Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park

Coordinates: 23°47′41.0″N 120°42′38.2″E / 23.794722°N 120.710611°E / 23.794722; 120.710611

Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park
車籠埔斷層保存園區

Geological Science Hall
General information
Location Zhushan, Nantou County, Taiwan
Opening 1 May 2013
Management National Museum of Natural Science
Fault Preservation Hall

The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park (Chinese: 車籠埔斷層保存園區; pinyin: Chēlóngbù Duàncéng Bǎocún Yuánqū) is a park in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan established to commemorate the 921 earthquake in 1999. It is the subordinate park to the National Museum of Natural Science.[1]

History

The establishment of the museum begin in November 2002 when a professor of geology from National Taiwan University discovered the original Chengpu Fault caused by the 921 earthquake in 1999 while conducting his investigation into the major earthquakes that struck Taiwan over the past years. The Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park was created to preserve the fault and was opened to the public for testing operation on 30 January 2013 and officially opened for regular operation on 1 May the same year.

Exhibition

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "National Museum of Natural Science -> Exhibition -> Permanent Exhibits -> Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park". Nmns.edu.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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