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Taitung City (; POJ
Pe?h-oe-ji

Pe?h-oe-ji is an orthography in the Latin alphabet created and introduced to Fujian and Taiwan by Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century....
: Tâi-tang-chhi) is the capital of Taitung County
Taitung County

Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan". Taitung is officially administered as a County of Taiwan Province, Republic of China....
, Taiwan Province
Taiwan Province

Taiwan Province is one of the two Administrative divisions of the Republic of China referred to as province of China and governed by the Republic of China....
 of the Republic of China
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
 facing the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
.

The city is served by Taitung Airport
Taitung Airport

Taitung Airport is an airport in Taitung, Taiwan. .The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport in 1981....
. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island
Orchid Island

Orchid Island is a 45-km? volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan island and separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait....
, both of which are very popular among Taiwanese tourists.








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Taitung City (; POJ
Pe?h-oe-ji

Pe?h-oe-ji is an orthography in the Latin alphabet created and introduced to Fujian and Taiwan by Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century....
: Tâi-tang-chhi) is the capital of Taitung County
Taitung County

Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan". Taitung is officially administered as a County of Taiwan Province, Republic of China....
, Taiwan Province
Taiwan Province

Taiwan Province is one of the two Administrative divisions of the Republic of China referred to as province of China and governed by the Republic of China....
 of the Republic of China
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
 facing the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
.

The city is served by Taitung Airport
Taitung Airport

Taitung Airport is an airport in Taitung, Taiwan. .The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport in 1981....
. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island
Orchid Island

Orchid Island is a 45-km? volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan island and separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait....
, both of which are very popular among Taiwanese tourists.

History

Taitung was not settled by Han Chinese
Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent...
 until the late 19th century.

Attractions

  • National Museum of Prehistory