The unique beauty of Taitung. Taitung City is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan, facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County, and it is one of the island’s major cities on the east coast. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both popular tourist destinations. It’s known for Peinan Cultural Park, the site of several buried Neolithic slate coffins first excavated in the 1980s. Examples of relics recovered from the site, including pottery and jade stones, are displayed at the National Museum of Prehistory. In the wooded Taitung Forest Park are birds and butterflies, and footpaths wind past several lakes.
