National parks in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
The establishment and maintenance of the national parks of the Republic of China in Taiwan falls within the competence of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China and is regulated by the "National Park Law" promulgated in 1972. There are a total of nine national parks (as of 2014), which make up 8.64% of Taiwan's land area. Six parks are located on the island of Taiwan, two, the Kinmen National Park and the South Penghu National Park , on offshore islands; The farthest away from Taiwan is the Dongsha National Park , with around 356,000 hectares the largest national park, the area of which consists of 99.95% of water. On Taiwan itself, the Yushan National Park is the largest with an area of around 105,000 hectares.
The Taiwanese national parks (Chinese: 國家 公園 guójiā gōngyuán) are to be distinguished from the "National Landscape Regions" (國家級 風景 特定 區 guójiājí fēngjǐng tèdìng qū), which are subject to the tourism authority of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and are subject to less strict environmental protection regulations.
List of national parks
In the following, the national parks are sorted in descending order by area.
| Surname | Chinese name | Area in ha | Facility | location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongsha National Park | 東 沙 環礁 國家 公園 | 355,668 | Jan. 17, 2007 | Dongsha Islands |
| Yushan National Park | 玉山 國家 公園 | 105,490 | Apr 10, 1985 | Nantou , Chiayi , Hualien , Kaohsiung |
| Taroko National Park | 太魯閣 國家 公園 | 92,000 | Nov 28, 1986 | Hualien , Taichung , Nantou , Hsinchu |
| Shei Pa National Park | 雪霸 國家 公園 | 76,850 | July 1, 1992 | Miaoli , Hsinchu , Taichung |
| Taijiang National Park | 台 江 國家 公園 | 39,310 | Oct 15, 2009 | Penghu , Tainan |
| South Penghu National Park | 澎湖 南方 四 島 國家 公園 | 35,843 | June 8, 2014 | Penghu |
| Kenting National Park | 墾丁 國家 公園 | 33,289 | Jan. 1, 1984 | Pinging |
| Yangmingshan National Park | 陽明山 國家 公園 | 11,338 | 16 Sep 1985 | Taipei , New Taipei |
| Kinmen National Park | 金門 國家 公園 | 3,528 | Oct 18, 1995 | Kinmen |
On November 1, 2011, the Shoushan National Natural Park ( 壽山 國家 自然 公園 ) was established as the first facility of its kind and opened on November 6, 2011.
Visitor numbers
The following table lists the number of visitors in recent years.
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenting National Park | 4,565 | 3,666 | 4,416 | 4,076 | 4,299 | 3,605 | 3,771 | 4,490 | 6,350 | 6.164 | 6,866 | 7,064 | 8,162 | 8,055 | 5,834 |
| Yushan National Park | 1,335 | 1,534 | 1,255 | 1,349 | 1,387 | 1,349 | 1,708 | 1,429 | 719 | 974 | 1.002 | 1,121 | 1.009 | 1,045 | 1,167 |
| Yangmingshan National Park | 4,317 | 4,559 | 4,860 | 3,915 | 4,823 | 4,619 | 4.181 | 4,206 | 3,779 | 3,367 | 3,626 | 4,087 | 4,107 | 4,538 | 4,484 |
| Taroko National Park | 2,906 | 3,332 | 3,551 | 5,599 | 6,279 | 4,813 | 5,370 | 6,502 | 3,702 | 3,687 | 4,819 | 4,776 | 6,280 | 6,606 | 4,505 |
| Shei Pa National Park | 554 | 788 | 608 | 423 | 457 | 473 | 611 | 795 | 830 | 916 | 827 | 1,343 | 1,195 | 1,255 | 1,180 |
| Kinmen National Park | 1,437 | 1,089 | 1,095 | 1.002 | 958 | 958 | 887 | 807 | 1,021 | 1,319 | 1,480 | 1,389 | 1,843 | 2,030 | 3,351 |
| Dongsha National Park | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7th | 14th | 15th | 11 | 7th | |||||||
| Taijiang National Park | 248 | 868 | 808 | 824 | 973 | 882 | 689 | ||||||||
| South Penghu National Park | 7th | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Shoushan National Natural Park | 4,287 | 3,010 | |||||||||||||
| total | 15,115 | 14,968 | 15,786 | 16,365 | 18,203 | 15,818 | 16,528 | 18,239 | 16,658 | 17.305 | 19,435 | 24,490 | 28,279 | 28,716 | 24,237 |
literature
- Chung, Oscar: Green Jewels , Presentation of the Taiwanese National Parks in: Taiwan Today , Volume 26, No. 5, September / October 2013, pp. 26–33
Web links
- National Parks of Taiwan , Taiwan Ministry of Interior website (Chinese / English)
- National Park Association in Taiwan website
Individual evidence
- ↑ 各 國家 公園 基本 資料 表 (“Basic information table about the national parks”). (pdf) (No longer available online.) October 12, 2010, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 26, 2018 (Chinese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 臺灣 國家 公園 ("Taiwan's National Park"). National Parks of Taiwan, Retrieved July 14, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ The Pioneer of Taiwan Shoushan National Nature Park. National Parks of Taiwan, Retrieved December 22, 2011 (Chinese).
- ↑ Lee I-chia: Opening ceremony held for Shoushan National Park after years of hard work. Taipei Times, accessed July 14, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 統計 資料 (“Statistical Data”). National Parks of Taiwan, Retrieved July 14, 2018 (Chinese).
