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Kenting
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
Hengchun
Hengchun Township is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. Hengchun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. Hengchun has a land area of and has a population of 30,859 as of December 2014. The city of Hengchun is the entryway to Kenting National Park, the southernmost National Park in the country. With pristine beaches and a vibrant tourist industry, the Hengchun area often attracts more travelers than local residents. The city itself was once completely surrounded by a city wall; now about half of the wall remains intact, as well as the four city gates. On weekends, the streets of nearby Kenting are filled with cars and tour buses. The 2008 Taiwanese film ''Cape No. 7'', the top-grossing film in Taiwan's film history, features Hengchun. Names The area of the modern township was known to the Dutch as Lonkjouw, alternatively spelled Liangkiau, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hengchun, Pingtung
Hengchun Township is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. Hengchun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. Hengchun has a land area of and has a population of 30,859 as of December 2014. The city of Hengchun is the entryway to Kenting National Park, the southernmost National Park in the country. With pristine beaches and a vibrant tourist industry, the Hengchun area often attracts more travelers than local residents. The city itself was once completely surrounded by a city wall; now about half of the wall remains intact, as well as the four city gates. On weekends, the streets of nearby Kenting are filled with cars and tour buses. The 2008 Taiwanese film ''Cape No. 7'', the top-grossing film in Taiwan's film history, features Hengchun. Names The area of the modern township was known to the Dutch as Lonkjouw, alternatively spelled Liangkiau ... [...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] |
Oluanpi
Cape Eluanbi or Oluanpi, also known by other names, is the southernmost point on the island of Taiwan. It is located in within the Hengchun Township in Pingtung County. Names ''Éluánbí'' is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of its Chinese name These characters literally mean "Goose Bell Nose", but actually transcribe the local Hokkien pronunciation ''Gô-lôan'', used as a transliteration of the Paiwan ' ("sail"). This may be a reference to nearby Sail Rock. The "nose" in the name is a dialectical term for a cape, as in nearby Cape Maobitou. Under the Qing, it was sometimes known as "Linhaishan". Under Japanese rule, the cape was known as or Garanbi from the Japanese pronunciation of characters in Eluanbi. It is also sometimes known as or Oluanpi; as Gaw-loan-phi, Ngoluanpi, or from its Hokkien pronunciation; or as from its position. Geography Eluanbi is the southernmost point of the Hengchun Peninsula, making it the southernmost point on F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Scream
The Spring Scream () is an outdoor music festival held in early April each year at Kenting, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The festival showcases a variety of music styles from bands both from Taiwan and overseas. Each year the festival adds the name of the current Chinese astrological animal to its name. The festival is organized by two expatriate Americans, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe, and has grown significantly since its beginnings in 1995. The event length has been between 2 and 11 days and as many as 300 acts on 8 stages. It also features a film festival, art exhibits, DJs, stalls, food vendors and camping. Spring Scream History 1995 *Year of the Pig (豬年) 3 days, Magic Studios * Bands had their own stalls, with hand-dyed and printed shirts 1996 *Year of the Rat (鼠年) 2 days, Magic Studios *Cover:$200 *30 bands on 2 stages *Stalls improved, with hand-dyed and printed shirts, and artists-submitted designs for shirts 1997 *Year of the Ox (牛年) 3 days, Beach *Cover:$200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bay (Taiwan)
South Bay, also known by other names, is a bay and adjacent beach near Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is part of Kenting National Park. Names "South Bay" is a calque of the bay's Chinese name, written in traditional characters or in simplified characters. It is also known as the Nanwan, from the Chinese name's pronunciation in Mandarin; as and as Gualiang or History The bay used to be a whaling area during the Japanese rule. It is still home to small fishing villages. Geography The bay is bound on the west by Cape Maobitou and on the east by Cape Eluanbi. The beach has white sand and a length of around . Facilities The area around the beach provides facilities such as changing rooms, toilets, rental and sale of swimming equipment, restaurants and parking. Common activities at the beach and its surrounding areas are swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving etc. Transportation The beach is accessible by bus from Xinzuoying and Kaohsiung Stations, ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Maobitou
Cape Maobitou is a cape in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It lies within Kenting National Park and forms the western boundary of South Bay. It is one of the southernmost points on Taiwan Island, sits opposite to the Cape Eluanbi in the southeast. Name ''Māobítou'' is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese name, written in traditional characters and in simplified characters. It literally means "Cat Nose Head" but ''bítou'' is a simply a clarifying dialectical variation of ''bí'', itself a dialectical name for a headland. Maobitou or Maobi was formerly known as Niauphi, from the Hokkien form of the name. Transportation The cape is located near Taiwan's Highway 26. See also * Geography of Taiwan * Kenting National Park 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. Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longluan Lake
The Longluan Lake () is a lake in Kenting National Park, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. History To solve the flooding problem around the lake area, the government built barriers on the eastern and northern sides of the lake where the elevations are relatively lower. Geology The lake lays in a low-laying area which is prone to flooding during rainy seasons. With a span area of 175 hectares and an average depth of 3.5 meters, the lake is the biggest fresh water lake in Taiwan. The lake is surrounded by various vegetation and it consists of various water animals, such as fishes and shrimps. During winter times, the lake area become the place for migratory birds. Architecture The lake features the Longluan lake Natural Center located on the western edge of the lake. It exhibits information on birds ecology in Taiwan. 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, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzhou, Pingtung
Manzhou Township (, pwn, Vangecul) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 8,126. The indigenous Paiwan people makes up 25% of the population. Geography Manzhou is bordered to the southwest by Hengchun, to the west by Checheng and to the northwest by Mudan. Administrative divisions The township comprises eight villages: Gangkou, Gangzi, Jiupeng, Lide, Manzhou, Xianglin, Yongjing and Zhangle. Tourist attractions * Cikong Waterfalls * Gangkou Suspension Bridge * Jioupeng Sand Dunes * Kentington Resort * Mount Nanren Ecological Reserve Area Mount Nanren Ecological Reserve Area () is a nature reserve in Kenting National Park, Manzhou Township, Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its ag ... References External links Manjhou Township Office Townships in Pingtung County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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