Guguan (hot spring)
Guguan (Chinese: 谷關; pinyin: Gǔguān) is a hot spring located in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on Provincial Highway 8. It was previously named Meiji Onsen.
History
During the period of Japanese rule, Guguan's hot spring was found by local aborigines. In 1927, the Japanese built a public bath.[1]
In September 11–12, 1937, Kinji Yamada found lots of ancient stone artifacts around the area.[2] During the 1950s, Liu Jih-Wann also found lots of stone artifacts, which in that area created the Guguan Archaeological Site.
After the Nationalists came to Taiwan, they planned an route across the island, passing through Guguan, which would be the Provincial Highway 8. When the road was finished, it brought tourism to Guguan, and Guguan thrived. It peaked at 1974, and because of poor management, Guguan made a turn for the worse.[3] The 921 earthquake caused massive damage to the highway, cutting the road in several sections. From the 37 km mark (Guguan) to the 62 km mark (Te-Chi), the damage was unknown.[4] It was until 117 days later, on January 18, 2000, that the road was cleared[4]
Although the road between Guguan and Te-Chi was reconstructed, Typhoon Mindulle of 2004 wrecked the road again.[5][6] Now the road is blocked, and nobody is allowed to pass.
In July 2005, Typhoon Haitang wrecked a bridge between Guguan and the bottom of the mountain, stranding Guguan. A detour was created around the damaged area before another bridge was constructed.[6]
Geography
Guguan is 700–1000 m above sea level. It is located in the Xueshan Mountain Range. The Dajia River flows through Guguan. Two plateaus are on the side of the Dajia River. One is 740~780 m above sea level, the other 800~840 m above sea level. That's why there is Upper Guguan and Lower Guguan.
Upper Guguan is the location of Taiwan Power Company.[7][8] Lower Guguan has developed into an hot spring resort area.
References
- ↑ 黃柏勳. 《谷關•東勢巡禮》. 黎明文化. 2003. ISBN 957160657X (中文(台灣))
- ↑ http://www.ntm.gov.tw/upload/download/20120327/4a954e58-d5f3-4be6-b490-528fa0517bd2.pdf
- ↑ 賴珮如. 谷關溫泉區觀光發展認知之研究//朝陽科技大學休閒事業管理系碩士論文. 朝陽科技大學. 2001-06-05 (中文(台灣))
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 陳進發、錢伯冠、黃金臣、吳瑞龍. 921集集大地震－中橫公路－谷關－德基段搶修及復建規劃專題報告//《台灣公路工程》(第26卷 第10期). 公路總局. 2000-04-15 (中文(台灣))
- ↑ 丁曉菁. 《獨立特派員》 穿越中橫25禁地 (NTSC), 台灣公共電視. 台北、台中: 財團法人公共電視文教基金會 (中文(台灣))
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 水患重創谷關 旅遊業者評估災情慘重. TVBS (聯意製作股份有限公司). 2004-07-10 [2010-08-01] (中文(台灣))
- ↑ 張伯鋒等人. 台中縣（一）//《台灣地名辭書》（卷十二）. 台灣文獻館. 2007.9. ISBN 9860064180 （中文（台灣））
- ↑ 海拔高度整理自： 王鑫. 中央脊樑谷地//《台灣的地形景觀》（第二版）. 渡假出版. 1994.06. ISBN 9576231884 （中文（台灣））.農林航空測量所. 圖號：9621-III-01//谷關. 林務局. 1980 （中文（台灣））.農林航空測量所. 圖號：9521-II-05//稍來山. 林務局. 1980 （中文（台灣））
Coordinates: 24°12′12″N 121°00′26″E / 24.2034°N 121.0071°E