Knowledge about Taiwan Province.

Taiwan for short. Located in the southeast of China, facing Fujian Province across the Taiwan Province Strait in the west. East of the Pacific Ocean. Provincial capital Taipei. Taiwan Province has been a part of China territory since ancient times. The population of Taiwan was 22.77 million as of December 25. The ethnic minorities are Gaoshan. Taiwan Province is composed of the main island of Taiwan Province, the surrounding dependent islands and the Penghu Islands. There are 88 large and small islands in * *, which is called a multi-island province. Taiwan Province is a beautiful and rich treasure island of the motherland. Excellent natural conditions, fishing and salt benefits. Sulfur, oil, gold and other mineral reserves are extremely rich. Forestry resources are abundant. It is rich in camphor wood, redwood and Taiwanshan. Agriculture is rich in rice, tea and fruit. Industries include textiles, electronics, sugar, chemistry, electricity and so on. Most of them are concentrated in the western plain, centering on Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung respectively, basically forming an arc industrial belt. There are many places of interest in Taiwan Province, such as Sun Moon Lake, Alishan, Beigang Mazu Tempel, Banping Mountain, ZhengChenggong Temple, Yangmingshan Park and Taipei Palace Museum.

geographical overview

Taiwan Province area is located in the southeast sea area of China. It faces the Pacific Ocean in the east, Fujian across the Taiwan Province Strait in the west, the Philippine Islands in the south by bashi channel, and the East China Sea in the north. The total area is 36, square kilometers. Taiwan Province Island is the largest island in China. Taiwan Province Island is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. The longest from north to south is 394 kilometers, and the widest from east to west is 144 kilometers, showing a spindle shape. Rivers include turbid water stream, Dajiaxi and Zengwenxi. The Central Mountain Range, the Snow Mountain Range, the Yushan Mountain Range, the Ali Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range (also known as Taitung Mountain Range) meander like five dragons, and Qidong lies parallel to Taiwan Province Island in the north and southwest, collectively known as the Taiwan Province Mountain Range. The main peak of Yushan Mountain is 3952 above sea level, which is the highest point in eastern Taiwan Province and China. There are many volcanoes, hot springs and earthquakes in mountainous areas of Taiwan Province. Taiwan Province Plain accounts for about 1/3 of the total island area, mostly along the western coast.

climatic characteristics

Taiwan Province has a transitional climate between tropical and subtropical regions. The average annual temperature is about 2~25℃, and the average annual precipitation on the island can reach more than 24 mm. The seasonal distribution of rainfall in the northeast and southwest is different. The mountains in Taiwan Province are cold and rainy. In winter, there is often snow on high slopes over 25 meters. The snow-capped mountains in the north and the northern section of the central mountains. Yushan Mountain in the middle and its nearby peaks. They are all famous for their deep winter snow.

natural resources

Taiwan Province is rich in mineral resources, with more than 2 kinds. Sulfur, gold, copper, natural gas and coal are the most important minerals in Taiwan Province, and the reserves of limestone and marble are also high. There are many kinds of biological resources in Taiwan Province, and the forest area accounts for more than 1/2 of the whole island area, so it is called the green treasure island. There are many endangered creatures in the world, such as Taiwania flousiana, hemlock and Taiwan macaque.

Transportation

The transportation of railways, highways, shipping and aviation in Taiwan Province is very smooth. Railway is the backbone of Taiwan's transportation network. The highway around the island has become the main artery of land traffic in Taiwan Province, and the mountain traffic in Taiwan Province is mainly the highway around the island and the east-west trans-highway. Shipping in Taiwan Province is more convenient. Ports are mostly concentrated in Taiwan Province Island. There are Keelung, Kaohsiung and Hualien Port. Air transportation is developed, which can lead to the United States, Japan, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.

economic overview

198s. Taiwan Province has become one of the four little dragons in Asia. Taiwan Province is an island-type economic zone, with chemical fiber, sugar, electronics and semi-finished products as the main industrial products. Taiwan Province's economy is highly dependent on the United States and Japan.

cultural customs

a major feature of Taiwan Province folk customs is the prevalence of religious beliefs, so Taiwan Province is called an island of many gods, where churches and temples are everywhere and there are many believers. The local people believe in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. There are more than 2 kinds of deities, mainly Guanyin, Mazu, Tuye, Sakyamuni, Guan Gong and Baosheng Emperor. Among them, Mazu is the most popular incense. On the whole, the primitive beliefs, popular folk beliefs and various formal religious beliefs of Gaoshan people are the main contents of religious beliefs in Taiwan.

provincial capital: Taipei

Taipei is located in the north of Taiwan Province, surrounded by Taipei County, with an area of 27,212 square kilometers. It is the largest city in Taiwan Province and the political, economic, cultural and transportation center in Taiwan Province. Jurisdiction over the 12th district. In the first year of Guangxu (1875), Taipei House was opened. The name of Taipei began here. Taipei is located in the eastern part of the Taipei basin, and the northern part is the Datun volcanic area. The east and south are surrounded by low mountains and hills, and the fresh water river runs through the western part of the city. Taipei has a subtropical monsoon climate. In addition to planting rice, Taipei's agriculture is dominated by vegetables, fruits and flowers, and the development of the city began with the development of the port. The industry is dominated by the manufacture of electrical machinery and appliances. The railway runs across Taipei, with four stations, namely Nangang, Songshan, Taipei and Wanhua, and a branch line to Danshui Town via Guandu in the northwest. There is a highway crossing the border.

