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:''"Taroko" can also refer to the Truku aboriginal tribe.'' Taroko National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County. The park was originally established as the by the Governor-General of Taiwan on 12 December 1937 when Taiwan was part of the Empire of Japan. After the Empire of Japan's defeat in World War II, the Republic of China assumed control of Taiwan. The ROC government subsequently abolished the park on 15 August 1945. It was not until 28 November 1986 that the park was reestablished. Sights include: * Tunnel of Nine Turns (九曲洞 Chiouchüe Tung, ''pictured at right'') * Eternal Spring Shrine (長春祠 Changchun Tsih, pictured below) * Yentzihkou, Swallow Grotto (燕子口) * Chinheng Kungyuan, Park (靳珩公園) * Tsihmuchiao, The Bridge of the Kind Mother (慈母橋) * Tienhsyang (天祥) * Chueilu Tuanyah Precipice (錐麓斷崖) * Lioufang Chiao Bridge (流芳橋) * Hill of Tayuling the Great (大禹嶺) * Puloh Wan (布洛灣) == Origin of the name == The name, ''Taroko''(formally as Truku), means "human being" in the Truku language of the Truku indigenous tribe. Long ago a Truku tribesman saw the beauty of the azure Pacific when he walked out of the gorge. On seeing the magnificent scene, he cried "Taroko!". And so it became the name of the place, in a fashion not dissimilar to how the island, Formosa, got its name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taroko National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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