Guess Where it Is?
• A place off the coast of Taiwan.
• A place with an air of mystery and a touch of
romance.
• A place with a pleasant climate and an ideal
location.
• A place to meet friendly people and enjoy varied
scenery.
• A place with beautiful beaches and marine life.
• A place to enjoy various water sports and fresh
seafood.
• A place with saltwater hot springs.
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• Where is Green Island?
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Where is Green Island?
• Green Island lies some 18 miles off the
southeast coast of Taiwan.
• It takes you a 10-minute flight to/from
Taitung.
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What can you have fun here in Green Island?
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Attractions on Green Island
• This island has many
attractions/diversions—
• Submarine rides
• Boat trips
• Bicycle riding
• Hiking
• Fishing
• Camping
• 大白沙潛水步道
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Specialties
• What really sets the
location apart as a
getaway destination is
scuba diving and the
saltwater hot springs.
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Scuba Diving
• The island has scuba diving sites on it north,
south and west sides. To reach the sea, there
are walkways that extend out from the beaches,
over sharp rocks and coral, which provide
jumping-off places for divers.
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Spectacular Views Undersea
• Corals of all kinds
• An abundance of
tropical fish
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Corals of all kinds
• Green Island’s 87 varieties of coral are even more
remarkable than its sea life. A giant brain coral sits on
the rocky bottom like a heap of melting ice cream, while
undersea meadows of grass coral wave back and forth
in the gentle current.
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Saltwater Hot Springs
• The Zhaori hot springs is
one of the only three
saltwater hot springs in
the world (the others
being in Italy and Japan).
• Ocean water, heated
deep underground, leaks
through the lava rock and
wells up to the surface at
a temperature excellent
for hot spring resorts.
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Hot Springs
• So far the Tourism
Bureau has built three
pools, each with a
different temperature.
• Because of the
cooling effect of
ocean water, the
farther the pool is
from the shore, the
cooler it will be.
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The Island
• The island is
surrounded by 11mile road, which is
ideal for touring on
rented scooters, bikes
or in rented cars.
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The Lighthouse
• The lighthouse is
located on northwest
coast. Built in 1938, it
came a year too late
to save the President
Hoover, a ship that
crashed and sank just
offshore.
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The Green Island gangster prison
• This prison is home to
many of Taiwan’s
best-known “big
brothers.”
• The picture below
shows that the
prisoners were
helping build the road.
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Human Rights Memorial
• 人權紀念公園
• 綠島技能訓練所
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Another prison—Oasis Village
• This prison used to
house hundreds of
Taiwanese dissidents.
• This one, happily, is
no longer in use.
• Near the abandoned
prison stands Asia’s
first and only
monument to human
rights.
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Niutou Hill
• A walk across a green meadow brings you to a
high cliff on the edge of the ocean.
• With the waves crashing onto the base of the
cliff, Niutou Hill is a popular picnic spot by day
and a quiet lover’s lane by night.
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Guanyin Cave
• There is a small altar where the popular
goddess, Guanyin, is housed and where the
smell of incense fills the air.
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Flying Home
• The bustle of the city
life makes Green
Island seem like
paradise. When it is
time for your trip
home, regrettably, it
feels more like
paradise lost.
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