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Formosa Taiwan is a country that is known throughout the world for its economic achievemrnts. Industrial products bearing the words "Made in Taiwan" have created a general impression of Taiwan as an island of industry, while relatively few people see it as a destination for tourist travel. Taiwan is, as you will see, a beautiful island rich in scenic and cultural attractions - an island that tourists should not miss. Taiwan is a young island, created about four million years ago by a collision of tectonic plates, an island of high mountains, deep gorges, lofty precipices, rushing streams, tranquil lakes, offshore islets, and shorelines in every imaginable shape. Its special geographic environment and a string of peals along the Central Mountain Range that soar to almost 4,000 meters provide Taiwan with a landscape that is extraordinarily rich in animal and plant life. The Plant cover and ecosystems reach from tropical rain forests to frigidzone grasslands, giving the island what biologists generally agree is the highest extent of biological diversity per unit of land. Its biological system is, in fact, a microcosm of the northern hemisphere. |
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