Shaping
in Miaoli of Taiwan, Taiwan

Noteable things around
  • Liufucun Yesheng Dongwuyuan (zoo, (23 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
24.589 and 120.912 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 24° 35' 21" and E 120° 54' 41"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:04 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:21 am and 6:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-24.617 and -59.017 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Estancia Tres de Mayo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Discover Shaping

Shaping in Miaoli (Taiwan) is a place in Taiwan about 50 mi (or 81 km) south-west of Taipei, the country's capital city.

Current time in Shaping is now 01:04 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 11 airports near Shaping, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Miaoli, Hsinchu, Zhubei, Fengyuan and Taichung. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 61%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 1% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

28°C (83 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

22°C (71 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

25°C (76 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

2008苗栗火旁龍點睛儀式及舞龍競技

Published: February 15, 2008
Length: 17:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: alicahome

Bombing dragon, is explodes the dragon with the firecrackers, Long ago the agricultural society, Miaoli area for striving ext year abundant receiving and unify local temple fair celebration...


Miao-Li Train Station

Published: November 22, 2009
Length: 40:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ted Mosby

Miaoli Train Station.


2009苗栗市河濱公園火旁龍

Published: February 18, 2009
Length: 02:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alicahome

那天真是人山人海,可以說看台上座無虛席,看台下人滿為患,估計約2萬餘人,雖人主持人號稱有10萬人,人數多寡不是重點,重點是人擠人,好熱鬧呀!


Ride in Taiwan with a Kawasaki Z1000

Published: November 17, 2012
Length: 58:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rider Formosa

Ride in Taiwan with a Kawasaki Z1000. GoPro 2.


2009苗栗火旁龍-龍型煙火秀

Published: February 18, 2009
Length: 09:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alicahome

2009苗栗火旁龍-龍型煙火秀.


2009苗栗火旁龍高空煙火秀

Published: February 18, 2009
Length: 37:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alicahome

這天萬里無雲也無風,真是看高空煙火秀的好時間,在煙火施放的過程中,現場的觀眾驚呼聲連連,千里之外感覺都可以聽到.


Railway Stations of Taiwan - Zaoqiao Station (Station Code 135)

Published: May 01, 2012
Length: 00:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: David Kelsey

Number eight in a series of short videos dedicated to the Railway Stations of Taiwan. Zaoqiao Station (Western Line - Mountain (Taichung) Line) 造橋車站 TRA Stat...


License Plate Recognition System

Published: November 08, 2009
Length: 51:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jordan Yun-Chiang Kung

This was recorded at Hsin Chu, Taiwan in 1989. It ran on an Acer 386-20 PC w/ a frame grabber DT-2851.


頭份廣興里 繞山花步道 Trail of tung flowers 2013-04-05

Published: April 06, 2013
Length: 54:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jd wu

None.


劍潭古道 Jiantan Trail 2012-05-07

Published: May 07, 2012
Length: 49:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jd wu

None.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Mingte Dam

Mingte Dam is a rockfill dam across the Laotianliao River in central Miaoli County, Taiwan. The dam was built between 1966–1970 and serves mainly for irrigation and municipal water supply for Miaoli City. It consists of a main embankment 35.5 metres high and 187 metres long, holding back a reservoir with a capacity of 17.1 million cubic metres. The dam and reservoir control runoff from a catchment area of 61.08 square kilometres .

Located at 24.5817, 120.884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Dams in Taiwan, Rock-filled dams, Dams completed in 1970


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Jen-lung, Shaping, Jen-Lurg-Ts’un, Jen-lung-ts’un, 沙坪, Sha-p’ing