Southwest coast Geopark

The area had splendid salt fields since 1784, which contributed to its fame in literature and ways of life. In which, the Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields are the first salt field in Tainan’s Beimen area and they are also the oldest relics of tile-paved salt fields that still exist in the country.

The fan-shaped salt field at the North Gate Salt Field in Tainan General District is currently the largest salt field landscape left in Taiwan. Due to its large area and acceptable preservation, it is the most beautiful salt field landscape on the west coast of Taiwan. Because salt drying is carried out in stages, taking into account the convenience of production, drainage and harvesting, the Yantian has been developed into a fan shape. Due to the low level of the coastal terrain, a high terrain is required to enjoy the panoramic view of the fan-shaped salt field. You can view it from the air. The whole picture to the fan-shaped salt field.

The fan-shaped salt field at the North Gate Salt Field in Tainan General District is currently the largest salt field landscape left in Taiwan. Due to its large area and acceptable preservation, it is the most beautiful salt field landscape on the west coast of Taiwan. Because salt drying is carried out in stages, taking into account the convenience of production, drainage and harvesting, the Yantian has been developed into a fan shape. Due to the low level of the coastal terrain, a high terrain is required to enjoy the panoramic view of the fan-shaped salt field. You can view it from the air. The whole picture to the fan-shaped salt field.

Wangzi Shan is the middle part of the three major sandbars of the Qigu Lagoon. It is separated from the north and south tidal mouths of the Qigu Lagoon with Qingshan Port Shan on the north and the head Eshan on the south. Wangzi Shan is a natural breakwater in Qigu Lagoon, which blocks the wind and waves from the Taiwan Strait, so that Qigu Lagoon will always present a landscape without wind and waves. There are no dwellings on Wangzi Shan, currently planting sand plants for forestry units, as well as rest huts built by some fishermen.

The fan-shaped salt field was opened by Taiwan Salt in 1975, and it spreads outwards with the salt workers' dormitory as the core. It has been abandoned. It is different from the ordinary rectangular salt field. At the front of the salt field, you can see the arc shape. You can often see scenes of bird activity here.

Qingshan Gangshan is located on the south bank of Jiangxikou and serves as a barrier to the Qigu strands of lagoons, resisting the impact of waves from the Taiwan Strait. Due to the instability of the nearby sand source, Qingshan Port Shanshan is often affected by the monsoon wind direction, which causes seasonal changes, and its appearance and area are quite dynamic. The sand bar cannot be driven without roads because of instability, but it can be entered on foot from the embankment of Qingying Fishing Port. The position of the tidal mouth between Qingshan Gangshan and Wangzishan is often changed due to the influence of waves and currents.

Dingtoue sandbank was affected by coastal erosion in the early stage. In 1998, the Water Conservancy Department set up 11 offshore dykes and set up some methods of separating and setting sand on the dunes to avoid continuous erosion of the coast in this section. At present, the sediment is continuously accumulated between the offshore bank and the sand bank, and the accumulation has a height of 1-2 meters. At low tide, some of the sand bank and the offshore bank have been filled with sediment.

Qigu windbreak forest is at the southern forehead. The Forestry Bureau planted large areas of casuarina here in the early days to stop the movement of wind and sand; however, in the past ten years, due to the erosion of the coast, the windbreak forest collapsed due to the erosion of the sand and the coast receded to 400 meters above, at present, there are no coastal protection measures on the coast, and the sediment continues to be lost.

Dingtoue sandbank is part of the southern part of the three major sandbars of Qigu Lagoon, and it faces the south tide mouth of Qigu Lagoon with Wangzi Shan. Due to its long history, the Shantou Sand Bar on the top is fixed by the windbreak forest planted by the Forestry Bureau on the sand bar. It is a fixed view of Nanwan Pier when it travels to the lake.

Taking a boat from Nanwan Pier, we can see the two-storey sand dunes on the top of the forehead, standing at the tidal mouth of the lagoon, resisting the waves of the open sea. In recent years, because the direction of the waves is not fixed, the front end of the head of sandbar, has been eroded by waves, and sandbanks have collapsed. Although it will affect the fishermen's channels to support the sea, this is the best portrayal of continuous changes in nature.

