May 25, 2014

Kenting National Park

Holiday Resolution


Kenting National Park (墾丁國家公園) is one of the eight national parks in Taiwan,
the other seven are Dongsha, Kenting, Kinmen, Shei-pa, Taijiang, Taroko, Yangmingshan, and Yushann. Located in Hengchun Town, Pingtung County, Kenting National Park is Taiwan's first and southernmost national park that was established in 1984.

Kenting National Park covers both land and ocean areas with a spacious total area around 33268 hectares. The land area ranges from Mt. Turtle (Gueishan) to the waterfront area, Eluanbi, Kenting National Park, Nanwan (South Bay), and many others. The ocean area covers the waterfronts of Nanwan (South Bay), Eluanbi, Gueishan (Mt. Turtle), and Nanren Bay a kilometer away from the coastline.

Along the beaches and bays of the Kenting National Park, adventurous and interesting water activities are available such as scuba diving, banana boat, water scooter, submarine, and coastal diving. Another big event happens here in Kenting every year in April since 1995 is called "Spring scream". The festival showcases a variety of music from Taiwan and oversea bands. Every year during spring time, large numbers of music lovers gather in Kenting for vivid and relaxing concerts.



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