Qingshui Cliff

Coordinates: 24°13′08″N 121°41′36″E / 24.2188°N 121.6932°E / 24.2188; 121.6932

Cingshuei Cliffs
Qingshui Cliff on the east coast of Taiwan
Qingshui Cliff is located on the east coast of Taiwan.

Qingshui Cliff (Chinese: 清水斷崖; Hanyu Pinyin: Qīngshuǐ Duànyá; Tongyong Pinyin: Cingshuěi Duànyá; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing1-shui3 Tuan4ya2) is a 21 kilometer length of coastal cliffs averaging 800 meters above sea level in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.[1] The tallest peak, Qingshui Mountain, rises 2408 meters directly from the Pacific Ocean. The cliff is located at the southern part of the Suhua Highway that connects the counties of Yilan and Hualien in eastern Taiwan. It is considered to be a very scenic area[2] and is the highest coastal cliff in Taiwan.

Political disputes

The depiction of Qingshui Cliff is featured in the newly issued passport of the People's Republic of China in 2012, a move that triggered protest from Taipei to Beijing.[3]

Biogeographic significance

Qingshui Cliff can act as a dispersal barrier. It separates the eastern and western clades of brown tree frog (Buergeria robusta)[4] as well as two sibling species of Takydromus lizards, T. viridipunctatus and T. luyeanus. In the latter case, the separation occurs over a single river, the Liwu River.[5]

Transportation

Qingshui Cliff is accessible southwest from Heren Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Qingshui Cliff". Taroko National Park. Taiwan Government. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Qingshui Cliff". Republic of China. Tourism Bureau. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Taipei protests China's new passports". Taipei Times. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. ↑ Lin, Hung-Du; Chen, Ying-Rong; Lin, Si-Min (2012). "Strict consistency between genetic and topographic landscapes of the brown tree frog (Buergeria robusta) in Taiwan". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (1): 251–262. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.022.
  5. ↑ Tseng, Shu-Ping; Wang, Chao-Jun; Li, Shou-Hsien; Lin, Si-Min (2015). "Within-island speciation with an exceptional case of distinct separation between two sibling lizard species divided by a narrow stream". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 90: 164–175. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.022.
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