natural wonder
Yehliu Geopark
A cape of wave-eroded sandstone on Taiwan's north coast, where salt weathering has left mushroom rocks and honeycomb formations, including the slender Queen's Head.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Keelung
Taiwan, Taiwan · Asia
About Keelung
Keelung works well as a base: 20 minutes from Jiufen, 10km from Yehliu Geopark.
Keelung is in Taiwan, Taiwan, with about 360,000 people. The nearest town is Jiufen, about 11 km away.
Keelung ( kee-LUUNG; Chinese: 基隆; pinyin: Jīlóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( jee-LUUNG), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for itsRead more
frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung), and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984.
In 1626, the Spanish established Fort San Salvador at present-day Keelung, an area inhabited by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Control of the area eventually passed to the Qing dynasty. Fighting between the Chinese and the Europeans around Keelung occurred in the 19th century during the First Opium War and the Sino-French War. The island of Taiwan was subsequently ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War; under Japanese rule the city was called Kirun. Keelung became part of Taiwan Province under the Republic of China after 1945. Administratively, the city became a first-level subdivision in 2018 after the provincial government was abolished.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Keelung?
Within an hour or so of Keelung: Yehliu Geopark (10 km), Shifen Waterfall (10 km), Jiufen Old Street (11 km), Jinguashi (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Keelung?
The nearest famous roads are Taiping Mountain, Suhua Highway (Qingshui Cliffs) and Central Cross-Island Highway.
Where is Keelung?
Keelung is in Taiwan, Taiwan, about 11 km from Jiufen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 362,487
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Timezone
- Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates
- 25.1309, 121.7409
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Worth the detour from Keelung
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Shifen Waterfall
A 20 m curtain fall on the Keelung River, the widest in Taiwan, viewed from decks reached by suspension bridges. The nearby old street is where sky lanterns are released over the railway tracks.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Jiufen Old Street
A hillside town with narrow lanes and red lanterns that inspired the setting of Spirited Away.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Jinguashi
A former gold-mining settlement above Jiufen, quieter than its neighbour, with Japanese-era company housing, the Gold Museum and a giant ingot visitors may touch.
11 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Ōgon Shrine
The stone skeleton of a Japanese Shinto shrine built in 1933 for the Jinguashi miners, its roof long gone but pillars and torii still standing on an open hillside above the sea.
12 km · about 25 min drive
museum
National Palace Museum
Houses one of the world's largest collections of Chinese imperial artifacts, spanning nearly 8,000 years of history.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Taipei 101
Bamboo-inspired 508-metre supertall skyscraper that held the title of world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Keelung
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 74 kmTaiping MountainA former logging area in Yilan reached by a long mountain road, with cypress forest, a preserved forest railway and hot springs. Cloud often sits below the upper road.
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