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KentingNationalPark(Chinese:墾丁國家公園;pinyin:KěndīngGúojiāGōngyuán),commonlyknownasKenting(Chinese:墾丁;pinyin:Kěndīng),isanationalparklocatedontheHengchunPeninsulaofPingtungCounty,Taiwan,coveringHengchun,Checheng,andManzhouTownships.Establishedon1January1984,[1]itisTaiwansoldestandthesouthernmostnationalparkonthemainisland,coveringthesouthernmostareaoftheTaiwanislandalongBashiChannel.AdministeredbytheExecutiveYuansMinistryoftheInterior,thisnationalparkiswellknownforitstropicalclimateands...
Kenting National Park (Chinese: 墾丁國家公園; pinyin: Kěndīng Gúojiā Gōngyuán), commonly known as Kenting (Chinese: 墾丁; pinyin: Kěndīng), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on 1 January 1984,[1] it is Taiwans oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island along Bashi Channel. Administered by the Executive Yuans Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March,[2] and has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan with 5.84 million visitors in 2016.[3]
Etymology[edit]Kenting (墾丁, Kun-ting in Taiwanese) means pathfinders or pioneers.
Geography[edit]The park covers about 181 square kilometres (70 sq mi) of land, 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) of...