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| Yehliu Fishing Port, Wanli Village Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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| Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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| Queen's Head 11, Yehliu Geopark |
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| Queen's Head, Yehliu Geopark |
Day 6 March 12 2024 Tuesday (Keelung, Taiwan) - main focus for today is visiting Yehliu Geopark (a top rated sight in Taiwan) by taking a bus No 790 from Keelung City (opposite the Maritime Plaza or in front of Chenghuang Temple) > Yehliu Fishing Port > a short walk to Yehliu Geopark.
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| Keelung City > Yehliu Geopark (16km, 40mins) |
1) Early morning walk from Yung Feng Hotel to Renai Market - buying of pastries NT$75 (Rm11.25) as lunch for our day trip to Yehliu Geopark & a light breakfast (porridge + noodle NT$45 (Rm6.75).
2) Yehliu Fishing Port, Yehliu Village, Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan - built on using Natural Bay Ao on the west side of the Yehliu Peninsula, famous for Wanli crabs, at the far end of the fishing port (near a green pole lighthouse) is a angler's haven !
3) Bao'an (Protection) Temple, Yehliu Fishing Port, Wanli District - worship the Scared Lord of Zhangzhou Settlers, the most respected deity in Wanli, every January 15 of the lunar calendar, the community here will hold a Yehliu Port Purification Festival which has been around for more than a century, the festival is characterised by "coming from the water & leaving through fire", the rites include "patrolling oceans", "full ships of harvests", "deities purifying the port" & "deities crossing fire", this century old religious event is one and only in Taiwan !
Yehliu Geopark, New Taipei City, Wanli District, Taiwan - a cape of about 1.7km long formed by Datun Mountain reaching into the sea, when overlooked from above, the place is like a giant turtle, scenic coastal views, iconic rock formations ie Queen's Head, Cute Princess (resembles a girl with a pony tail), Mushroom Rocks, Sea Caves, Tofu Rocks, Candle Rocks & Giant Kettles make this geopark a popular Instagram spot & most visited place in Taiwan !
4) After the Yehliu Fishing Port visit, our group continued the walk along the main street towards the Yehliu Geopark Visitor Centre, admission ticket NT$120 (Adult, Rm18), my last visit to Yehliu Geopark was in Nov 2004 (a lapse of 20 years) ! Adjacent to the park is the Yehliu Ocean World, the first ocean animal theme park in Taiwan.
5) Scenic coastlines & deep blue sea, Yehliu Geopark, New Taipei City, Wanli District, Taiwan
6) Elevated viewing platform, direction signs & red line markings (do no cross), no standing or sitting on rocks & security supervision, Yehliu Geopark
7) Iconic rock formations (caused by geological forces & erosion), Yehliu Geopark - the popular ones are mushroom heads & candle rock (Area 1), Queen's Head, Dragon's Head Rock & Gorilla Rock (Area 2) & Fairly's Shoe & Peanut Rock (close to the sea); the Third Area is the wave-cut formation featuring 24 Filial - Piety Hill & Pearl Rock.
8) Frog Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
9) Honeycomb Rock or Beef Tripe Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
10) Dragon Head or Cobra Head Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
11) Heart Shaped Rock, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
12) Mushroom head rocks, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
13) Cute Princess Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
14) Queen Head, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
15) Snow Leopard Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
16) Komodo Dragon (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
17) Candle Rocks, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
18) Lin Tian Zhen Monument, Yehliu Geopark - a memorial in honour the historic deeds of Lin Tian Zhen, a Yehliu fisherman who went to the rescue of a tourist that fell in the raging seas at Yehliu ! The pride of Yehliu people !
19) Speed Trial Station, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
20) Queen's Head Direction, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
21) Queen's Head Rock - took 4,000 years to form
22) 24 Filial-piety Hill, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
23) Queen Head 11, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
24) Sea Groove, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
25) Queens' Bookstore, Yeliu Geopark, Wanli District - a good place to rest our feet !
26) Marine Bird Rock, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
27) Bird-Watching Area, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
28) Tofu Rock, Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District - The 3rd Area Jehliu Cape including Pearl Rock & Marine Bird Rock (Red Notice - Dangerous)
29) A panoramic view of Yehliu Geopark Coastline from a hill top.
30) Head Skull Rock lying on a beach (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
31) Sea Lion Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli District
32) Monitor Lizard Rock (my imagination), Yehliu Geopark, Wanli Diastrict
33) Pedestrian Walk - Yehliu Geopark Coastline, Wanli District
34) Yehliu Special Produce Street - grab a bite or buy home a few packets of local delicacies or produces before exiting the park. Bye Bye Yehliu Geopark - a top rated sight in Taiwan !
35) Yehliu Seafood Restaurant Street, Wanli District - for seafood lovers but come with a price !
36) After waited for more than an hour for a Yehliu > Keelung public bus at a bus stop near a Yehliu Fishing Port traffic junction (no show), our group decided to take a public bus bound for Taipei instead (many bus services on this route) - so a fun bus ride to Taipei City to catch a return bus ride to Keelung - a long winded way to get back to our hotel in Keelung !
37) Bus ride from Taipei Bus Station > Keelung
38) Taipei bus arriving in Maritime Plaza Terminal, Keelung - a short walk to Yung Fung Hotel
39) Food Glorious Taiwanese Food - dinner in a Cantonese-style food restaurant (newly opened) in downtown Keelung - savoured 2 plates of a combination of roasted duck / roasted chicken / smoked sausages / 3 varieties of vegetables + rice totalled NT$95 x 2 = NT$190 (Rm28.50) for sharing of 2 - the best dinner meal I enjoyed in my traveling to Taiwan thus far !
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