Taiwan's Culture, Society and Tourism: Overview of Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Area: 36,000 km²

Population: 23 million

Language: Mandarin / Taiwanese / Hakka / Indigenous Languages

Religion: Buddhism / Taoism / Christianity / Islam

Taiwan, also known as Iiha Formosa, is shaped like a leaf that is narrow at both ends. The country lies off the south-eastern coast of mainland Asia, across the Taiwan Strait from Mainland China. Taiwan is perfect travel destination as many airlines fly into the country.

Taiwan has many majestic mountains, rolling hills, beautiful coastlines and many other natural wonders. This is caused by the continuous tectonic movements as the country is located on the edge of the “Pacific ring of fire”. There are 8 national parks and 13 national scenic areas to preserve Taiwan's best natural ecological environment and cultural sites, such as Taroka Gorge, Alishan, Yushan, Sun Moon Land and others.

Alishan

Yangmingshan

Taiwan has a clear differentiation between the different seasons, given its tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate climates. There are about 18,400 species of wildlife on the island, with more than 20% being rare or endangered species, for example the Taiwan mountain goat, Formosan rock monkey and Formosan black bear.

Taiwan mountain goat