Sanxiantai

{{Short description|Area in Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan}}

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Sanxiantai{{cite magazine|magazine=Travel in Taiwan|title=WINTER EVENTS SANXIANTAI SUNRISE|date=November 2019|page=05|quote=One of the best locations is Sanxiantai, a small island off the Taitung County coast, connected to the mainland by an iconic eight-arch footbridge.|publisher=Tourism Bureau, MOTC}} (Amis: nuwalian; {{zh|c=三仙台|p=Sānxiāntái}}) is an area containing a beach and several islands located on the coast of Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. The beach stretches for ten kilometers in length. It is situated at the 112-kilometer mark. A popular tourist attraction for its rocky coastal views, the area is well known for its long footbridge in the shape of a sea dragon that connects the coast to the largest island.{{cite web|url=http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/615/Sansiantai |title=Sansiantai |publisher=Tour.taitung.gov.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-14}} It appears on a map dated 1755 as "Sansana".{{cite book |last1=Postlehwayt |first1=Malachy (1707-1767) |last2=Boulton |first2=S. |last3=Bolton |first3=Emanuel |last4=Seale |first4=Richard William |title=The Universal Dictionary Of Trade and Commerce Composite Map (of Asia), Second Part of Asia. |date=1755 |publisher=W.Strahan, J. & F.Rivington |location=London |page=I-VIII |edition=Fourth Edition, note: published in 1774, date on map reads 1755 in Roman Numerals |url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~317088~90085854:Composite-Map--Vol--I--Asia--Part-1?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_date&qvq=w4s:/where%2FAsia%2Fwhen%2F1755;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_date;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=14 |access-date=2 Aug 2023 |ref=Series No. 31}}

Overview

Sanxiantai means "Platform of the three immortals". Sanxiantai Island has three extremely large rocks on the island. Sanxiantai Island has a unique shape. The area is best known for its long footbridge that connects the eastern coast of the main Island of Taiwan with the outer Island of Sanxiantai.

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