The Tengjhih National Forest Recreation Area () is located in Baoshan Village,
Taoyuan District
Taoyuan District (), formerly known as Taoyuan City () prior to the establishment of the special municipality of Taoyuan in 2014, is a district of Taoyuan City in northwestern Taiwan. The municipal seat of Taoyuan City is situated within its bor ...
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Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
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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 ...
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Administration
The forest recreation area is administered by the 70th, 71st and 72nd offices of the
Forestry Bureau
The Forestry Bureau () is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC).
History
The Forestry Bureau was originally established in 1945 as the Office of Forestry Administration. In June 1947, the office was disbanded and the Forestry A ...
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Geography
The forest spreads over an area of 770 hectares with height ranges from 500 to 1,804 meters. It has a mean temperature of 18-21°C. The forest consists of Chinese firs, maples, cherry trees, plum trees etc.
Facilities
The forest is equipped with log cabins, watchtower, meteorology station and alarm. Various activities can also be done in the forest, such as jungle trekking, hiking, mount climbing, bird watching etc.
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Geography of Kaohsiung
National forest recreation areas in Taiwan
Tourist attractions in Kaohsiung
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