Vase Rock
Rock in Liuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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Vase Rock is a rock just off Liuqiu Island of Pingtung County, Taiwan.
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LocationLiuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Geologyrock
Vase Rock
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| Coordinates: 22°21′20.4″N 120°22′50.7″E | |
| Location | Liuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Geology | rock |
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| Chinese | 花瓶石 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Vase Rock | ||||||||
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Geology
The rock was formed by the rising of the coastal coral reef. Its lower part has been eroded by the sea thus forming a vase-shaped structure.[1][2] Its highest point stands at a height of 9 meters (30 ft).[3]
Legacy
The Liuqiu township's tourism department ascribes the island's former name "Golden Lion Island" to Vase Rock's supposed resemblance to a lion's head,[4] although the name actually honors the slaughtered crew of the Dutch ship Gouden Leeuw, the punitive reprisals for which—particularly the Liuqiu Island Massacre—depopulated the island in the 1630s and 1640s.
