Huadong Valley
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Huatung Valley
)Huadong Valley | |
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Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
Geology | |
Type | Valley |
Geography | |
Location | Taiwan |
Coordinates | 23°26′24″N 121°21′43″E / 23.439959°N 121.362076°E |
The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (Chinese: 花東縱谷; pinyin: Huādōng Zònggǔ; Wade–Giles: Hua1-tung1 Tsung4-ku3), also known as East Rift Valley or the Longitudinal Valley, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range. It is also recognized as a plain area which stretches for about 180 kilometers near the eastern coast of Taiwan, passes from Hualien City at the north to Taitung City at the south. It was called Nakasendō Plain (中仙道平野, Nakasendō Heiya) or simply Nakasendō during the era of Japanese rule.[1]
The valley is believed to be part of the northern terminus of the
.The
Provincial Highway No. 9
, runs the entire length of the valley from north to south.
Gallery
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Huadong Valley, the Coastal Mountain Range can be seen in the distance
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Shoufeng Township
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Bicyclists onHighway 23 in Fuli Township
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Decommissioned railway tracks by the Huadong Highway in Ruisui Township
See also
References
- ^ "East Rift Valley". RoundTAIWANRound. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
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