Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park

The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park (Chinese: 車籠埔斷層保存園區; pinyin: Chēlóngbù Duàncéng Bǎocún Yuánqū) is a park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan established to commemorate the 921 earthquake in 1999. It is the subordinate park to the National Museum of Natural Science.[1]

Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park
車籠埔斷層保存園區
Geological Science Hall
General information
LocationZhushan, Nantou County, Taiwan
Opening1 May 2013
ManagementNational Museum of Natural Science
Fault Preservation Hall

History

The establishment of the museum begin in November 2002 when Dr. Wen-shan Chen, a professor of geology from National Taiwan University, discovered the original Chelungpu Fault caused by the 921 earthquake in 1999 while conducting his investigation into the major earthquakes that struck Taiwan over the past years. The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park was created to preserve the fault and was opened to the public for testing operation on 30 January 2013 and officially opened for regular operation on 1 May the same year.[2]

Exhibition
  • Geological Science Hall
  • Fault Preservation Hall

See also

References
  1. "National Museum of Natural Science -> Exhibition -> Permanent Exhibits -> Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park". Nmns.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  2. "歷史沿革". Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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