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Kending National Park commonly know as Kenting. It is a national park that located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County of Taiwan.It is Administrered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior.The park hosts rich terrestrial biodiversity of fauna and flora including 15 species of mammals, 310 species of birds, 59 species of reptiles and amphibians, 21 species of freshwater fish, 216 species of butterflies, and various insects.
The Kenting Forest Recreation Area covers an area of about 466.8 hectares, with more than 1,000 tropical plants in the park, the only tropical botanical garden in Taiwan. Due to the terrain, the coral reefs, stalactites, caves and stalagmites, Rich all kinds of ecological resources, which created a Kenting must travel the super popular attractions
For one’s Kenting travel, travelers may either take plane, train, high speed rail or bus from Taipei to Kaohsiung. From Kaohsiung, transfer bus to Kenting area (travel time: 50min-6hrs from Taipei to Kaohsiung depending on the type of transportation.Take train from Taipei Main Station to Kaohsiung Main Station (travel time: about 4.5-6hrs/ fare: about TWD 800-900).For more information on train schedule, please visit the official website of Taiwan Railways.Take bus from Taipei Bus Station (adjacent to the Taipei Main Station) to Kaohsiung (travel time 5-6 hrs/ fare: TWD 400-700). For more information on bus schedule and ticketing, please visit the official website of Taipei Bus Station(currently only available in Mandarin).
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.
There are spectacular geographical sceneries, precious ecosystems, and rare ecologies in Kenting National park. The Park features five areas of ecological protection area, special sceneries area, historical sites area, recreational area, and control area. The main park lies behind Eluanbi Lighthouse along the coast, total area of 59 hectares, and an ecology reserve area with spectacular ecological attractions such as sand seashores, fringing reef shores, rock seashores, limestone tableland cliffs, isolated mountains, slumping cliffs, river mouths, rivers and lakes.
The history of the Kenting area is as old as the history of Taiwan itself, although its days as a national park are far fewer. Long before Taiwan established the Kenting National Park Project, the area was perhaps most famously known for its fortified lighthouse, the Elaunbi. In the 1860s, the Chinese government received requests from both the Japanese and the American governments to build a lighthouse at this location, as a number of American and Japanese ships had shipwrecked in the nearby tidal waters. It took almost two decades to build, during which time the Chinese military had to keep watch over the lighthouse to protect it from raiding tribesmen, who did not want the lighthouse on their land.
Kenting was chosen for its fertile land and tropical climate, which have resulted in a variety of unique plantlife and wildlife species. The aim of making Kenting a national park was to preserve the land for educational, scientific and recreational purposes for generations to come. Kenting became a national park in 1982. In 1984, Kenting's National Park Headquarters was established and continues to be administered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior. Millions of students, scientists and tourists alike flock to this beautiful spot each year.
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.
