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Vase Rock

Coordinates: 22°21′20.4″N 120°22′50.7″E / 22.355667°N 120.380750°E / 22.355667; 120.380750
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Vase Rock
花瓶石
Vase Rock is located in Pingtung County
Vase Rock
Vase Rock
Coordinates: 22°21′20.4″N 120°22′50.7″E / 22.355667°N 120.380750°E / 22.355667; 120.380750
LocationLiuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Geologyrock
Vase Rock
Chinese花瓶
Literal meaningVase Rock
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuāpíng Shí
Wade–GilesHua-p‘ing Shih

Vase Rock is a rock just off Liuqiu Island of Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geology

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The rock was formed by the rising of the coastal coral reef. Its lower part has been eroded by the sea thus forming a vase-shaped structure.[1][2] Its highest point stands at a height of 9 meters (30 ft).[3]

Legacy

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The Liuqiu township's tourism department ascribes the island's former name "Golden Lion Island" to Vase Rock's supposed resemblance to a lion's head,[4] although the name actually honors the slaughtered crew of the Dutch ship Gouden Leeuw, the punitive reprisals for which—particularly the Liuqiu Island Massacre—depopulated the island in the 1630s and 1640s.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vase Rock". Liuqiu. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Vase Rock". RoundTaiwanRound. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Vase Rock". I Love Pingtung. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "History of Liuqiu", Official site, Liuqiu: Liuqiu Township Office, 2009.