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KPICASA_GALLERY(username:指定picasa用戶帳號)This is an extract of the article: «Strassenschluchten und Bergwiesen» by David Torcasso; translated and paraphrased by Lukas Bieri
Published in the 20Minuten on Wednesday the 17. November2010 (published in German)
Street canyons and mountain meadows
TAIPEH. Taiwan, Land of the diversities: 3500 meters high mountains find their place on the island just like a 508 meters high huge skyscraper.
link to https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mTK ... ZY0/s500/1290411872_0.jpg
(Picture: David Torcasso)
Even though Taiwan is around 14 000 kilometres away from Switzerland, the island and the alp republic have many things in common: They are both about the same size and around half of their area is mountains. As a matter of fact, Taiwan’s highlands have striking similarities with the Swiss mountains. But comparing to Switzerland, Taiwan’s plain is far more populous: 23 million people live here in one single agglomeration, reaching from the capital Taipeh down to the south coast.
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Original Article: https://www.20min.ch/life/travel/story/11604876
link to https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mTK ... ZY0/s500/1290411872_0.jpg
(Picture: David Torcasso)
Even though Taiwan is around 14 000 kilometres away from Switzerland, the island and the alp republic have many things in common: They are both about the same size and around half of their area is mountains. As a matter of fact, Taiwan’s highlands have striking similarities with the Swiss mountains. But comparing to Switzerland, Taiwan’s plain is far more populous: 23 million people live here in one single agglomeration, reaching from the capital Taipeh down to the south coast.
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Original Article: https://www.20min.ch/life/travel/story/11604876