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Taroko National Park is situated in Hualien, a county in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It was founded on November 28, 1986. Taroko National Park’s 92,000 hectares includes the Taroko Gorge, which is extremely popular among the visitors to the park. The Taroko Gorge brings scenic beauties in the form of gushing mountain streams, the Eternal Spring, Tunnel of Nine Turns and more. The rich flora and fauna of Taroko National Park is a much talked about point amongst the visitors. Though its vegetation cover is largely dominated by broadleaf forests, the park also has a profusion of chrysanthemum. Among the animals, the most common in sight are the Formosan rock-monkeys. Then are other animals that shy away from attention like the Formosan Reeve’s muntjac, goats, the Formosan hare etc. Taroko National Park is also favored by bird watchers. The Park has around 89 species of birds. The most frequently seen among them are the water redstart, little forktail and the Formosan whistling thrush. Those who enjoy watching butterflies will be heartened to know that during the months of July and August, Taroko National Park is filled with these winged beings whose inebriated glide invariably trace to the nearest tavern of ambrosia.
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