REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Taiwan) / 中華民國 (臺灣)
Taiwan Scenery.
Taroko Gorge.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 22.03.1974.
Face value: 1 Taiwanese new dollar.
Design: Liu Pao-chin.
Printed by Helio Courvoisier S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 3,000,000 copies.
Size: 28.5 x 39.2 mm.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 1004.
- Scott No. 1871.
- StampWorld No. 1004.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 984.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 937.
The
marble gorge of Taroko is located in Hualien County (east of
Taiwan Island), into the Taroko National Park.
It is carved by Liwu River.
Its name is due to the aboriginal tribe Truku or Taroko
(Chinese: 太魯閣).
The road seen in the stamp was built in the 1950s. The park and gorge are one
of Taiwan's main tourist attractions.
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