Bayao
Bayao is a locality in Changle Village, Manzhou Township, Taiwan Province. Bayao is situated nearby to the hamlet Xiafenshuiling, as well as near Pouluo.Places of Interest
Highlights include KuskusShrine.
KuskusShrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Koika, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gaoshi Shrine, formerly known as Kuskus Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Gaoshi, a Paiwan village in Mudan, Pingtung, Taiwan. With the original shrine destroyed by typhoon in 1946, a new shrine was rebuilt in 2015, making it the first Shinto shrine constructed in Taiwan in the post–World War II era, following the end of the island's Japanese rule. KuskusShrine is situated 2½ km north of Bayao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mudan and Manzhou.
Mudan
Town
Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mudan Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines. Mudan is situated 7 km northwest of Bayao.
Manzhou
Town
Manzhou Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has an area of 142.2 square kilometers and a population of 7,196. The indigenous Paiwan people makes up 25% of the population. Manzhou is situated 9 km south of Bayao.
Bayao
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Pa-yao”, “Pa-yao-she”, and “Pa-yo”
- Location: Changle Village, Manzhou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.10139° or 22° 6′ 5″ northLongitude
120.83139° or 120° 49′ 53″ eastElevation
159 metres (522 feet)Open location code
7QJ24R2J+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4252465599OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
1670877
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In Other Languages
“Bayao” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “八瑤”
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