Beinan Cultural Park

Coordinates: 22°47′39.3″N 121°06′59.2″E / 22.794250°N 121.116444°E

Beinan Cultural Park

Excavation of the Beinan site

Beinan Cultural Park (Chinese: 卑南文化公園; pinyin: Pēinán Wénhuà Gōngyuán) is a park at Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan. The park is the site for the largest and most complete prehistoric settlement ever discovered in Taiwan with over 10,000 m² and more than 1,600 burial sites.

History

This historic settlement area was discovered during the construction work of the back part of Taitung Station in 1980 when graveyard containing several thousand slate coffins was unearthed, with some bodies still laid within. This had caught the attention of the government to carry out archaeological work and build a national museum to preserve the artifacts. The park was officially opened in 1997.^[1]

Features

National Museum of Prehistory

The park consists of and archaeological site for visitors and a museum called the National Museum of Prehistory nearby the park area which was opened in 2002.

Transportation

The park is accessible West from Taitung Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.^[2]

See also

• List of parks in Taiwan
• Prehistory of Taiwan
• National Museum of Prehistory (Taiwan)

References

1. "Special Interests > Rail Tour > Three-day Tour of Hualien and Taitung > Beinan Cultural Park >". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
2. "Taiwan, one of Asia's must-see destinations!". Go2taiwan.net. Retrieved 2014-04-25.