臺灣地理中心
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The first Geographic Center of Taiwan Monument
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| 23°58′25.9″N 120°58′55.2″E / 23.973861°N 120.982000°E / 23.973861; 120.982000 | |
| Location | Mount Hutou, Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan |
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| Type | geographical center |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣地理中心 | ||||||||
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Geographic center of Taiwan is the center pointofTaiwan Island. It is located at Mount Hutou (t 虎頭山, s 虎头山, Hutoushan, "Tiger Head Mountain") in the township of PuliinNantou County, Taiwan.
The first Geographic Center of Taiwan monument was constructed at the base of Mount Hutou in the 1970s. Following improved surveying, another monument was built later on, on the peak of the mountain. The peak monument was built on the former site of the Yoshitaka Shrine erected by the Japanese during their occupation of Taiwan.
The monument is located on top of 400 stairs leading to it. The base monument features an inscription by former President Chiang Ching-kuo, written as Shan Qing Shui Xiu.[1] There are concentric steel rings on top of the monument pole, forming the basis of Puli Township logo. The peak monument was built in an aboriginal style, using columns with flare tops.
The monument is accessible by bus from Taichung StationofTaiwan Railways.[2]
Media related to Taiwan Geographical Center Stele at Wikimedia Commons|
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