National Parks in Taiwan Under Japanese Rule
In 1937, while Taiwan was under Japanese rule from 1895 to 1945, the Governor-General of Taiwan Kobayashi Seizo designated three National Parks on the island:
- Daiton National Park (大屯国立公園): including what is now Yangmingshan
- Shintaka (New Highest) Arisan National Park (新高阿里山国立公園): now Yushan and Alishan
- Tsugitaka (Second Highest) Taroko National Park (次高タロコ国立公園): now Taroko National Park and Shei-Pa National Park
The administration of these National Parks was no longer in force when Japan withdrew from Taiwan in 1945 after World War II.
Read more about this topic: List Of National Parks Of The Republic Of China
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