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Submarine Topography
It is known from the submarine topographic map of nearby Taiwan that the sea depth at eastside and west side of the Island of Taiwan differs greatly. As to its submarine topography, one side of the Taiwan Strait is on the Continental shelf with less than 200 meters sea depth while on the South Pacific side is several thousand deep of sea trench and sea basin. From the sea bottom at the east side you will discover that there is a group of unique topography at the Ilan Sea extending to the east toward Ryukyu, this is a part of the island arc system of Ryukyu. And between Taitung to Hengchun Peninsula there is another group of unique topography extending to the south toward Luzon (Philippines), which is a part of the island arc of Luzon. Volcano island arc and the accompanied sea trench is one of the features of plate concealed boundary. From the boundary to the east is called the Philippine Sea Plate and to the west is the Eurasia Continental Plate. For so many years the Philippine Sea Plate moved toward north west slowly by steadily and continuously colliding with the Eurasia Continental Plate. As a result the Taiwan Central Mountain Range raised from the bottom of the sea and cause metamorphic action. Bo wonder the main axis line of the topography of the Island of Taiwan northeast southwest direction, and no wonder the quality change of the stratum of the Central Mountain Range gradually increases from west to east! The plate border on the island of Taiwan is situated between the Central Mountain Range and Huatung Longitudinal Valley. In other words, the Coast Mountain Range was [merged] in the Island of Taiwan with the collision of Philippine Sea Plate. This is why the geological feature of Central Mountain Range is completely different from the other area in the island.
Local Legend
Folklore has it that Turtle Island is large female turtle, and when Cheng Cheng-kang led soldiers to Taiwan during the Ming Dynasty, the turtle attacked him, and was wounded by returned arrow. The egg the turtle laid then metamorphosed into todays Turtle Island, and the sulfur apertures were wounds left from the arrow injury. Another legend has it that in the Dragon Kingdom, General Turtle fell in love with Princess Dragon, displeasing the Dragon King who turned the general into an island, and the princess the beautiful Lanyang Plane that the couple can gaze at each other from afar. The sad but beautiful romantic story in the eyes of Fongshuei masters is a very auspicious configuration turtle and snake guarding seaport: the extensive, continuous sand dunes along the coastline actually retain the ground force of the plane, prospering Lanyang.
the south coast Due to the south coast is in the tropics, it has nice situations for coral such as clear water, the average temperature and the salt, so it formed as typical fringing reef.
Blanket flowerThis flower is stand for Penghu county. Its come from the south of America and now we can see them everywhere in Penghu.
Penghu
Religion is very frequently in Penghu. In 97 villages have 165 temples. We can see something to ward off the evils everywhere like Wuying, Shigandang, and Shanhaizhenetc. In the meantime, the age-old temples like Tienho Temple, Chenghwan Temple, Wusheng Temple, Kuanyin Templeetc. are very important for history. To base on the archeology says that around 5 thousand years ago. The Pescadores has some prehistoric culture here. The culture is also very close to the coast in the southwest in Taiwan.
Cheng-zhunag Machi It is the most famous machi in Shi-lo because it uses the best rice in Taiwan. Therefore it tastes delicious.
Spicy and Pungent tofu No less than 10 ingredients plus the capsicum imported from Thailand are in the soup. The soup is made tasty by delicate processes and careful control of the stove. And the customer can choose varying degree of spiciness to enjoy their piquant sense.
Hakkas Cultural
Understand the origin of the Hakkas and their development in Taiwan Origin of the Hakkas and their development in Taiwan The root of the Hakkas is the Central Plains, and due to war migrated south to Gan, Nin, Mei River basins and the mountain areas of various provinces in the south. These Hakkas developed the area, cultivated farms, and gradually took root. To the locals they were guests, and thus were called the Hakka (literally means guests), which they eventually acquired.
Buddhism
Yiguang Dao
Daoism
Festivites
Lantern Festival Legend of Yenshui Shooting Firecrackers Balloon Lantern Release Mid-Summer Highlight Dragon Boat Festival Origin of Ghost Festival
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Rope Skipping