Baodao Taiwan information (short)

Taiwan Overview

Taiwan is the largest island in China. It is located on the continental shelf along the southeast coast of the motherland. It faces the Pacific Ocean to the east, faces Fujian across the Taiwan Strait to the west, and is bordered by the Bashi Strait to the south. It is connected with the Philippine Islands and faces the East China Sea to the north. The total area of ??the island is 36,188 square kilometers. It is the largest island in my country, including Taiwan main island, Penghu Islands, Diaoyu Islands, Chiwei Island, Lanyu, Huoshao Island and other affiliated islands. It is one of the "multi-island" islands in China. Province". The main island of Taiwan is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. It is 194 kilometers long from north to south and 144 kilometers wide from east to west. It is spindle-shaped. The Taiwan Strait is about 300 kilometers long and less than 200 kilometers wide. The narrowest point is 130 kilometers between Pingtan Island in Fujian Province and Hsinchu City in Taiwan. When the weather is clear, standing on the mainland's seaside, you can vaguely see the fireworks on the Penghu Islands and the clouds and mists in the mountains of Taiwan.

Taiwan Province spans between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and is surrounded by seas on all sides. The sea area is vast. The East China Sea and South China Sea alone cover 1.8 million square kilometers, and the water depth is mostly within 200 meters. The fishery resources are very rich. The water along the eastern coast of Taiwan Island is steep and deep, where the warm Pacific currents turn. Therefore, fishermen such as tuna, sailfish, bonito, and tuna are close to the water and can catch fish in large quantities, quickly, and with less effort.

There are more than 200 species of fish in Taiwan’s waters. In addition to the ones mentioned above, there are also sardines, mullet, flying fish, pomfret, snapper, carps and various shellfish. , shrimps. In recent years, artificial breeding in Taiwan has also developed rapidly. Currently, Taiwan has more than 100 large and small fishing ports and fishing ports.

Taiwan is also rich in other marine resources, such as crabs, shellfish, algae, seaweed, seaweed, cockscomb, seaweed, and coral. Coral production accounts for 80% of the world's total production, and it is known as the "Coral Kingdom". At the same time, Taiwan is also one of the excellent salt fields in my country. Starting from Lugang in the north and reaching Anping in the south, it has excellent salt-drying conditions such as long sunshine throughout the year, high temperature, strong wind speed, low cloud cover, and fast water evaporation.