions The township comprises 23 villages: Ailiao, Daxin, Fengtian, Futian, Hexing, Jianxing, Laobei, Liming, Longquan, Longtan, Meihe, Neipu, Neitian, Shangshu, Shuimen, Tungning, Tungpian, Tungshi, Xingnan, Yiting, Zhenfeng, Zhonglin and Zhuwei. Education * Meiho University * National Pingtung University of Science and Technology * Nei-Pu Elementary School Tourist attractions * Liudui Hakka Cultural Park Notable natives * Wu Pao-chun Wu Pao-chun (, born 5 September 1970) is a Taiwanese baker best known for winning the title of Master Baker in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. Wu is also known for a rose-lychee bread he created which in ..., baker References External links Neipu Township Office Townships in Pingtung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Morakot
Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Morakot wrought catastrophic damage in Taiwan, leaving 673 people dead and 26 missing, and causing roughly NT$110 billion (US$3.3 billion) in damages. Morakot originated as a tropical depression in the West Pacific on August 2. The system initially moved northeastward, before taking a westward track, developing into a tropical storm on August 3, with the JMA giving it the name ''Morakot''. The storm gradually strengthened as it moved towards Taiwan, intensifying into a Category 1-equivalent typhoon on August 5. Morakot reached its peak intensity on August 7, with a minimum central pressure of , maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph), and maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph). Afterward, Morakot's forward motion slowed and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beinan, Taitung
Beinan Township or Peinan Township () is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan. It has a population of 17,435 as of November 2017. It is home to the Puyuma and Rukai peoples. Name This southeastern region of Taiwan was originally dominated by the Puyuma people. The township is named in Puyuma in honor of chief ''Pinara''. In Dutch Formosa, the Dutch called the township ''Pimala''. During Qing rule, access to the area was prohibited. History In 1875, ''Pi-lam'' Subprefecture ( 卑南廳) was established. During the period of Japanese rule, was established under Taitō District, Taitō Prefecture. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Beinan was established as a rural township of Taitung County. Geography The northeast portion of the township is part of the Huatung Valley. Administrative divisions The township comprises 13 villages: Binlang, Chulu, Fushan, Fuyuan, Jiafong, Liji, Lijia, Meinong, Mingfong, Taian, Taiping, Tunghsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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