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Protected Areas Of Taiwan
There are 92 protected areas of Taiwan. Together they cover an area of 7,146 km2 , or 19.72% of Taiwan's land area. Protected areas are classed as national parks, nature reserves, forest reserves, major wildlife habitats, and wildlife refuges.UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Taiwan, Province of China from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 26 November 2021/ref> National parks National parks are managed by the Construction and Planning Agency. They are IUCN protected area category II. * Dongsha National Park 3600.32 km2, est. 2007 * Kenting National Park 329.27 km2, est. 1984 * Kinmen National Park 36.32 km2, est. 1995 * Shei-pa National Park 769.59 km2, est. 1992 * Taijiang National Park 47.38 km2, est. 2009 * Taroko National Park 980.40 km2, est. 1986 * Yangmingshan National Park 113.66 km2, est. 1985 * Yushan National Park 1031.21 km2, est. 1985 Nature reserves Nature reserves are managed by the For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Protected Areas
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a Country, country in East Asia, at the junction of the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The Free Area of the Republic of China, territories controlled by the ROC consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanised Demographics of Taiwan, population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danshuei River Mangrove Nature Reserve
Tamsui District ( Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. Though modest in size (population 184,192), it has a large role in Taiwanese culture. Name Historical Originally settled by the Ketagalan aborigines, the location was called ''Hoba'', meaning "stream's mouth". ''Hoba'' was loaned into Taiwanese Hokkien as ''Hobe''. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe", "Hobé", or "Hobe Village". The Spanish arrived in the 17th century and called this place ''Casidor'' and the Tamsui River ''Kimalon''. Dutch records have used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to this area but have also referred to another " Lower Tamsuy" in the south of the island. In his 1903 book ''The Island of Formosa' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wazihwei Nature Reserve
Wazihwei Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in Bali District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is home to egrets, mudskippers, and fiddler crabs. History The area was declared as a nature reserve by the Council of Agriculture on 10 January 1994 in order to prevent further damaging to the ecosystem due to the water pollution from Tamsui River. Geography The nature reserve is located at the tidal area of Tamsui River bank. It consists of mangrove, mudflats and swamp. See also * Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ... References 1994 establishments in Taiwan Geography of New Taipei Nature reserves in Taiwan Tourist attractions in New Taipei {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taitung Hongye Village Taitung Cycas Nature Reserve
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Taitung, Tai Tung, or variants, may refer to: * Taitung County (台東縣 or 臺東縣), a county located in eastern Taiwan * Taitung City (台東市 or 臺東市), the seat of Taitung County * Taitung Prefecture (臺東直隸州), former prefecture of Taiwan Province See also * Taitung Airport (IATA code: TTT ; ICAO code: RCFN), in Taitung, Taitung, Taiwan * Taitung railway station, rail station in Taitung, Taitung, Taiwan * Taitung line in Taiwan * Sunset Peak (Hong Kong) AKA Tai Tung (大東山), third highest peak in Hong Kong * Taitung County Council * Taitung County Government * Tai (other) * Tung (other) Tung may refer to: People * Madison Tung, a U.S. Air Force Officer, wrestler, and Rhodes Scholar * Ho-Pin Tung, a dutch race car driver of Chinese descent. * Lola Tung, an actress known for her acting debut on drama series The Summer I Turned Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinglin Taiwan Keteleeria Nature Reserve
Pinglin District (a.k.a. Ping-Lin, ) is a rural district of southeastern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the third-largest district of New Taipei City and it is located in the mountainous area bordering Yilan County. Overview Pinglin is part of the water district of the greater Taipei area as the Feicui Dam is located in the neighboring Shiding District, so land development is restricted. Pinglin is most known for producing pouchong tea. The Pinglin Tea Museum is the world's largest tea museum. Over 80% of its residents are tea growers or are involved in the tea business. Geography * Area: 170.84 km³ * Population: 6,503 people (2016) Tourist attractions * Beishi River Historical Trail * Ping-Lin Tea Museum * Jingualiao River Fish-Watching Trails * Jingualiao Tiema Recreation Park * Jiuchionggen Mountain Trails Transportation Roads * National Highway No. 5, also known as Beiyi or the Chiang Wei-shui Chiang Wei-shui (; 6 August 1890 – 5 August 1931) was a Taiwane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penghu Columnar Basalt Nature Reserve
