Gaomei Wetlands

Gaomei Wetlands (Chinese: 高美溼地; pinyin: Gāoměi Shīdì), officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area (Chinese: 高美溼地野生動物保護區), is a wetland in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan.

Gaomei Wetlands
Gaomei Wetlands
LocationQingshui, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24.312059°N 120.549704°E / 24.312059; 120.549704
TypeWetland
Native name高美溼地  (Chinese)
Built29 September 2004 [1]
Gaomei wetland (before a thunderstorm)

History

Gaomei Wetlands was established on 29 September 2005.[2] In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed 6 out of 18 wind turbines of Taiwan Power Company in the area.[3] In October 2019, a bridge connecting Taichung mainland with the wetlands area failed a safety inspection in the aftermath of Nanfang'ao Bridge collapse 3 weeks earlier in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. The Binhai Bridge (Chinese: 濱海橋) was examined by Taiwan International Ports Corporation. It spans over a length of 70 meters and was 45 years old by the time of inspection.[4]

Geography

Gaomei Wetlands is a flat land which spans over 300 hectares, but it is only about 10% of Dadu River wetlands.[5][6]

Transportation

Gaomei Wetlands is accessible by bus from Qingshui Station of Taiwan Railways.[7]

See also

References
  1. "棲地保育 - 野生動物保護區 - 高美野生動物保護區". conservation.forest.gov.tw (in Chinese). 行政院農業委員會林務局. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Taichung City Government ─ Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taichung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. Lin, Milly; Hsu, Chih-wei; Chang, S. C. (9 August 2015). "Typhoon Soudelor causes widespread damage to Taiwan (update)". Focus Taiwan.
  4. Lee, Hsin-yin (18 October 2019). "Bridge connecting Gaomei Wetlands closed after safety inspection". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. "Welcome to Taiwan Gaomei Wetlands". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  6. Yang, Ming-chu; Kao, Evelyn (6 November 2016). "Taiwan's Gaomei Wetlands number one place to visit by Japanese: poll". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. http://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/taichung/gaomei-wetlands.html
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