Gaomei Wetlands

Gaomei Wetlands
Gaomei Wetlands
高美溼地 (Chinese)
	Gaomei Wetlands
Location	Qingshui, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°18′43″N 120°32′59″E / 24.312059°N 120.549704°E
Type	wetland
Built	29 September 2004
Website	Official website (in Chinese)

Gaomei Wetlands (traditional Chinese: 高美溼地; simplified Chinese: 高美湿地; pinyin: Gāoměi Shīdì), officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area (Chinese: 高美溼地野生動物保護區), is a wetland in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan.

History

Gaomei Wetlands was established on 29 September 2005.^[2] In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed 6 out of 18 wind turbines of the Taiwan Power Company in the area.^[3] In October 2019, a bridge connecting the Taichung mainland with the wetlands area failed a safety inspection, following the Nanfang'ao Bridge collapse 3 weeks earlier in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. The Binhai Bridge (Chinese: 濱海橋) was examined by Taiwan International Ports Corporation. It spans over a length of 70 meters and was 45 years old by the time of inspection.^[4]

Geography

Gaomei Wetlands is a flat land which spans over 300 hectares, but it is only about 10% of Dadu River wetlands.^[5]^[6]

Transportation

Gaomei Wetlands is accessible by bus from Qingshui Station of Taiwan Railways.^[7]

References

^ "棲地保育 - 野生動物保護區 - 高美野生動物保護區". conservation.forest.gov.tw (in Chinese). 行政院農業委員會林務局. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Taichung City Government ─ Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taichung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Lin, Milly; Hsu, Chih-wei; Chang, S. C. (9 August 2015). "Typhoon Soudelor causes widespread damage to Taiwan (update)". Focus Taiwan.
^ Lee, Hsin-yin (18 October 2019). "Bridge connecting Gaomei Wetlands closed after safety inspection". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ "Welcome to Taiwan Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Yang, Ming-chu; Kao, Evelyn (6 November 2016). "Taiwan's Gaomei Wetlands number one place to visit by Japanese: poll". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ Tsai, Leon. "Gaomei Wetlands". TravelKing. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

External links

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] "棲地保育 - 野生動物保護區 - 高美野生動物保護區". conservation.forest.gov.tw (in Chinese). 行政院農業委員會林務局. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[2] "Taichung City Government ─ Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taichung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[3] Lin, Milly; Hsu, Chih-wei; Chang, S. C. (9 August 2015). "Typhoon Soudelor causes widespread damage to Taiwan (update)". Focus Taiwan.

[4] Lee, Hsin-yin (18 October 2019). "Bridge connecting Gaomei Wetlands closed after safety inspection". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[5] "Welcome to Taiwan Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[6] Yang, Ming-chu; Kao, Evelyn (6 November 2016). "Taiwan's Gaomei Wetlands number one place to visit by Japanese: poll". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[7] Tsai, Leon. "Gaomei Wetlands". TravelKing. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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