Gaomei Wetlands Explained

Gaomei Wetlands
Location:Qingshui, Taichung, Taiwan
Type:wetland
Date-Built:29 September 2004 [1]
Pushpin Map:Taichung

Gaomei Wetlands, also known as the Kaomei Wetlands,, officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area, is a wetland in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan.

History

Gaomei Wetlands was established on 29 September 2005.[2] In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed 6 out of 18 wind turbines of the Taiwan Power Company in the area.[3] In October 2019, a bridge connecting the Taichung mainland with the wetlands area failed a safety inspection, following the Nanfang'ao Bridge collapse 3 weeks earlier in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. The Binhai Bridge 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 棲地保育 - 野生動物保護區 - 高美野生動物保護區 . conservation.forest.gov.tw . 行政院農業委員會林務局 . 18 January 2021 . zh-Hant-TW.
  2. Web site: Taichung City Government ─ Gaomei Wetlands . Eng.taichung.gov.tw . 2014-04-21.
  3. Web site: Typhoon Soudelor causes widespread damage to Taiwan (update). Milly. Lin. Chih-wei. Hsu. S. C.. Chang. 9 August 2015. Focus Taiwan.
  4. News: Hsin-yin. Lee. 18 October 2019. Bridge connecting Gaomei Wetlands closed after safety inspection. Focus Taiwan. 23 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Taiwan Gaomei Wetlands . Eng.taiwan.net.tw . 2014-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712112304/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/pda/m1.aspx?sNo=0002112&id=R117 . 2014-07-12 .
  6. Web site: Taiwan's Gaomei Wetlands number one place to visit by Japanese: poll. Ming-chu. Yang. Evelyn. Kao. 6 November 2016. Focus Taiwan. 6 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Tsai. Leon. Gaomei Wetlands. TravelKing. 12 October 2021.