Xinfulun Sand Bar is located on the north side of Zengwenxikou. The sand bar shows a northwest-southeast trend, and the southeast side is connected with Qigu dike. The area of the sand bar is larger than the sand bar along the coast of Taijiang National Park. Due to the low height of the sand bar, it is between high tide and ebb The area has changed a lot. The sandbar is adjacent to the Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Area, which is home to many birds and intertidal plants.

Wangzailiao barrier island is also important natural dykes for the lagoon. However, due to the instability of the sand source and the changing currents, the appearance and location of the nets in Wangzailiao barrier island is constantly changing. At present, the forest administration unit is trying to plant sand on the sand bar, hoping to fix the net in Wangzailiao barrier island

On the embankment on the south bank of Zeng Wenxi, under the strong blowing of the northeast monsoon, the sediment was blown to the other side of the embankment. The embankment has been covered by the sediment, and some have also accumulated on the road under the embankment. The bund on the south bank of Zeng Wenxi, because some of the sandbars have been solidified for a long time, dunes have formed, and some of them can even cross the dike. Small aeolian terrain such as sand patterns and dunes can be seen here. During periods of high wind speeds, you may even have the opportunity to see sand particles fly over the dike to form a sand waterfall landscape.

The old channel of Zhuraftang is located behind the Dazhong Temple. It was a waterway opened in 1823. It was an artificial channel for the transportation of living materials more than a hundred years ago. Its representative is the first man-made canal in Taiwan. At present, the old road of Zhukangang has been used as a drainage channel by Jianan Farmland Water Conservancy Association. It is north of Luermen Creek as a "drainage channel of Zhukanggang". Shows its scale.

The Sicao District in Tainan is a new place formed after the inland sea of the ancient Taijiang River has dried up. Due to its low-lying terrain, it is still a scene of vertical and horizontal watercourses. The bamboo raft port pier in the picture uses this feature to provide the service of exploring the Taijiang River by water. Follow the water channel and relive the bits and pieces of the ancestors in the Taijiang Inland Sea.

Zeng Wenxi originates from the Ali Mountains and has an elevation of 2,609 meters. Its main tributaries are Houyu Stream, Caiyu Stream and Guantian Stream. Zeng Wenxi experienced many diversions in the early days. According to historical documents, Zeng Wenxi mainly had four diversions. Later, due to river regulation, the Zengwenxi River has been fixed in recent decades with the construction of the Shanghai Embankment and the Embankment.

The Sicao Green Tunnel is located behind the Sicao Dazhong Temple and is part of the drainage road extending northward of the Yanshui River. There are dense mangrove communities on both sides of this waterway, like two green walls, traveling by powered rubber rafts, like a tunnel made of trees. There are also amphibians and water birds living in the waterway, presenting a rich wetland ecological landscape. Although the waterway in this section is not very long, it has been named as a green tunnel because of its dense mangrove landscape.

The Sicao Fort is located opposite the Sicao Dazhong Temple, which was built by the Qing Dynasty for more than 100 years. Due to its age, only the outer wall of the turret and several perforations are available for hanging. This wall of ruins has also become part of the fence of Zhenhai Elementary School. Outside the wall is a park with commentary boards for the four grass turrets, illustrating the history of the place. The current wall is a red brick wall, the result of recent renovations.

The Anshun Salt Yard was opened in 1919. It was the first new type of salt field during the Japanese rule. The Yunyan Wharf was built in front of the salt field office in Nanxun, and is located in the current wildlife reserve. The salt produced in the Anshun salt field during the Japanese rule was sent to Anping Port for transportation or refining through the salt canal and Sicao Lake.

This place used to be the office building and dormitory of the Tainan Salt Yard in Taiyan in the past. After the site was abandoned, it was transformed into a cultural park to provide the history of posterity for future generations. The salt field transformed into a wetland in the park is an excellent habitat for wetland mangroves, amphibians and waterbirds. It has a rich ecological landscape, and the management unit has erected an explanation card. When the salt field was established in the Republic of China in 41, the inscription was set by Chen Cheng.

Lagoon cruise boat. Qigu Lagoon has continuously developed the tourism industry in recent years. In the past, the scaffolding on the lake has gradually been replaced by a bamboo raft for swimming around the lake. The bamboo raft can carry about 100 people at a time. When people visit the lagoon, the southwest coastal landscape is nearly closed.

