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Attractions

Attractions about South Penhu Islands.

Xiyupingyu

 

1.Sea Stack

Sea Stack

There are broad and towering sea cliff topology on the island while there are eroded sea stacks isolated on the south of the sea shore.

 

2.Huaniang Temple

Huaniang Temple

Located near the dock, Huaniang Temple is the religious center on the island. Though most of the residents already moved out to other places, its construction still remains relaively complete.

 

Dongyupingyu

3.Terraced Caizhai

Terraced Caizhai

To increase crop production in winter time, residents built walls by pulling up basalt rocks along the hill slopes to protect crops from strong northeast winds and salty spray. Local people call it Caizhai for its dependent relationship bound to village development.

 

4.Chifu pagoda

Chifu pagoda

Located in the west sea shore of Dongyuping, Chifu pagoda faces Jinlong pagoda in the east sea shore. This pagoda is said to pray for peace for villages.

 

5.Jinlong pagoda

Jinlong pagoda

Jinlong pagoda is a cone-shaped fortune pagoda. With a height of about 6-meter, its body is painted bright red. There are also walls built facing the sea to prevent evil.

 

6.Chifu Temple

Chifu Temple

Situated in the south of Dongyupingyu Visitor Center, Chifu Temple is a religious center on the island. There are temple fairs held annually on the 16th day of June of the Chinese calendar.

 

Xijiyu

7.Sea caves in the north (Tsau-Lang)

Sea caves in the north (Tsau-Lang)

The sea cave in the north, 'Tsau-Lang', is also called 'Landong' (blue cave) for its beautiful and mysterious reflection from the sunlight inside the cave.

 

8.Sea cliff and wave-cut grooves

Sea cliff and wave-cut grooves

There are many magnificent columnar basalt landscapes along the west and northwest sides of the shore. These unique landscapes later become wave-cut grooves due to the erosion and corrosion caused by wave.

 

Dongjiyu

9.Dongji lighthouse

Dongji lighthouse

Standing on the highest point in the north of Dongjiyu, Dongji lighthose can be recognized from a distance. This special landmark stand erect day and night to navigate for the north-south shipping of Taiwan.

 

10.Ancient Japanese barrack

Ancient Japanese barrack

The Japanese left a barrack in the northeast of Dongjiyu.The base of the barrack built with basalt during the Japanese-occupied period is called 'Bingcuo' by the local residents.

 

11.The Eye of Dongji

The Eye of Dongji

It is a unique landscape in Dongjiyu. It is formed by the alkali basalt intersected by microgabbro dikes. The shape of the Eye of Dongji is like a bright giant eye from a distance. It keeps track of stratum changes as time goes by.

 

12.Qiming Temple

Qiming Temple

Being the religious center in Dongjiyu, Qiming Temple worhips Xu Wangye whose birthday is on November 7th according to Chinese calendar. Residents who moved to another city built a branch of Qiming Temple in Wujia, Kaohsiung , to remind the villagers about their origin.

 

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