The Taiwan Province Strait runs northeast-southwest, connecting the East China Sea of China in the north and the South China Sea in the south. It is about 200 nautical miles long and 70 to 22 1 nautical mile wide, with an average width of about 108 nautical mile. It is the main artery of maritime traffic in China, and it is also the main artery of international maritime traffic. Ships traveling between the East China Sea and the South China Sea in China will pass through here. Ships from Europe, Africa, South Asia, Oceania and the eastern coast of China also pass through here. Ships from the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean to the Sea of Japan generally pass through here.
Taiwan Province Province includes Taiwan Province Island and 2/kloc-0 affiliated islands such as Lan Yu Island, Green Island and Diaoyu Island, as well as 64 islands of Penghu Islands, of which Taiwan Province Island covers an area of 35,873 square kilometers. At present, Taiwan Province Province also includes Jinmen and Mazu Islands in Fujian Province controlled by the authorities of Taiwan Province Province, with a total area of 36,006 square kilometers.
Taiwan Province Province is mountainous, with mountains and hills accounting for more than two thirds of the total area. The mountains in Taiwan Province Province are parallel to the northeast-southwest trend of Taiwan Province Island, and vertically located in the middle and east of Taiwan Province Island, forming the topographical features of the eastern mountainous area, the middle hilly area and the western plain of Taiwan Province Island. There are five mountains, four plains and three great basin on the island of Taiwan Province Province, namely, Central Mountain, Snow Mountain, Yushan Mountain, Alishan Mountain and Taitung Mountain, Yilan Plain, Jianan Plain, Pingtung Plain and Taitung Longitudinal Valley Plain, Taipei Basin, Taichung Basin and Puli Basin. The central mountain runs through the north and south, and Yushan is 3952 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in East China. Taiwan Province Island is located in the Pacific Rim seismic belt and volcanic belt, with unstable crust and frequent earthquakes.
The climate in Taiwan Province Province is warm in winter and hot in summer, with abundant rainfall, and there are many typhoons and rainstorms in summer and autumn. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the central part of Taiwan Province Island, with subtropical climate in the north and tropical climate in the south. The annual average temperature (except in mountainous areas) is 22℃, and the annual precipitation is more than 2000 mm. Abundant rainfall has created favorable conditions for the development of rivers on the island. There are 608 rivers flowing into the sea alone, with fast-flowing water, numerous waterfalls and abundant hydraulic resources. Among them, the rivers with the length exceeding 100km are Zhuoshui River (186.4km), Gaoping River (170.9km), Danshui River (158.7km) and Dajiaxi River (140).
Taiwan Province Province is a beautiful and rich treasure island of the motherland with superior hydrothermal conditions. The agricultural area of Taiwan Province Province accounts for about a quarter of the land area, and it is rich in rice, with good quality and high yield in two or three seasons a year. The main cash crops are sucrose and tea. There are more than 90 kinds of vegetables, and the planting area is second only to rice. Taiwan Province Province is called "Fruit Kingdom", and there are many kinds of fruits. The output value of flowers is also considerable.
The forest area in Taiwan Province Province accounts for about 52% of the total area. Taiping Mountain in Taipei, Baxian Mountain in Taichung and Alishan in Chiayi are three famous forest areas, with 326 million cubic meters of timber reserves and nearly 4,000 species of trees, among which Taiwania flousiana, Castanopsis kawakamii, Cinnamomum camphora and Phoebe bournei are world-famous, and the output of camphor and camphor oil accounts for about 70% of the world total.
Taiwan Province Province is surrounded by the sea, with a total coastline of 1600 km. Because it is located at the intersection of cold current and warm current, fishery resources are rich. The eastern coastal waters are deep and the fishing ban period is endless; The western seabed is an extension of the continental shelf, which is relatively flat, rich in benthic fish and shellfish, and relatively developed in offshore fisheries and aquaculture. Offshore fishing is also relatively developed.
Taiwan Province Province is rich in water power, forest and fishery resources, but other natural resources are limited. Self-produced energy is only a small amount of coal and natural gas, and there are few metal minerals such as gold, silver, copper and iron, which are mainly stored in volcanic areas in the northern and central mountainous areas.
Since the 1960s, Taiwan Province Province has paid attention to the development of industry, and now it has formed an island-type industrial and commercial economy with processing and export as its mainstay. Industries include textiles, electronics, sugar, plastics and electricity. There are processing export zones in Kaohsiung, Taichung and Nanzi. North to Keelung and south to Kaohsiung, there are electrified railways and expressway, and air and sea routes can reach five continents.
According to the statistics of Taiwan Province Province, as of August 1998, the population of Taiwan Province Province was more than 2 18 10000, and the population of Jinmen and Mazu, the total was more than 2 1860000. The annual population growth rate is about 7.3 1%. The population is mainly concentrated in the western plain, and the population in the east accounts for only 4% of the total population. The average population density is 568.83 people per square kilometer, and the population density of Taipei, the political, economic and cultural center and the largest city, has reached 10000 people per square kilometer.
Among the residents in Taiwan Province Province, the Han nationality accounts for about 98% of the total population; Ethnic minorities account for 2%, about 380,000 people. According to different languages and customs, the ethnic minorities in Taiwan Province Province are divided into 9 ethnic groups, including Ami, Atayal, paiwan, Bunun, Beinan, Rukai, Cao, Yami and Yi, and live in different areas of Taiwan Province Province.
In terms of administrative divisions, Taiwan Province Province has five provincial cities of Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi and Tainan, and six counties of Taipei, Yilan, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien and Penghu. Taiwan Province provincial authorities designated Taibei in 1967 and Kaohsiung in 1979 as "the city under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan". In addition, there is a so-called "Fujian Provincial Government" which governs Jinmen and Lianjiang (Mazu) counties.
