Taiwan
Taiwan is an island in East Asia. “Taiwan” is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC), a state whose effective area of administration consists of the island of Taiwan, Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and Matsu off the southeast coast of the territories administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The main island of Taiwan, sometimes also referred to as Formosa (from Portuguese, meaning “graceful”), is located off the coast of the territories administered by the People's Republic of China, south of Japan and north of the Philippines. It is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean, to the south by the South China Sea and the Luzon Strait, to the west by the Taiwan Strait and to the north by the East China Sea. The island is 394 kilometers (245 miles) long and 144 kilometers (89 miles) wide and consists of steep mountains covered by tropical and subtropical vegetation.
Tourist attractions in Taiwan
Around Taipei
• Beitou
• Yangmingshan National Park
• Songshan
• Nangang
• Chihnan Temple
Taipei County
• Wulai
• Tamsui
• Yehliu
• Keelung
• Jioufen
• Shihfen
• Pingsi
Taoyuan County
• Taoyuan
• Cihhu
• Shihmen Reservoir
Hsinchu County
• Hsinchu
Miaoli County
• Tunghsiao
Yilan County
• Gueishan Island
• Yilan City, Datong, Su-ao
Hualien County
• Hualien
• Tayuling
Taitung County
• Taitung City
• Taroko Gorge
• Orchid Island
• Green Island
Pingtung County
• Kenting National Park
• Pingtung City
• Sandimen
• Wutai
• Liuchiu Island
Kaohsiung County
• Kaohsiung
• Maolin
• Fongshan City
Tainan County
• Tainan City
• Madou
• Yenshui
Chiayi County
• Chiayi
• Budai
• Alishan
• Sikou
Yunlin County
• Douliou City
• Janfusun Fancyworld
Nantou County
• Nantou City
• Shueili
• Sun Moon Lake
• Puli
• Wushe
• Hohuanshan
• Jhongsing Village
Changhua County
• Changhua City
• Lukang
Taichung County
• Taichung
• Kukuan
• Lishan
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