West Gate

West Gate is a city gate in Chengbei Village, Hengchun Township, Taiwan. West Gate is situated near the place of worship 三山國王廟廣場, as well as near 廣寧宮.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hengchun Airport and Longluan Lake.

Hengchun Airport

Aerodrome

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Hengchun Airport is an airport in Renshou Village, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The airport is near Kenting National Park and is the southernmost airport in Taiwan. Hengchun Airport is situated 4 km north of West Gate.

Longluan Lake

Lake

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Longluan Lake is a lake in Kenting National Park, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Longluan Lake is situated 3 km south of West Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hengchun and Checheng.

Hengchun is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. Hengchun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County.

Checheng

Town

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Checheng Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Checheng is situated 8 km north of West Gate.

Manzhou

Town

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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 10 km east of West Gate.

West Gate

Type: City gate
Also known as: “Hîng-tshun Kuān-siânn Se-mn̂g”, “West Gate of Hêng-chhun”, “West Gate of Hengchun”, and “West Gate of Hîng-tshun”
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Chengbei Village, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

22.00557° or 22° 0′ 20″ north

Longitude

120.74327° or 120° 44′ 36″ east

Open location code

7QJ22P4V+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 489038174

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

Wikidata ID

Q111973972

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“West Gate” goes by many names.

Chinese: “恆春縣城西門”
Chinese: “西門”
Min Nan Chinese: “Hêng-chhun-koān-siâⁿ Se-mn̂g”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 三山國王廟廣場 and 廣寧宮.

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