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Explore Gaoshan in Taiwan

Gaoshan in the region of Taiwan is a town in Taiwan - some 94 mi or ( 152 km ) South of Taipei , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gaoshan is now 02:32 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Douliu, Fengping, Taipei, Taichung, and Shuiguangtou. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Douliu . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gaoshan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Takada Yoichi in Taiwan・Danongdafu Forest Park 2011 Masadi international Art Festival

5:19 min by pengin1956
Views: 536 Rating: 5.00

Takada Yoichi Wind Suculptures in Taiwan Masadi 2011 花蓮平地森林園国際芸術祭winglab.blog.fc2.com ..

The other side of Heaven 牛山呼庭

9:56 min by Sla Guyus
Views: 434 Rating: 5.00

2010-9-11 回到感動的淨土牛山這次用相機製作記錄片,希望有朝一日能將老家變成屬於自己的The other side of Heaven. ..


Taiwan Motorcycling

5:11 min by Catiga1
Views: 347 Rating: 5.00

This montage is the first of (hopefully) 2 videos showing the motorcycle run a pair of Canadians made in November of 2009. The weather was stellar, the beer was cold and the conditions were ideal. The ..

2010 Hualian

7:56 min by leeannster
Views: 105 Rating: 5.00

Hualian / Oct 10, 2010... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

2009 Hualien earthquake

The 2009 Hualien earthquake was a Mw 6.4 earthquake which occurred on December 19, 2009 at 21:02:16 (local time) off the coast of Hualian, Taiwan. The Central Weather Bureau put the magnitude at ML 6.8. Strong shaking could be felt in Hualian City (shindo 5 according to Central Weather Bureau) and Taipei (MM IV according to USGS, shindo 4 according to Central Weather Bureau).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.76 121.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Taiwan, Earthquakes in Taiwan

Shoufeng, Hualien

Shoufeng is a township of Hualien County, Taiwan. The township sits in the north segment of Huatung Valley between Taiwan's Central Range and Haian Range near the Pacific Ocean. It has 18,000 inhabitants in 6,700 households. Shoufeng is the site of the main campus of the National Dong Hua University.

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Located at 23.87 121.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Townships in Hualien County

National Dong Hwa University

The National Dong Hwa University, also Dong Hwa or NDHU (國立東華大學, Guólì dōnghuá dàxué), is a comprehensive public institution of higher learning on Taiwan's east coast. The school serves over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The main Dong Hwa campus is located in Shoufeng township in the Papaya Creek Delta region of Hualien County. The campus sits just north of the Tropic of Cancer about 35 kilometers south of Taroko National Park and 15 kilometers south of Hualien City.

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Located at 23.89 121.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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1972 Ruisui earthquake

The 1972 Ruisui earthquake, or the 1972 Juisui earthquake, occurred on April 24, 1972 at 09:57 UTC . The magnitude of this earthquake was given as Ms 7.2 by USGS and ML 6.9 by the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. The epicenter was located near Ruisui (or spelled as Juisui), Hualian, Taiwan. The intensity was shindo 4 in Taipei and Hualian. 5 people were reported dead. The Ruisui Bridge was destroyed. The water treatment plant in Ruisui was damaged.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.50 121.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 1972 earthquakes, 1972 in Taiwan, Earthquakes in Taiwan

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