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Gaomei Wetlands
A tidal flat south of Taichung where a boardwalk runs out over the mud to reed beds, with wind turbines lining the shore behind. Best at sunset when the wet sand mirrors the sky.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Toufen
Taiwan, Taiwan · Asia
About Toufen
Toufen sits on the route: 25 minutes from Hsinchu, 55km from Gaomei Wetlands.
Toufen is in Taiwan, Taiwan, with about 110,000 people. The nearest town is Hsinchu, about 14 km away.
Toufen (Hakka PFS: Thèu-fun; Hokkien POJ: Thâu-hūn) is a county-administered city in northern Miaoli County Taiwan, formerly known as "Toufen Township". Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Zhunan.
With a population of approximately 107,000, it is the most populous administrative division in MiaoliRead more
County. The majority of the residents are of Hakka ethnicity, accounting for about 90% of the population. Based on a sampling survey using the "multiple identification" method, the estimated ratio of Hakka to Hoklo residents is around 8:2.
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What is there to see near Toufen?
Within an hour or so of Toufen: Gaomei Wetlands (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Toufen?
The nearest famous roads are Taiping Mountain, Wuling Pass (Hehuanshan) and Central Cross-Island Highway.
Where is Toufen?
Toufen is in Taiwan, Taiwan, about 14 km from Hsinchu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 106,310
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Timezone
- Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates
- 24.6875, 120.9094
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Worth the detour from Toufen
1 notable place within an hour's drive.
Driving roads near Toufen
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 67 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.
- 72 kmWuling Pass (Hehuanshan)At 3,275 m the highest drivable road point in Taiwan, crossing the Hehuanshan massif on Highway 14A with alpine meadows, sunrise cloud seas and even winter snow.
- 75 kmQingjing FarmA high pasture at 1,750 m in Nantou where sheep graze on ridges above the cloud line, on the road that climbs towards Hehuanshan. A skywalk runs along the hillside above the fields.
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