Gaomei Wetlands

Gaomei Wetlands, also known as the Kaomei Wetlands, (traditional Chinese: 高美溼地; simplified Chinese: 高美湿地; pinyin: Gāoměi Shīdì), officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area (Chinese: 高美溼地野生動物保護區), is a wetland in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan.

History

Gaomei Wetlands was established on 29 September 2005.^[2] In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed 6 out of 18 wind turbines of the Taiwan Power Company in the area.^[3] In October 2019, a bridge connecting the Taichung mainland with the wetlands area failed a safety inspection, following the Nanfang'ao Bridge collapse 3 weeks earlier in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. The Binhai Bridge (Chinese: 濱海橋) was examined by Taiwan International Ports Corporation. It spans over a length of 70 meters and was 45 years old by the time of inspection.^[4]

Gaomei Wetlands is a flat land which spans over 300 hectares, but it is only about 10% of Dadu River wetlands.^[5]^[6]

Gaomei Wetlands is accessible by bus from Qingshui Station of Taiwan Railways.^[7]

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