The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area of . The largest city is Magong, located on the largest island, which is also named Magong. The Penghu islands had its first historical record during the Tang dynasty and were inhabited by Chinese people by the Song dynasty, during which it was attached to Jinjiang County of Fujian. The archipelago was formally incorporated as an administrative unit of China under the jurisdiction of Tong'an County of Jiangzhe Province in 1281 during the Yuan dynasty. It continued to be controlled by Imperial China with brief European occupations, until it was ceded to the Japanese Empire in 1895. After World War II, Penghu has been governed by the Republic of China (ROC). Under the terms of Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty and the subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan-ao Broad-leaved Forest Nature Reserve
Nanao may refer to: Places *, Japan ** Nanao Line a rail line through Nanao, Ishikawa **Nanao Station a station on the Nanao Line * Nan'ao County (), Shantou, Guangdong **Nan'ao Island (), forming most of Nan'ao County * Nan'ao Subdistrict (), a subdistrict of Shenzhen, Guangdong *Nan-ao, Yilan (), a township in Yilan County, Taiwan People *Haruhi Nanao (born 1973), Japanese voice actress * Nanao (model) (born 1988), Japanese model *Naru Nanao, a Ryukyuan artist * Nanao Sakaki (1923–2008), Japanese poet *Tavito Nanao (born 1979), Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 1998 *Nanao Singh Thokchom (born 1991), Indian boxer Characters *Nanao Ise This is a list of featured in the manga and anime series ''Bleach'', created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the ''Soul Society''. Th ..., a character in the ''Bleach'' series Other * The Eizo Nanao Corporation, a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miaoli Sanyi Huoyanshan Nature Reserve
Huoyan Mountain ( zh, t=火炎山, p=Huǒyánshān, l="fire mountain") is a mountain located at the border of Sanyi and Yuanli Townships in Miaoli County, Taiwan. The mountain is known for its jagged exposed laterite surfaces that look like fire. Description Huoyan Mountain is located on the north bank of Da'an River. Geologically, it is part of the Toukeshan Formation (頭嵙山層), a Pleistocene-era formation. The prominent red cliffs on the mountain are due to the tectonic uplift, weak shear strength of the underlying soil, and heavy rainfall. The mountain is protected by the Forestry Bureau to preserve the unique landscape and ecology. County Highway 140, a major road connecting the coastal regions with the mountainous interior in Miaoli County, passes on the south side of the mountain. In the past, the highway would often be blocked by landslides triggered by heavy rainfall. Therefore, in 2006, a tunnel was built to protect the road from blockages. Hiking Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenting Uplifted Coral Reefs Nature Reserve
Kenting National Park (), commonly known as Kenting (), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on 1 January 1984, it is Taiwan's oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island along Bashi Channel. Administered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March, and has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan with 5.84 million visitors in 2016. Etymology Kenting (墾丁, Kun-ting in Taiwanese) means pathfinders or pioneers. Geography The park covers about of land, of sea, weighing in at combined. Nan Wan and Banana Bay (香蕉灣) is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Taiwan Strait, and the Luzon Strait. The park is away fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiujiu Peaks Nature Reserve
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Touya Tobina which first began in December 2009. The series follows Takamichi Hachioji, a girl from a family of hunters who track down and kill demons, and her two "Jiu Jiu", a pair of shapeshifting wolves named Snow and Night who work with her. Plot Takamichi Hachioji, is a sixteen (later seventeen) year old girl who comes from a family of "Dark Hunters", whose job it is to hunt down demons and slay them. Three years earlier her twin brother was killed while working. On December 26 of that year she was given a pair of Jiu Jiu: half-human, half-animal hunting partners, to help her. At first reluctant, she then accepts them and raises the two, calling them Snowetsu(a white wolf who wears Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament-logo earrings) and Night uugure(a black wolf who wears glasses in his human form). Snow and Night live via a code obeyed by all the Jiu Jiu: "Never reveal your true identity", "Never kill a human", "Never go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokutolite Nature Reserve
Hokutolite is the only mineral named after a Taiwanese place (Hokuto is the Japanese name for Beitou) among the more than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals in the world. Hokutolite is a rare mineral containing radioactive radium elements generated by the hot spring environment, and is currently found only in Beitou Hot Spring in Taipei City, and Tamagawa Hot Spring in Akita Prefecture, Japan. In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology has designated it as a "Special Natural Monument". In Taiwan, it is designated as a "Natural Cultural Landscape", and the Taipei City Government has designated a natural reserve in the Beitou River upstream of the Beitou Hot Spring Museum. Characteristics Hokutolite is a subspecies of barite, a sulfate mineral of the orthorhombic system. The chemical composition of Hokutolite varies greatly, especially when it has a structure of light and dark interphase rings, and the molecular formula of the chemical composit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