There are Sun Moon Lake, Alishan Mountain, Yangming Mountain, Beitou Hot Spring, Tainan Chikan Tower, Beigang Mazu Tempel and so on.
Xiamen and Taiwan Province Province, facing each other across the sea, have a superior geographical position and a good deep-water port. Xiamen has been known as the "southeast gateway" since ancient times. Since the Song Dynasty, Xiamen and Taiwan Province Province belong to the same administrative unit, and mainland immigrants began to move from Xiamen to Taiwan Province Province. Similar geographical location, climatic conditions and living habits have communicated the close relationship and contacts between Xiamen and the people of Taiwan Province Province. As recorded in the Records of Taiwan Province Province, "Taijun and Xiamen are like two wings of a bird. According to local customs, Xiamen is Taiwan Province and Taiwan Province is Xiamen." 70% of Taiwan Province people's ancestral home comes from southern Fujian, and the people of the two places are like brothers. This special geographical and historical relationship makes Xiamen a transit point and traffic artery for all kinds of exchanges with Taiwan Province Province, and also a concentrated place for economic and trade exchanges.
Taiwan Province Province is located in the southeast of China, bordering the Pacific Ocean in the east, Fujian across the Taiwan Province Strait in the west, the Philippine Islands in the south and the East China Sea in the north. Quandao
With a total area of 35,989.76 square kilometers, it is the largest island in China, including Taiwan Province Island, Penghu Islands, Diaoyu Island, chiwei yu, Lan Yu Island and Huoshao Island.
There are 88 islands, which is the "multi-island province" of China. Taiwan Province Island is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. The longest from north to south is 394 kilometers, and the widest from east to west is 144 kilometers, showing a spindle shape.
Taiwan Province Province has been the sacred territory of our country since ancient times. China ancient literature called Penglai, borrowed from, member Jiao, Yingzhou and Islander.
Yizhou and Ryukyu. Since the Three Kingdoms period, Taiwan Province Province has been gradually developed and managed, and was formally established in 1885 (the 11th year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty).
Taiwan Province Strait is the main artery of China's north-south maritime traffic and the famous Far East maritime corridor. She forms a sea with miaodao islands, Zhoushan Islands and Hainan Island.
The Great Wall is a natural barrier along the southeast coast of China. It is known as the "southeast lock key" and the "barrier of seven provinces", and its combat readiness status is very important.
The prevalence of religious belief is a major feature of folk customs in Taiwan Province Province. There are many temples and believers in Taiwan Province Province. The gods they worship are Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Among them, Xiang
The most prosperous is Mazu. Coming to Taiwan Province Province is like entering an ancient China with many temples and festivals.
The climate of Taiwan Province Province
Taiwan Province Province is a rare tropical "mountain island" in the world. Except for the plains on the west coast, the other two-thirds of the island are high mountains. Taitung Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range
Vein and Yushan Mountains, known as "the roof of Taiwan Province Province", are 3997 meters above sea level. The most famous is Alishan, which is a symbol of the beautiful scenery in Taiwan Province Province.
Taiwan Province Province, located in the subtropical ocean, has a mild and pleasant climate, with long summer and no winter, which is suitable for the growth of various plants. So most of the land on the island is covered with green forests.
It has the reputation of "delicate at sea". Among the mountains, there are many kinds of plants and the charm of the forest is changeable. Thousand-year-old sacred trees in virgin forests abound, which is rare in the world.
Economy of Taiwan Province Province
Taiwan Province Province is a beautiful and rich treasure island. The pleasant climate, fertile land and abundant resources have created this "land of beautiful mountains and seas" in Taiwan Province Province.
Rich land. People gave her infinite praise: rice barn, oriental sugar barn, fruit town, forest sea, southeast salt barn, orchid.
Flower Kingdom, Butterfly Kingdom, Coral Kingdom, Fish Warehouse.
Tourism in Taiwan Province Province
Taiwan Province Province is surrounded by the sea, with beautiful mountains and rivers, green forests and fields everywhere, abundant sunshine and spring-like seasons. It has been a "beautiful treasure island" since ancient times.
As early as the Qing dynasty, there was a saying that "eight scenes and twelve wins". As a world-famous tourist attraction, the scenery on the island of Taiwan Province Province can be summarized as "high mountains, dense forests, many waterfalls and many coasts".
Strange "and other characteristics.
Taiwan Province Province has high mountains and steep cliffs, short rivers and abundant water, and numerous waterfalls with different shapes, which are very spectacular. In addition to waterfalls, the island is also densely covered with hot springs and sulfur streams, which are very high.
The effect of recuperation and treatment has attracted many tourists. Guanzailing Hot Spring also has the scenic spot of "the same source of water and fire"; Suao Cold Spring in Yilan is even rarer in the world. Western plain sea
Shore, wide and straight, clear water and white sand, willow trees in groups, very suitable for swimming: sunshine and white waves, breeze coconut trees. Full of romantic feelings by the sea. On the northern coast, there is a hole in the sky.
The marine erosion landform eroded by typhoons and waves is fantastic and peculiar, which constitutes a series of natural wonders and has the nickname of "Dragon Palace at Sea".
Penghu Islands and Baodao, the "springboard" connecting the mainland of China and Taiwan Province Province, are the earliest places where Tuotai ancestors arrived, with many historical sites, and the scenery on the island is similar to that of Taiwan Province Province.
The mountains, forests, waterfalls and springs on the island are different and worth mentioning. Ma Gong Tian Hou Temple, Penghu Bridge and Qimei Tomb are its famous monuments.