| | Analysis of geologic and seismologic conditions of Taiwan Strait tunnel | GeoRef | DH |
| | 2001 | | Gaoxiao Dizhi Xuebao = Geological Journal of China |
| | Abstract: The Taiwan Strait Tunnel (T.S.T.), as a great project, has been proposed for a long time and |
| | met many challenges from the beginning of the feasibility study that has attracted attentions among |
| | scientists in both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The key question is whether this undersea tunnel could |
| | be constructed with present technologies under such complex geologic and seismologic conditions. |
| | Results of current research indicate that sea floor in the north of the Strait along coast of Taoyuan |
| | county of Taiwan is covered by the late Tertiary to Quaternary sandy shale and shale with a |
| | thickness of more than 300 m without large fault-belt, which could serve as a good bearing and |
| | impermeable layer. Along the coast of Pingtan Island, Fujian in the west of the Strait, there is an area |
| | with vast distribution of granite, which is ideal for the construction of the tunnel terminal. We therefore |
| | suggest that the shortest line with a distance of 126 km from Pingtan Islan, Fujian to Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| | should be considered as the undersea tunnel line for its simple and stable geological condition. |
| | Available at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| | Why it's cool... Tunnels are cool, engineering projects on a massive scale are cool, therefore the |
| | Taiwan Strait tunnel is cool. This paper is a geologic study that searches for the best possible location |
| | for the tunnel. Due to the recurrent seismic activity in the area, isolating a safe place to build a tunnel is |
| | extraordinarily difficult. A tunnel 126km long, as proposed by the geologists in this study, would face |
| | many dangers including fire, rupture, and decompression. On the other hand, the ability to drive or take |
| | a train from the mainland to Taiwan in less than 90min is an enormously attractive proposition. |
| | MINGQING MINYUEGAN DIQU HU ZAI KAO | Historical | JH |
| | 2001 | | Liu, Zhenggang | Qing Shi Yanjiu [China] 2001 (2): 120-124. |
| | This article discusses the Tiger related death's in Fujian and other parts of China. Many people were |
| | attacked and killed when they encroached upon the Tiger's homeland. As a result the Tigers were |
| | hunted by the masses until they became extinct in South China. |
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