Gukeng Township

Gukeng Township is a rural township in the easternmost part of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the largest township in the county.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gukeng Jiaxing Temple and Janfusun Fancyworld.

Gukeng Jiaxing Temple

Place of worship

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Gukeng Jiaxing Temple is a place of worship.

Janfusun Fancyworld is an amusement park in Yongguang Village, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. The park occupies an area of approximately 60 hectares and features a large ferris wheel, the Sky Wheel, a powered rollercoaster by Zamperla and two rollercoasters manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger and Mabillard. Janfusun Fancyworld is situated 3½ km south of Gukeng Township.

Diving Machine G5

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Diving Machine G5 is a roller coaster at Janfusun Fancyworld in Taiwan. It was built in 2000 by Swiss manufacturers Bolliger & Mabillard and was the second dive coaster model to be built, the first being Oblivion at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom. Diving Machine G5 is situated 3½ km south of Gukeng Township.

Gukeng Township

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Gukeng”, “Gukeng Siang”, “Gukeng Xiang”, “Ku-k’eng”, and “Ku-k’eng Hsiang”
Location: Yunlin County, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.65° or 23° 39′ north

Longitude

120.5833° or 120° 35′ east

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

7QM2MH2M+28

GeoNames ID

1673386

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In Other Languages

“Gukeng Township” goes by many names.

Chinese: “古坑鄉”

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