Taroko Gorge 太魯閣 | 九曲洞英文
IfyouonlyhaveafewdaysinTaiwanandyouwanttogosomewhereoutsideofTaipei,youshoulddefinitelygotoTarokoGorge.Onanislandfullofmountains,rainforests,beaches,andaboundingnaturalbeauty,TarokoGorgemightjusttakethetopspotasthemostbeautifulscenicareainTaiwan. TarokoNationalParkiswellknownforits amazingmarblecliffsandcanyonscarvedoutbytheLiwuRiver.Itisalsoapopularspotforhiking,rafting,andrivertracing. Ifyouhavethetime,cometotheEastcoastandseeit.Ifyoudonthavetime,thenmakesometime!HistoryandBackground:Tar...
If you only have a few days in Taiwan and you want to go somewhere outside of Taipei, you should definitely go to Taroko Gorge. On an island full of mountains, rain forests, beaches, and abounding natural beauty, Taroko Gorge might just take the top spot as the most beautiful scenic area in Taiwan.Taroko National Park is well known for its amazing marble cliffs and canyons carved out by the Liwu River. It is also a popular spot for hiking, rafting, and river tracing. If you have the time, come to the East coast and see it. If you dont have time, then make some time!
History and Background:
Taroko National Park is well known for its marble cliffs and canyons, and is also known as "The Marble Gorge." Millions of years ago, the rock we see today was sediment at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but oceanic and tectonic pressure turned it into limestone, and later into marble. Later the Eurasian plate was uplifted where Taiwan is today, and a gorge was cut out of the lime...