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Gaoshu Destination Guide

Discover Gaoshu in Taiwan

Gaoshu in the region of Taiwan is a town located in Taiwan - some 164 mi or ( 265 km ) South of Taipei , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gaoshu

Local time in Gaoshu is now 11:43 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yushui, Douliu, Yonglong, Yuanquan, and Wutai. When in this area, you might want to check out Yushui . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gaoshu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Thousands of Purple-spotted butterflies flying #1

0:15 min by Janne Pyykkö
Views: 1933 Rating: 3.00

Thousands of Purple-spotted butterflies flying at 10:05 AM in the Purple Butterfly Walley, Maolin, Taiwan ..

At home (Taiwan)

7:43 min by laoshu505000
Views: 1721 Rating: 5.00

Recorded on 十二月13, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder. ..


AT 3 Landing

1:41 min by yusrwang
Views: 801 Rating: 0.00

2009-08-23 Taiwan.Pingtung ..

Time Lapse 微速度攝影- 雲系列clouds series

0:48 min by 承駿 林
Views: 555 Rating: 5.00

clouds series Camera:Nikon D80 Lens:Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 Site:Taiwan,pingtung and taichung city 2010 BGM: Relief SW:Vegas Pro 9.0 & Lightroom 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------- ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Meinong District

Meinong District is a Hakka district in Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan). The area has grown tobacco since 1630 and is renowned nationwide for its oil paper umbrellas. These oil paper umbrellas are made mainly by the Hakka population and exported to Japan. The name Meinong originated from Minong (瀰濃), which was the name during the Japanese conqure. But when the local aborigines called it "MALANG", it adpoted the new name Meinong.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.89 120.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Districts of Kaohsiung

Gaoping River

The Kaoping or Gaoping River is a major river in Taiwan. It flows through Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County for 171 kilometres, draining a basin of 3,285 square kilometres, with an average discharge of 241 cubic metres per second . The river rises in forks in the southern part of the central Taiwan cordillera, several of which begin just south of Yushan. These forks combine near Provincial Highway No. 20 and flow southwards, past Liouguei and Gaoshu Townships.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.87 120.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Kaohsiung, Pingtung County, Rivers of Taiwan

Sandimen, Pingtung

Sandimen (三地門鄉) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Population:7,431(people)(June, 2009) Area:196.3965(km)(June, 2009)

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Located at 22.72 120.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Townships in Pingtung County

Jiouru, Pingtung

Jiouru Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 23,060 and an area of 42.0187 square kilometres.

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Located at 22.73 120.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Townships in Pingtung County

Ligang Bridge

The Ligang Cable-stayed Bridge is a bridge in Taiwan. It crosses the Kaoping River on the Second Southern Freeway, entering Pingtung City. It is the longest in Southeastern Asia with the second longest span in the world, measuring 2617 meters long. The tower is 183.5 meters tall (at the height of a 65-storied building). The side span is 180 meters long, while the main span is 330 meters long.

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Located at 22.76 120.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Bridges in Taiwan, Pingtung County

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