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South Bay, also known by other names, is a bay and adjacent beach near Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan.[1] It is part of Kenting National Park.[2]

South Bay 南灣
beach
South Bay
Coordinates: 21°57′33.9″N 120°45′48.7″E
Location	Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Part of	Kenting National Park
Dimensions
• Length	600 meters
Access	Kaohsiung Station, Xinzuoying Station

South Bay
Entrance gate
Traditional Chinese	南灣
Simplified Chinese	南湾
Literal meaning	South Bay
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánwān Nán Wān Wade–Giles Nan-wan Nan Wan

Names

"South Bay" is a calque of the bay's Chinese name, written 南灣 in traditional characters or 南湾 in simplified characters. It is also known as the Nanwan,[1] from the Chinese name's pronunciation in Mandarin; as Blue Bay;^{[citation needed]} and as Gualiang or Kwa-liang Bay.[3]

History

The bay used to be a whaling area during the Japanese rule. It is still home to small fishing villages.

Geography

The bay is bound on the west by Cape Maobitou and on the east by Cape Eluanbi. The beach has white sand and a length of around 600 meters (2,000 ft).[4]

Facilities

The area around the beach provides facilities such as changing rooms, toilets, rental and sale of swimming equipment, restaurants and parking. Common activities at the beach and its surrounding areas are swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving etc.

Transportation

The beach is accessible by bus from Xinzuoying and Kaohsiung Stations, run by the Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

Citations

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