Caoling

Caoling
Caoling
Rural village
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	草嶺
• Pinyin	Cǎolǐng
	Overlooking Caoling from Caoling Elementary School, in 2020
	Caoling
	Coordinates: 23°35′29.5″N 120°41′05.8″E / 23.591528°N 120.684944°E / 23.591528; 120.684944
Country	Taiwan
County	Yunlin
Township	Gukeng
Elevation	450–1,750 m (1,480–5,740 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (TST)

Caoling (Chinese: 草嶺; pinyin: Cǎolǐng) is a rural village in Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is 450 metres (1,476 ft) to 1,750 metres (5,741 ft) above sea level. The area measures approximately one thousand hectares.¹

Mountains around Caoling are prone to landslides, and four barrier lakes have formed around the area. The most recent one, New Caoling Lake, existed between 1999 and 2004.²

Transportation

Caoling is located on County Route 149 and accessible by bus from Douliu Station of Taiwan Railway.

References

"Attractions > Hot Spots > Yunlin County > Caoling >". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
黃淑莉 (22 August 2008). "草嶺潭四度形成四度消失／土石淤積造就全球紀錄" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

External links

草嶺地質公園資訊網 (in Chinese)
Caoling on OSM

[1] "Attractions > Hot Spots > Yunlin County > Caoling >". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.

[2] 黃淑莉 (22 August 2008). "草嶺潭四度形成四度消失／土石淤積造就全球紀錄" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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