Yanchao Badland Geopark

The mud volcano natural reserve in Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County seems to have volcanic activity, forming a special landscape of mud volcanoes.

The Mudstone Badlands of the Moon World is part of a mudstone area in southwestern Taiwan. Mudstone often has steep, bare or grassless landscapes, and is characterized by bare ridges and steep valleys.

Mud volcanoes at the Wushanding Mud Volcano Nature Reserve in Kaohsiung. The mud volcano on the top of Wushan Mountain in Kaohsiung is one of the nature reserves designated by the Executive Yuan. The main characteristic is that the natural gas under the ground accompanies the mud along the crust fissures, forming a cone-shaped mud mound.

Mud erupted from a mud volcano on the top of Wushan in Kaohsiung. After the mud erupts, the mud will crack due to shrinkage. Into a dynamic landscape with beautiful beauty.

In Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County, there are more than one place with mud volcanoes. In some places, there is no volcano-like appearance, but natural gas comes out and bubbles will be generated. Ignition can cause a fire, that is the disguising of natural gas.

Mud volcanoes at the Wushanding Mud Volcano Nature Reserve in Kaohsiung. After the mud eruption, the thick mud is not easy to move, causing the mud to accumulate at the mouth of the cave and form a mound. These mud volcanoes are also very vulnerable to rain erosion.

Mud erupted from a mud volcano on the top of Wushan in Kaohsiung. After the mud erupts, the mud will crack due to shrinkage. Into a dynamic landscape with beautiful beauty.

The Mudstone Badlands of the Moon World is part of a mudstone area in southwestern Taiwan. Mudstone often has steep, bare or grassless landscapes, and is characterized by bare ridges and steep valleys.

Wushanding Mud Volcano Nature Reserve

Mud erupted from a mud volcano on the top of Wushan in Kaohsiung. After the mud erupts, the mud will crack due to shrinkage. Into a dynamic landscape with beautiful beauty.

Mud volcanoes at the Wushanding Mud Volcano Nature Reserve in Kaohsiung. The mud volcano on the top of Wushan Mountain in Kaohsiung is one of the nature reserves designated by the Executive Yuan. The main characteristic is that the natural gas under the ground accompanies the mud along the crust fissures, forming a cone-shaped mud mound.

The mud volcano natural reserve in Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County seems to have volcanic activity, forming a special landscape of mud volcanoes. The cute bubbles are constantly coming out from the ground, it seems like a living life!

The Mudstone Badlands of the Moon World is part of a mudstone area in southwestern Taiwan. Mudstone often has steep, bare or grassless landscapes, and is characterized by bare ridges and steep valleys.

Jinshan community

Guava festival in Yanchao district

Mud erupted from a mud volcano on the top of Wushan in Kaohsiung. After the mud erupts, the mud will crack due to shrinkage.

Bike station

The Mudstone Badlands of the Moon World is part of a mudstone area in southwestern Taiwan. Mudstone often has steep, bare or grassless landscapes, and is characterized by bare ridges and steep valleys.

Tianliao Moon World

Tianliao Moon World is an outdoor geology classroom

The mud volcano natural reserve in Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County seems to have volcanic activity, forming a special landscape of mud volcanoes. The cute bubbles are constantly coming out from the ground, it seems like a living life!

Located on the southeast side of Jinshan Elementary School, Jinshan Mountain, Jinshan Village, Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County. Its steep, towering hilltops have residual limestone at the top and conglomerate at the bottom. It is washed and eroded by rain to form this unique cockscomb shape. This limestone occupies a small volume, but was once the target of miners.

Due to the rapid disintegration of mudstone areas, the soil on the slope is not easy to accumulate, which is a major limitation on the growth of vegetation, so that bare slopes have become the most common landscape in mudstone areas.

The Mudstone Badlands of the Moon World is part of a mudstone area in southwestern Taiwan. Mudstone often has steep, bare or grassless landscapes, and is characterized by bare ridges and steep valleys.

The annual rainfall in the mudstone areas of the world is small, and the dry season is obvious. The water evaporates due to the sun, causing cracking, which is called "mud cracking". This is a terrain landscape often seen in mudstone areas.

In Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County, there are more than one place with mud volcanoes. In some places, there is no volcano-like appearance, but natural gas comes out and bubbles will be generated. Ignition can cause a fire, that is the disguising of natural gas.

Jujubes are a specialty of Yanchao in winter

Badoushan Village Market in Matou Mountain (photo by Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geological Park)

Badlands Field Survey (photo by Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geopark)

Tainan Zuozhen Evil Land Inspection (photo by Kaohsiung Mudstone Evil Land Geological Park)

Tainan Zuozhen Evil Land Inspection (Kaohsiung Mudstone Evil Land Geological Park)

Kaohsiung Tianliao Badlands farming (photo by Kaohsiung Mudstone Geological Park)

Photo courtesy of Nangmenshan Nangong (Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geological Park)

Badoushan Village Market in Matou Mountain (Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geological Park)

Badlands Field Survey (photo by Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geopark)

Badlands Field Survey (Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geopark)

Qishan Badlands Creation (Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geological Park)

Longqi Sustainability Association (Kaohsiung Mudstone Badlands Geopark)

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