Sun Moon Lake

Sun Moon Lake is the largest natural lake in Taiwan Province. Located in Nantou County, the central part of Taiwan Province Island, the turbid water stream, a tributary of the turbid water stream, is upstream. The original elevation of the water surface is about 727 meters, with an area of 7.7 square kilometers. There is a small island called Zhuzai Mountain in the lake, which divides the whole lake into two parts, and the outline of the lake is slightly like the sun and the moon, hence the name. Around the lake, Gaoshan people live in compact communities. The annual precipitation in Sun Moon Lake area exceeds 24 mm, with an average annual temperature of 19℃, with an average temperature of 24℃ in July and 14℃ in January. Because of the beautiful natural scenery and suitable climatic conditions around the lake, the tourism construction has developed rapidly. There are Hanbi Building, Wenwu Temple, Peacock Garden, Xuanguang Temple and Xuanzang Temple, which are tourist and summer resorts in Taiwan Province.

Alishan

Alishan is a major mountain range in the western peak of Yushan Mountain. The main peak is 2676 meters above sea level. The sea of clouds, forest and sunrise in Alishan are called the three wonders here. The forest area of Alishan is more than 3, hectares. Under the influence of different climates, there are more than a dozen trees in tropical, temperate and cold zones, which are vertically distributed from the foot of the mountain to the mountain. What is produced here is rare high-grade building wood in the world, such as hemlock, Taiwania flousiana, Platycladus orientalis, cypress and small Jisong, which is called the specialty of Alishan. In the forest of Alishan Mountain, there is a red cypress tree called Shenmu and a red cypress tree called the third generation wood.

Chihkan Tower, Tainan

Chihkan Tower is located on Minzu Road in the central area of Tainan. It is a magnificent Chinese building. Chihkan Tower is the historical witness of Taiwan Province people's resistance to aggression, and it is a sea castle built by local people in Chiqian when the Dutch stole Taiwan Province. In 1661, when Zheng successfully recovered Taiwan Province, he once commanded troops here to defeat the Dutch invaders. Chihkan Tower in history was destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. Today's Chihkan Tower has a circumference of 45 feet and a height of 3 feet and 6 feet. It is divided into three floors, and precious historical materials are displayed in the building. There are nine huge stone tablets under the tower, which were given by Qianlong. In the center of the square in front of the building, there is a sculpture group portrait of Zheng Chenggong accepting a letter from the Dutch army.

National Palace Museum in Taiwan

The National Palace Museum in Taiwan was built in 1955, covering an area of 2.12 million square meters. The composition of the building looks like a concave character, and it is a Zhongkuang palace-style building with a height of 4 floors. White walls and green tiles. The museum building in the middle is the main building of the museum. There stands a memorial archway composed of six stone pillars in the square in front of the hospital, which is magnificent. There are bronzes from Shang and Zhou Dynasties, calligraphy since Jin and Tang Dynasties, famous paintings since Tang and Song Dynasties, porcelain and rare books from Song and Yuan Dynasties, archives and sculptures from Qing Dynasty, jade articles and lacquerware. There are many varieties.

Confucius Temple

Tainan Confucius Temple is the earliest Confucian temple in Taiwan Province. Zheng Chenggong's early return to Taiwan. Due to military affairs. Too busy to take care of cultural and educational construction. Until the fourth year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1665), Zheng Chenggong, the assistant minister, was a Chen Yonghua. Seeing that all the measures in Taiwan were gradually ready, in order to promote cultural and educational undertakings, Zheng Jing, who was then in power, was invited to build a temple for teachers. After a second performance, Zheng Jing was finally moved and decided to adopt Chen Yonghua's suggestion. It laid the foundation for the development of Confucianism in this province. In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1684), the imperial court established Taiwan Province Fuxue here. Since then, the Confucius Temple in Tainan has been built for more than 3 times in the 2-odd years since Taiwan Province cut off Japan. Until the late Qing Dynasty, Taiwan Province Fuxue has always been the highest institution of learning in the eyes of Taiwan Province scholars, and its cultural and educational status is unparalleled, thus winning the name of the first school in Taiwan.

Yangmingshan

Yangmingshan is located in the north of downtown Taipei, east of Shamao Mountain and Shan Zhinan, the seven-star city, with an altitude of 443 meters. It is famous for its natural valleys, hot springs, waterfalls and forest parks. Yangmingshan was originally named Caoshan, and was renamed Yangmingshan in memory of Wang Yangming, a Confucian scholar in the Ming Dynasty.

Beigang Mazu Tempel

Beigang Mazu Tempel is located in Beigang, Yunlin County. It is Taiwan Province's most incense-filled Mazu Tempel, a holy place for Mazu believers in Taiwan Province. The statue of Mazu is enshrined in the main hall of the temple, with Yulin Palace in front and Shuanggong Temple in the back, Jukui Pavilion on the left and Lingxiao Hall on the right, Wenchang Temple in the west and Sanjie Temple in the east, which is the largest of more than 3 Mazu Tempel in Taiwan. Taiwan Province people believe in Mazu. She is not only the patron saint of navigation, but also a symbol of good harvest and blessing for the people of Lebanon. Every year from January to March in the lunar calendar, pilgrims from all over the country come in an endless stream. Before and after Mazu's birthday on March 23 of the lunar calendar, pilgrims were everywhere.