Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery

Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery
五指山國軍示範公墓
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Established1982[1]
Location
Coordinates25°8′2.75″N 121°37′0.27″E / 25.1340972°N 121.6167417°E / 25.1340972; 121.6167417
TypeMilitary cemetery
Owned by
Size225.7 ha (78 ha useable)[1]
No. of graves9,236[1]
Websiteafrc.mnd.mil.tw/cemetery/default.aspx
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The Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery (Chinese: 五指山國軍示範公墓; pinyin: Wǔzhǐ Shān Guójūn Shìfàn Gōngmù, sometimes romanized as Wuchih) is Taiwan's most prominent military cemetery. The cemetery is located on Wuzhi Mountain (五指山) at an elevation of 699 metres (2,293 ft)[2] in Xizhi, New Taipei City and borders Taipei City's Neihu District and Yangmingshan National Park. The cemetery has a wide open view ranging from the Taipei 101 over at Taipei's Xinyi District to the Keelung Harbor.[2]

  1. ^ a b c 緣起沿革 [Origin History]. Armed Forces Reserve Command, Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (in Chinese). 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Origin & Revolution". Republic of China Military Cemetery. 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.