Taijiang National Park

Taijiang National Park, the Eighth National Park of the Republic of China (Taiwan), was officially established on December 28, 2009. Its name comes from the inland sea of the Taijiang River, which once existed in the southwest of ancient Taiwan. It covers the coastal land area of Annan district and Qigu District of Tainan City, including Anshun, Sicao, luermen and the sea area to dongjiyu of Penghu County.

Taijiang National Park covers an area of 39310 hectares.

The land area is 4905 hectares. The four poles are: (North) south dike of Qingshan fishing port, (East) public land along Qigu lagoon, qingcaolun dike, coastal windbreak forest between Zengwen River and Yanshui River, (South) Anping dike on the South Bank of Yanshui River, and (West) coastal sandbars. The westernmost end of Taiwan island is located here.

The sea area covers an area of 34405 hectares, which is divided into: (1) 20 meters along the isobath of the National Park Sea area; (2) the section from dongjiyu (excluding) to luermen, 5 kilometers wide and 54 kilometers long.

Taijiang National Park

Taijiang Park, the eighth "Provincial Park" in Taiwan Province of China, is named after the inland waters of Taijiang River in ancient Taiwan. It covers the coastal land of Annan District, Tainan City and Qigu Township, Tainan County, and the sea area to dongjiyu, Penghu County.

The land area is 4905 hectares. The four poles are: (North) south dike of Qingshan fishing port, (East) public land along Qigu lagoon, qingcaolun dike, coastal windbreak forest between Zengwen River and Yanshui River, (South) Anping dike on the South Bank of Yanshui River, and (West) coastal sandbars. The westernmost end of Taiwan island is located here.

The sea area covers an area of 34405 hectares, which is divided into: (1) 20 meters along the isobath of the Provincial Park Sea area; (2) the section from dongjiyu (excluding) to luermen, 5 km wide and 54 km long.

Development history

The name of the Taijiang River originated from the inland sea of the Taijiang River, a lagoon in the southwest of Taiwan Island in the 17th century. However, after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the lagoon gradually became land-based, and the sandbanks (or Kunqu) were also connected with the land. Only the large remains such as Sicao lake and Kunqu Lake left a large wetland as an important biological habitat. In the past, the "four grass wildlife reserve" and "Yunjia south coastal national scenic area" were planned to be managed. In addition, the Taijiang river is also the site of several key events in history. For example, Zheng Chenggong entered the inland sea from the luermen waterway and recaptured Taiwan from the Dutch.

Setting up provincial parks in the areas of Sicao and Taijiang was the political opinion put forward by Xu Tiancai, the 14th mayor of Tainan City, during the election campaign. After he was elected, he actively promoted the plan. After several confirmations, in addition to adding part of the Taiwan Strait sea area, the adjacent Qigu township was also included and named Heishuigou Provincial Park of Taijiang River, among which Heishuigou is commonly known as the Taiwan Strait. On June 29, 2009, the internal affairs department of the Taiwan authorities approved the plan and established it in the name of Taijiang on October 15 of the same year.

natural resources

terrain

The land area used to be the inland sea, with an average elevation of only 0.5m and no high mountains.

rivers

There are three main rivers, among which there are wetlands at the mouth: Zengwen River, luermen River and Yanyan river

Main attractions

ruins

Sisao Fort (secondary historic site in Taiwan)

Anshun salt yard salt transportation Wharf

Luermen port

Bamboo raft port

Wetland

In 2007, the Taiwan authorities selected 75 important wetlands, four of which are located in parks in Taijiang province.

Zengwen Xikou wetland: two thirds of the endangered black faced Spoonbill spend winter here every year.

Four grass wetland: there are many fish ponds, salt fields, channels and mangroves in the area, which are breeding and protection areas for water birds such as stilt bunting.

Qigu Yantian wetland: it attracts geese and ducks in winter and is also the habitat of black faced Spoonbill.

Yanxikou wetland: algae, mangroves, etc.

Sandbank

Qingshan port, shanwangzai, LIAOSHAN, dingtou, Eshan (the first three around Qigu lagoon), xinfulun, shanzengwenxikou offshore sandbank, Tainan City West Coastal sandbank

Address: Tainan

Longitude: 120.130556

Latitude: 23.019471