Shifen Waterfall

Shifen Waterfall
十分大瀑布
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LocationKeelung River, Pingxi, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°2′57.8″N 121°47′15.86″E / 25.049389°N 121.7877389°E / 25.049389; 121.7877389
TypeTiered
Total height20 m (66 ft)
Total width40 m (131 ft)
WatercourseKeelung River

Shifen Waterfall (Chinese: 十分大瀑布; pinyin: Shífēn Dà Pùbù) is a scenic waterfall located in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on the upper reaches of the Keelung River. The falls' total height is 20 metres (66 ft) and 40 metres (130 ft) in width, making it the broadest waterfall in Taiwan.[1] It is a cascade waterfall in which the water flows in one direction and the rock is sloped in the opposite.[2]

  1. ^ Lonely Planet: Taiwan (sixth edition) by Andrew Bender, Julie Grundvig, Robert Kelly (page 130)
  2. ^ Liao, Geoge (2 October 2018). "Shifen Waterfall". Taiwan News. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

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