Taiwan Province's local customs

Taiwan Province Island is a mountainous island. Most of the central and eastern parts of the island are high mountains with an altitude of 1, to 3, meters, accounting for about one third of the island, and low mountains, hills, terraces and coastal plains with an altitude of less than 1, meters and more than 1 meters also account for about one third. In the eastern half of the alpine region, there are 62 peaks with an altitude of more than 3, meters, of which 22 are more than 3,5 meters. It is rare in the world that there are so many high mountains concentrated on such a small island.

Looking down at the earth from space, you will find that there are many glittering and translucent gem-like islands embedded in the vast sea surface in the southeast of the mainland of China, including a long and narrow island shaped like a banana leaf, which is the beautiful, rich and charming Taiwan Province Island. In 1544 (the 23rd year of Ming Jiajing), when a Portuguese fleet sailed into the offshore of Taiwan Province, it was surprised to find that in the early morning, a column of green hills with lush trees and waterfalls appeared everywhere, and the red sun and rosy clouds reflected it with golden blue sea and lush peaks. They sincerely praised "Ilhas! Formosa!” (meaning beautiful island). This is the first time that western countries have discovered Taiwan Province.

In Taiwan Province, although the marriage of the indigenous residents in the Sun Moon Lake area was arranged by a matchmaker, it was quite free, and they could divorce if their feelings were not harmonious, and the man's family did not stop it. But the way to get married is close to predatory marriage. The most interesting thing is that the two relatives beat each other, and the more fierce the fight, the closer the relatives are.

Taiwan Province

Area: 36, square kilometers

Population: about 23 million people

People: Han people, aborigines

Language: Putonghua/Taiwanese (Minnan dialect)/Hakka/aborigines' languages

Religion: Buddhism/Taoism/Christianity/Catholicism. 4 square miles), located in the southeast of the Asian continent, between the East Asian island arcs on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, bordering Japan and Ryukyu Islands in the north and the Philippines Islands in the south, is a hub to and from all parts of Asia; The aviation network extends in all directions and is one of the most convenient tourist destinations.

In the past 5 years, Taiwan Province has created a world-famous economic miracle. made in taiwan's products are sold all over the world, ranking 15th in the world, and it is also the main source of foreign investment in Chinese mainland and Southeast Asian countries.

Taiwan Province is small, but it is rich in natural resources and cultural features. In terms of natural resources, due to the continuous movement of stratigraphic plates, Taiwan Province has complex and changeable topography, with rich landscapes such as mountains, hills, plains, basins, islands, longitudinal valleys and coasts. In addition, the Tropic of Cancer passes through it, which makes Taiwan Province have all kinds of natural ecology, such as tropical, subtropical and temperate. Among them, the proportion of native endemic species is quite high, accounting for more than 2% of more than 18,4 kinds of wild animals, such as hooked salmon, macaque in Taiwan, black bear in Taiwan, and blue-bellied pheasant, which has made Taiwan Province one of the most important places for conservation in the world.

in order to maintain the beautiful natural landscape and protect the ecology, there are 7 national parks and 13 national scenic spots in Taiwan, which gather the best natural beauty and sightseeing resources of Taiwan. Not only can you visit Taroko's majestic and steep mountain valleys; Take a small train on the mountaineering railway and shuttle through the forest to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds in Alishan; Or climb Mount Yushan, the highest peak in Northeast Asia, and witness the changes of majestic mountains and four seasons; Coming to Kenting, South Taiwan Province, the strong atmosphere of ocean vacation makes people feel relaxed and enjoy the reputation of "Hawaii in Asia"; Sun Moon Lake is a dazzling pearl in the mountains, and the scenery of lakes and mountains is amazing! The East Coast of Huadong and the longitudinal valley have preserved the purest natural flavor of Dongtai Bay; The Golden Gate and Penghu on the outlying islands have pieced together distinctive customs with rich local characteristics and cultural historical sites ...... These are the beautiful calls and invitations of Baodao!

