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. It spans cross the counties of Hualien, Taichung, and Nantou. It was established on November 28, 1986, named after Taroko (Pinyin: Tilǔg), the landmark gorge of the park. The name also comes from the aboriginal tribe Taroko (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

on the east coast. taken by Kyle Mullaney, 2004]]

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