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Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) is the place to be to catch the first rays of sunlight of the new year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday.
The first sunrise in Taiwan in the new year is to be seen on the island, southeast of Taitung County, the bureau said.
Sunrise would be at 6:32am on Saturday in Orchid Island’s Dongcing (東清), while on Taiwan proper, it would occur at 6:35am in Lungkeng (龍坑) in Pingtung County’s Kenting (墾丁) area, the bureau forecast.
The sunrise on Orchid Island can be seen from Taitung County’s Dawu Township (大武鄉), it added.
The New Year’s Day sunrise