The Yantian Ecological Cultural Village in Taijiang National Park is an area established to preserve the culture of salt industry. The cultural village includes the Taijiang Whale Dolphin Museum, Taijiang Whale Dolphin Rescue Center, Taijiang Bird Ecology Hall, and Taijiang Aquarium. Many important cultural assets of the salt industry are also reserved for the use of various places in the developed salt industry.

Guanhailou is located next to the Yantian seawall in Qigu Lagoon. It has three floors and is the tallest building in the vicinity. It has a good view. From the west to the south, you can enjoy the scenery of Qigu Lagoon. In the lagoon, there are Z-shaped fixed fishing nets. You can see the three sandbars of Qingshan Gangshan, Wangzi Shan and Dingtou Shan on the Guanhai Building. Good attractions, eastward are the Yantian landscape and the special buildings of Qigu Radar Station.

Qigu Township Guosheng Lighthouse (Qugu Lighthouse) is located at the south end of the forehead of the forehead. It was originally located on the Aoshan, Guozigang, Aberdeen in 1957. The tower is a white square wooden plank steel frame with a height of 32.7 meters. Send someone to station. Later, due to the typhoon attack and the tide erosion, the sand bar in Wangzi, Shanshan was lost. On July 29, 1969, it was hit by Typhoon Weiola. The whole lighthouse fell into the ocean and the tower collapsed and became unusable. 1970 In June, it moved to the nearby top of the sand bar and built a new tower, which is the westernmost lighthouse on Taiwan's main island.

The sand bar next to Qigu Lagoon is provided by the coastal stream and the nearby Zengwenxi estuary. The sand bar is separated from the Taiwan Strait by the accumulation of wind. Some people in the photo are moving on the dunes, which can be used as a scale to estimate the height of the dunes, which is about ten meters.

Nanwan Wharf is a recreation area of Taijiang National Park. At present, there are sightseeing boats providing lagoon commentary guide services. The sand bar in front of the wharf is the head of Eshan, which is the southernmost end of the Qigu Lagoon. Some fishermen set up sheds on the lagoon to raise rafts. Raising rafts is one of the major industries of the lagoon.

Sand dunes in the coastal zone are highly mobile, and if they are not fixed, they will easily interfere with land use in coastal areas. Windbreak forests are planted on the forehead sandbar in the photo to stabilize the dunes, and a large flat sandy area behind the windbreak forests shows the results of sand settling over the past decades.

Taiyuan Port is located on the right bank of the saltwater estuary, and is a simple rubber raft boat dock. Because the salt water stream meets the bamboo raft harbor stream here, it becomes a large area of estuary waters. In ancient times, it was also known as Sicao Lake, which can be said to be one of the quite special estuaries on the coast of Tainan. This place has a convenient location. You can take a boat along the salt water creek and bamboo raft harbor creek to explore the scenery of the Gutai River inland sea. There is also a beautiful scenery formed by the four grass bridges to the west.

The forehead sandbar separates the Taiwan Strait from Qigu lagoons, leaving only two watercourses, north and south for water currents flow, blocking the waves to a considerable extent. In the photo, the lake is framed by stings, and the waves are calm, while the Taiwan Strait outside the sandbar may still be rough.

The western coast of Taiwan faces severe coastal erosion, throwing into wave-removing blocks in the open sea to form "offshore dykes", thereby reducing the erosion caused by the direct waves of the waves. As a result, sand dunes piled up behind the wave block, and the originally eroded coast grew back.

The TianHou Temple in Lu'ermen, Anan District, Tainan City, was first built after the 15th year of Ming Yongli (1661), the national hero Zheng Chenggong landed. Due to its long history, Matsu's majestic power is prominent, and a large number of male and female believers come from all over the country to worship.

In the early Luermen Creek, ships were often stranded. Therefore, a "fucheng tianya" stele was set up on the south bank of Luermen Creek to show the background of the historical years at that time. Outside the estuary embankment, there are dunes formed by drifting sand, which are about 3 meters high.

At present, Luermen Xikou is an artificial estuary, with artificial seawalls on both sides, and the north bank of Xikou is Chengxi Security Forest. Most of the riverbanks have been developed into salt fields and fish ponds. There is currently some silt on the north bank of Xikou, and there are many sheds scattered around the estuary for the local residents.

