How big is Taiwan in kilometers?

The area of ??Taiwan is 36013.73 km?.

Taiwan Island is the largest island in China. It is located on the continental shelf along the southeast coast and faces Fujian across the Taiwan Strait to the west. Two-thirds of the island of Taiwan is made up of mountains and hills, with mountains in the east, hills in the center, and plains in the west. Taiwan Island has five major mountain ranges, four major plains and three major basins, namely the Central Mountains, Snow Mountain Mountains, Yushan Mountains, Alishan Mountains and Taitung Mountains, Yilan Plain, Chianan Plain, Pingtung Plain and Taitung Longitudinal Valley Plain. Taipei Basin, Taichung Basin and Puli Basin.

Taiwan straddles the temperate zone and the tropics, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through the central part. The north has a subtropical climate and the south has a tropical climate. Winters are warm, summers are hot, rainfall is abundant, and typhoons are common. There are more than 10,000 species of plants on the island of Taiwan, which is known as the "natural botanical garden". Among them, rare forest trees such as fir, red juniper, camphor, and nan are famous in the world; there are more than 25,000 species of animals, the most famous of which is butterflies, with more than 400 species. Therefore it is called "Butterfly Kingdom".

Recommended tourist attractions in Taiwan

1. Sun Moon Lake

Sun Moon Lake is almost synonymous with Taiwan’s scenery. It is located in Shuishe Village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. natural lake. It is surrounded by mountains, lush forests, crystal clear pool, crystal clear, with visibility of more than 10 meters. There are small islands emerging in the lake, forming a beautiful landscape of "green mountains embracing clear water, and bright pools embracing green beads". This small island is called Lalu Island. With this island as its boundary, the northern half of the lake is shaped like a round sun, and the southern half of the lake is shaped like a crescent moon. Hence the name Sun Moon Lake.

2. Yangmingshan National Park

Yangmingshan National Park is close to the Taipei metropolitan area. The entire area is dominated by the Datun volcanic complex, covering an area of ??11,456 hectares. Due to volcanic activity The crater lake, geothermal heat and hot springs created are of research, tourism and leisure value. Affected by the monsoon, the flora includes high grassland, short grassland, broad-leaved forest, subtropical rainforest, and rain plant communities. It breeds Taiwanese water leek, Datun rhododendron, and butterflies. Along with birds, the cherry blossoms and azaleas planted in Yangmingshan Park make this area an attractive flower viewing spot in the suburbs of Taipei.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taiwan Province