The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 130 km wide.
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.
The Rover Incident occurred on 12 March 1867 when the American merchant ship Rover,captained by Joseph Hunt who was accompanied by his wife Mercy G. Beerman Hunt,and en route from Shantou to Niuzhuang,was wrecked off the coast of Taiwan,then ruled by the Qing dynasty. The ship struck a coral reef called Qixingyan near Cape Eluanbi and drifted into the area of Kenting in modern-day Hengchun,Pingtung County,Taiwan. Fourteen American sailors,including Hunt and his wife,were killed by Taiwanese Aborigines in revenge for earlier killings of Kaolut (Koalut/Ku-a-lut/etc) tribe members by foreigners. Subsequently,the U.S. military decided to send a military expedition against the tribe members responsible.
Orchid Island,also known by other names,is a 45 km2 (17 sq mi) volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan,which Orchid Island is part of. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County,Taiwan Province,Republic of China which also includes the nearby Lesser Orchid Island.
The Paiwan are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In 2014,the Paiwan numbered 96,334. This was approximately 17.8% of Taiwan's total indigenous population,making them the second-largest indigenous group.
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.
Hengchun Township is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninusla 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 136.76 km2 (52.80 sq mi) and has a population of 29,798 as of August 2023.
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi,the southernmost point of the main island of Taiwan,which separates Taiwan's South Bay from Banana Bay and the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea. It is near Eluan Village in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County,Taiwan. The lighthouse is open to the public all year around.
The Formosan sika deer is a subspecies of sika deer endemic to the island of Taiwan. Formosan sika,like most of the terrestrial fauna and flora of Taiwan,arrived on the island during Pleistocene glacial periods when lower sea levels connected Taiwan to the Asian mainland.
The Formosa Expedition,or the Taiwan Expedition of 1867,was a punitive expedition launched by the United States against the Paiwan,an indigenous Taiwanese tribe. The expedition was undertaken in retaliation for the Rover incident,in which the Rover,an American bark,was wrecked and its crew massacred by Paiwan warriors in March 1867. A United States Navy and Marine company landed in southern Taiwan and attempted to advance into the Paiwan village. The Paiwan responded with guerrilla warfare,repeatedly ambushing,skirmishing,disengaging and retreating. Eventually,the Marines' commander was killed and they retreated to their ship due to fatigue and heat exhaustion,and the Paiwan dispersed and retreated into the jungle. The action is regarded as an American failure.
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.
The Hengchun Line is a planned branch line of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) South-link line which plans to connect Taiwan's southern capital Kaohsiung to Kenting,a popular tourist destination located in Hengchun. Express train service that connects Xinzuoying Station,the major hub for both Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railways Administration trains,to Hengchun is also planned. Construction will start in 2017.
Provincial Highway 26 is a Taiwanese highway that starts from Fangshan,Pingtung County and ends in Daren,Taitung County. The highway is also known as Ping-E Highway (屏鵝公路) for the stretch between Fangshan and Cape Eluanbi in Kenting National Park,and Jia-E Highway (佳鵝公路) between Cape Eluanbi and Jialeshui (佳樂水). It is the primary highway to Kenting National Park and the beaches in Kenting. The route length is 93.5 kilometres (58.1 mi).
The Frog Rock is a rock in Hengchun Township,Pingtung County,Taiwan. The rock is part of Kenting National Park.
Cape Fugui,Cape Fukwei,Fukwei Chiao,Fuguei Cape,or Fugui Cape is a cape located at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan. It is located in Cape Fugui Park within the Shimen District in New Taipei City.
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.
Crotalaria similis,also known as the Pingtung Curara pea,belongs to the family Fabaceae and genus Crotalaria. It is a perennial crawling herb,an endemic species of Taiwan which the distribution is limited to the Eastern seaside of the Hengchun Peninsula.
Piper kawakamii,also known as the Kawakamii pepper,is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. It is a native endemic species in Taiwan. The plant is mainly distributed in the Hengchun Peninsula. It was collected by Takiya Kawakami at the Kuraru Community,on July 2,1906. In 1911,the plant was published by BunzōHayata as a new species. The type specimen of this plant is being preserved in the Botanical Gardens,Graduate School of Science,the University of Tokyo,Japan. and the Herbarium of Taiwan Forest Research Institute
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