Taroko National Park
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Tunnel of Nine Turns, Taroko National Park
Taroko National Park (太魯閣國家公園) is one of the six national parks of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It spans cross the counties of Hualien, Taichung, and Nantou. It was established on November 28, 1986, named after Taroko Gorge(Pinyin: Tàilǔgé), the landmark gorge of the park. The name Taroko comes from the aboriginal tribe Truku.
Sights include:
- Eternal Spring Shrine (長春祠 Changchun)(pic below)
- Swallow's Mouth (燕子口)
- Jinheng Park (靳珩公園)
- Tunnel of Nine Turns (九曲洞 Jiuqiu Dong)
- The Bridge of the Kind Mother (慈母橋)
- Tianxiang (天祥)
- Jueilu Precipice (錐麓斷崖)
- Lioufang Bridge (流芳橋): 1,666 meters above the riverbed
- Hill of Yu the Great (大禹嶺)
- Buluo Bay (布洛灣)
Pictures
Missing image Tailuge_-taroko-.jpg Eternal Spring Shrine, Tailuge(Taroko) National Park, Hualien on the east coast. Taken by Kyle Mullaney, 2004 |
External links
- Official site (http://www.taroko.gov.tw/ENGLISH/index.htm)zh:太魯閣國家公園