Photo of the Day Archive for March 2004

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Taiwan
Taiwan officially recognizes nine distinct indigenous groupings, a total of 400,000 people (about 2 percent of the entire population.) Twenty peoples of Austronesian extraction were living in Taiwan for centuries before the Chinese made any significant inroads in the island.

Taiwan officially recognizes nine distinct indigenous groupings, a total of 400,000 people (about 2 percent of the entire population.) Twenty peoples of Austronesian extraction were living in Taiwan for centuries before the Chinese made any significant inroads in the island.

Taiwan officially recognizes nine distinct indigenous groupings, a total of 400,000 people (about 2 percent of the entire population.) Twenty peoples of Austronesian extraction were living in Taiwan for centuries before the Chinese made any significant inroads in the island.
Turtle Mountain Island, located 10 kilometers off the coast of Toucheng in Yilan County, Taiwan, looks like a turtle floating in the sea, hence its name. The island has high cliffs, steaming fumaroles, welling underwater hot springs, mountain peaks, sea-eroded caves, a lake, and unique cliff vegetation, as well as a rich marine ecology. Since the Ching Dynasty, Turtle Mountain Island has been famous for its runrises. The best place to watch this spectacular sunrise is from Toucheng Beach or the mouth of the Lanyang River, between April and September.
There are as many as 100 temples in Taiwan's Tapeng Bay National Scenic Area. Among all the temples, the Donglong Temple in Donglong Village, Donggang Township has the longest history. In a spectacular ceremony that is held every three years, plague god boats are burnt, making it one of the biggest celebration of this kind.
A giant Buddha sits atop Mt. Bagua in the Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area in central Taiwan. Originally named Mt. Wangluo, the mountain served as a strategic garrison during the Qing Dynasty. For this reason, it was also called Dingjunshan, meaning "Garrison Mountain." In the 18th century, its name was changed to Mt. Bagua because its shape resembled the famous Eight Trigrams (Bagua) of the ancient Book of Changes. Mt. Bagua, located on the eastern outskirts of Changhua City, has a panoramic view of the city from its peak, at an elevation of 100 meters. It is well known for its black 70 meters-high statue of Buddha.

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