Luermen Creek was the first entryway when Zheng Chenggong drove the backstage more than 300 years ago. At that time, Luermen was a waterway for ships to sail. Later, the inland sea of the Taijiang River was deposited and turned into land. Luermen Port Road became the only one left. A slender Luermen creek. Due to the large amount of organic matter in Luermen Creek, organisms multiply. Residents set up scaffolds in the watershed to raise pupae. The dense scaffolding became a special landscape of Luermen Creek.

The mangrove forest area of Hailiao is located near the estuary of Qiguxi. The mangrove forest is mainly composed of solaceae. Because the seven residents are mostly engaged in aquaculture and fishery, this area attracts egrets whose staple food is fish. A three-story heron pavilion is set up for bird lovers to stop and enjoy. There is a mangrove commentary station on the right side of Shangluyu Pavilion, which provides detailed information and instructions for mangrove species and coastal plants in Taiwan.

The mangrove restoration site located next to Yantian Cultural Village is planted with Rhizophorales, lilies, etc. Mangrove restoration methods generally use seeds to grow seedlings and then plant them. At present, artificially restored Rhizophorales are protected in Beishanwei waterfowl Rehabilitation outcomes in the districts are quite good.

The stilt reserve is located south of the intersection of Binhai Highway and Xiancao Street. In the early days, it was called the stilt breeding area. Taijiang National Park later classified its wetlands in the southwest as stilt wetland landscape areas. This place was originally a salt field. Due to the record of stilt breeding and abundant ecological resources, it was designated as a protected area with an area of about 54 hectares.

Most of the wetland landscapes of the Beishanwei Waterfowl Reserve in Taijiang National Park are planted with Rhizophorales for ecological restoration. A large number of Rhizophorales can be seen in most wetlands and on the banks of the salt water stream and the bamboo raft Gangxi river And other mangrove ecological landscapes.

The Beishanwei Waterfowl Reserve is the largest protected area of the Taijiang National Park in the Annan District. The main purpose is to provide a living environment where migratory birds are not disturbed. At present, the old fish bream in the area has ceased to function, and the abandoned fish bream has become an existing wetland, providing a vast living environment for mangroves, migratory birds, and amphibians.

The two sides of the salt water brook are connected by the four grass bridges. On the four grass bridges, the meeting place of the salt water streams and the bamboo raft harbor stream can be seen. The Darengang ferry on the north bank currently provides a boat tour of the salt water creek. There are many mangrove and wetland landscapes in the salt water creek, and you can see the ecology of birds and estuaries.

The Beishanwei Waterfowl Reserve has the watercourse of Zhukang Gangxi as a natural barrier, so tourists cannot directly enter the area, which makes the protection effect of the area good. Looking across the water channel, we can see that lush mangroves grow along the water channel, and many benthic amphibians live in it. From time to time, birds stop to feed, and the ecological diversity is quite good.

The Black-faced Spoonbill Reserve is close to Zengwenxikou. The earliest record of the Black-faced Spoonbill in Taiwan was in 1863. The global number was estimated to be less than 300 in 1989. The number of Black-faced Spoonbills has gradually recovered in recent years. A total of 2,041 Spoonbills were found in the census. The Black-faced Spoonbill arrives in Taiwan from September to October every year, and it only stays from March to May of the following year before flying away from Taiwan. This period is the best time to enjoy the black-faced Spoonbill.

Early coastal protection methods were mainly based on the construction of embankments or wave-removing blocks, which caused serious damage to the coastal landscape. In recent years, soft and ecological coastal protection methods have been promoted, such as weaving and setting sand, space bags or sausage bags Etc. to protect the coast from erosion. However, when the space bag is exposed, it will affect vision and damage the landscape.

On the abandoned salt fields, many birds such as egrets can be seen staying here and preying on fish. In autumn and winter, even conservation birds such as black-faced spoonbill can be seen. There is a large area in Taijiang National Park. Fish fowls and salt fields, these are important habitats for birds today.

Qingshan Gangshan is located on the south side of Jingshen Fishing Port. This area has been subject to coastal erosion for a long time. In order to protect the fishing port and the inner channel, the coastal protection engineering facilities can be seen on the south side of the port embankment. From the outermost wave block and square cement block 2. The space is bound to the innermost fence to determine the sand, which mainly prevents the loss of sand and silt.