Ten Thousand Year Gorge
Ten Thousand Year Gorge 萬年峽谷 | |
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| Coordinates: 23°36′04.5″N 120°39′56.8″E / 23.601250°N 120.665778°E / 23.601250; 120.665778 | |
| Location | Gukeng, Yunlin, Taiwan |
| Geology | canyon |
The Ten Thousand Year Gorge (traditional Chinese: 萬年峽谷; simplified Chinese: 万年峡谷; pinyin: Wànnián Xiágǔ) is a canyon in Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.[1]
History
The gorge was formed by the continuous erosion of stream to the bedrocks.[2]
Geology
The canyon has various geological variations and stream erosion. The stream that passes the gorge starts from Tongxin Waterfall (Chinese: 同心瀑布) on the upstream upstream and plunges over series of small waterfalls before plummeting over a much larger Dragon Phoenix Waterfall (Chinese: 龍鳳瀑布) at its downstream. Half way lies a large 10-meter deep Treasure Island Pool (Chinese: 寶島池).[2]
See also
References
- ^ "10000 Year Gorge". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b Saunders, Richard (27 April 2018). "Off the Beaten Track: Wannian Gorge: a small wonder". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
