Wufengqi Waterfall

The Wufengqi Waterfalls are a popular tourist attraction located in the Wufengqi Scenic Area in , , . They are so named because they stand in front of a row of five steep mountains, whose sharp peaks resemble the five triangular flags hanging down the back of war generals in Chinese opera.
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Wu-feng-ch’i P’u-pu”, “Wufengchi Waterfalls (First layer)”, and “Wufongci Pubu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chiao-chi Station and Tamkang University Lanyang Campus.

Railway station
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Jiaoxi is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Yilan line. It is located in , , . is situated 3 km east of Wufengqi Waterfall.

University
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Place of worship
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is a place of worship, which is situated 3 km southeast of Wufengqi Waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiaoxi and Toucheng.

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, also called Chiaohsi, is located in the northeast part of , . The newly completed Hsuehshan tunnel has shortened the traveling time and distance to get to .

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Township is an urban township in , . The township includes and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The , known in Mandarin as the Diaoyu Islands, are claimed as part of the township.

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is a city on the east coast of . As the area was mostly settled by Han Chinese immigrants from , the local dialect of Taiwanese is noticeably more similar to that of Zhangzhou than in other parts of Taiwan.

Wufengqi Waterfall

Latitude
24.83498° or 24° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
121.74708° or 121° 44′ 50″ east
Elevation
246 metres (807 feet)
Height
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
7QP3RPMW+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3478366292
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
6643887
Wiki­data ID
Q34682538
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Literary Chinese—“Wufengqi Waterfall” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wufengqi Pubu”
  • Chinese: “五峰旗瀑布 (第一層)”
  • Chinese: “五峰旗瀑布”
  • Japanese: “五峰旗瀑布”
  • Literary Chinese: “五峰旗瀑布”

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Notable Places Nearby

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