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3 unusual facts about Pingtung


Leopard-spotted swellshark

The sole known specimen of the leopard-spotted swellshark was collected on April 21, 1988 from Tungkang, Taiwan, by David Ebert, who described it in conjunction with Jayna Schaaf-Da Silva in a 2008 issue of the scientific journal Zootaxa.

Majia

Majia, Pingtung (瑪家鄉), township of Pingtung County, Taiwan, Republic of China

Xinyuan

Sinyuan, Pingtung (新園鄉), or Xinyuan, rural township in Pingtung County


Andō Teibi

Work also began on the development of Taiwan's forest resources on Taiping and Pa-hsien Mountains, as well as construction on the Yilan and Pingtung railway lines.


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