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Beiwei Destination Guide

Explore Beiwei in Taiwan

Beiwei in the region of Taiwan is a place in Taiwan - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) South-West of Taipei , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Beiwei

Time in Beiwei is now 07:16 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Taipei " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Douliu, Yuemeitan, Wutiaogang, Shanliao, and Wukuailiao. Since you are here already, consider visiting Douliu . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Beiwei ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

I like Traffic Lights

0:19 min by fusionpatrol
Views: 65038 Rating: 4.62

Chiayi traffic light which counts down the remaining time. Whay can't all traffic lights be like this? ..

Tongji(乩童in Chinese or spirit medium) with Kodak Playsport ZX3

3:07 min by alubaplay
Views: 2825 Rating: 1.00

Frequently a person who will become tongji experiences himself, at an early time in his or her life, to be coming under the compulsion of some god to be possessed by him. The person may well resist th ..


MaZu Festival in Taiwan

1:40 min by skimvision
Views: 693 Rating: 5.00

Mazu was originally Lin Moniang, who, according to one version of this legend, died at age 16 of exhaustion after swimming far into the ocean trying to find her lost father and that her corpse later w ..

TAIPE 101 FIRE WORKS (2011)

6:09 min by kukai0210
Views: 160 Rating: 0.00

taipe park actual footge ..


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Interesting facts about this location

1904 Douliu earthquake

The 1904 Douliu earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 earthquake which struck central Taiwan at 04:25 on November 6, 1904. The quake caused widespread damage and killed 145 people, making it the fifth deadliest earthquake of the 20th century in Taiwan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.58 120.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1904 earthquakes, 1904 in Taiwan

Beigang, Yunlin

Beigang is a township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. The Beigang River borders the town on the east and south.

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Located at 23.57 120.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Townships in Yunlin County

Chaotian Temple

The Chaotian Temple at Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, is dedicated to the deity Mazu, the goddess of the sea. Constructed in 1694, it became one of the most important Mazu temples in Taiwan and is known for its extravagant temple architecture. It is visited by more than a million pilgrims every year.

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Located at 23.57 120.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Historic sites in Taiwan, Mazu belief, Religion in Taiwan, Taoist temples in Yunlin County, Visitor attractions in Taiwan, Yunlin County

Beigang River

The Beigang River is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Yunlin County and Chiayi County for 82km.

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Located at 23.53 120.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Chiayi County, Rivers of Taiwan, Yunlin County

Taixi, Yunlin

'Taixi, also known as T'ai-hsi or Taisi, is a township in Yunlin County, Taiwan, lies to the west of Dongshi township and is bordered on the North by Mailiao township and on the South by Sihu township.

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Located at 23.70 120.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Townships in Yunlin County

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