In terms of cultural features, it has formed colorful cultural colors due to the integration of different ethnic groups, such as Minnan, Hakka, other provinces and aborigines. No matter in religious beliefs, architecture, language, living habits and food flavors, it shows colorful scenes of harmony and glory everywhere; Among them, "Gourmet" is the most distinctive representative, and all kinds of Taiwanese cuisine, Hakka cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Japanese cuisine and Korean cuisine, or traditional snacks and local specialties, present a variety of rich gourmet feasts, making Taiwan Province's name "Gourmet Kingdom" recognized by the world.

Nature

Formosa (a beautiful island) was the admiration of the Portuguese in the 16th century when they saw this beautiful island of Taiwan Province. Yes, the beautiful scenery of Taiwan Province in full of green will make you feel like you are in a paradise.

Taiwan Province, located on the southeast coast of the Asian continent and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, lies between Japan and the Philippines, and is in the center of the East Asian island arc. It is the main artery of sea and air transportation in the Asia-Pacific region. The total area is about 36, square kilometers (14,4 square miles). Taiwan Province Island is narrow from east to west and long from north to south. Two-thirds of the island is covered with alpine woodlands, and the rest is composed of hills, platform highlands, coastal plains and basins. The main mountain ranges run from north to south, and the central mountain range runs through the island from north to south, which is the watershed of rivers in the east and west of Taiwan Province. On its west side, the Yushan Mountains, with its main peak approaching 4, meters, is the highest peak in Northeast Asia.

High mountains

Taiwan Province is rich in forest resources, with 293 peaks over 3, meters, which is a rare geographical phenomenon in the world. Because there are many mountains, all kinds of mountaineering activities in Taiwan Province are quite popular. From suburban mountains and intermediate mountains to climbing mountains and mountains, hiking in valleys, exploring the source of the stream, and walking long distances over mountains, you can fully experience the beauty of Taiwan Province's forests by being close to lush valleys. Moreover, the six national parks in Taiwan Province contain many special topographical landscapes: Taroko National Park canyon style cut by Liwu Creek, the highest stronghold in Taiwan Province ── Yushan Mountain, the first peak in Northeast Asia, the steep rock peak of Dabajian Mountain, the Datun Volcano Group in Yangming Mountain National Park, which preserves the landscapes such as volcanic bodies and crater lake, tropical shrubs in Kenting National Park, and Jinmen National Park, which is famous for its battlefield cultural relics.

Marine World

Taiwan Province is rich in marine ecology. On the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, you can see groups of bottlenose dolphins, flying dolphins, patterned dolphins, Freund's dolphins and tropical dolphins jumping over the sea. The southern Kenting and the outlying islands of the Green Island and Penghu areas, as well as beautiful coral groups, blue and beautiful marine world, have a panoramic view.

Travel to Taiwan Province, and you will see surprises!

Ecological Park

Taiwan Province has a warm climate and abundant rainfall, and all kinds of landforms, such as Wuhu, sandbars, plains, basins, hills, terraces and mountains, are complete, which makes Taiwan Province rich in animal and plant resources and breeds a wide variety of biological species, thus forming a large-scale ecological park. In addition, due to the growth of muddy beaches and mangroves along the coast of Taiwan Province, migratory birds from all over the world have been attracted and become shelters for migratory birds. There are summer migratory birds who come to Taiwan Province from tropical areas for summer in spring and summer, such as colorful and beautiful eight-color birds; There are also winter migratory birds that go south from the cold temperate zone to Taiwan Province to avoid the cold in autumn, such as the few black-faced spoonbill left in the world, which comes to the swamp in Zengwenxikou, Taiwan Province for winter every year, and the gray-faced vulture that comes to Taiwan every October; There are more migratory birds with Taiwan Province as the relay station or the end of migration, which adds great vitality to the ecology of Taiwan Province!