Guishan Island Road Today and Past – Northeast Point Road Today and Past (4)

[Guishan Island Road Today and Past]
[Northeast Point Road Today and Past (4)]

Guishan Island Road Today and Past – Northeast Point Road Today and Past (4)

The northeast corner of Keelung Island and Guishan Island are respectively the Shuijinjiu landmark on the north coast of Keelung and the landmark of Lanyang Plain.

As you pass by the northeast corner, you will be looking towards Keelung Island or Guishan Island!

To go to Keelung Island, depart from Bisha Fishing Port, and to go to Guishan Island, depart from Wushi Port.
Guishan Island has recently been affected by the epidemic, and the impact on Milk Lake Island has been extremely severe.

Wushi Fish Port

Wushi Fishing Port was opened in the sixth year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1826 AD). Due to the prosperity of foreign trade, the Qing Dynasty set up forts, customs and garrisons here. It was once the largest port in Yilan. It was flooded in 1878 and 1883. The decline of the American ship after it ran aground.
In the 1980s of the Republic of China, the port was transformed into a diversified tourist and fishing port.

Guishan Island is the spiritual landmark of Yilan people. It can be seen almost along all the coastline of Taiwan’s second line, from Lailai, New Taipei to Suao, Yilan.
For details, please refer to the previous post

In the past, there were up to 700 residents living on the island. However, with the passage of time, there are no residents on the island except coast patrol personnel.

In the early morning, the view of the snow-capped mountains and Guishan Island on the Pacific Ocean is breathtaking.
When you go around Kameyama Island, the north and south sides have different colors.
You can also see the Mount Fuji-shaped 401 Plateau.

According to the “Taiwan Province General Chronicle”, there is the following record: “It is said that in the first year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1821 AD), a native of Zhangzhou was born in Kou Village, Dakeng, Touwei (now Dakengli, Toucheng Town). More than ten families moved here.” This is one of them.

According to documentary records, residents settled permanently on Guishan Island in 1853. Although Guishan Island is a private property, it is an uninhabited island. Fishermen often come to the island to rest, and gradually stay and develop into a village. Fishing is the main industry, and peanuts are also grown. The land is leased from the Chen family.
However, due to the difficulty of living and the inconvenience of sea transportation, they gradually moved back to the main island of Taiwan.

In 1977, the government classified Guishan Island into the shooting area of ​​the artillery shooting test range. Villages were forcibly relocated due to military needs. All residents of Guishan Island were relocated to Daxi, Toucheng. Before that, Renze Community was built to resettle The relocated households on Guishan Island.

The Mazu Temple “Gonglan Palace” on the island was also moved back to Daxi. The temple is still there, but the Mazu statue has gone, and the soldiers stationed on the island had to change it to the “Guanyin Temple” to worship Guanyin on Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea. Bodhisattva, as a spiritual sustenance, is called “Putuo Rock on Guishan Island”.

After martial law was lifted in 1988, Guishan Island was reopened in December 1999, officially opened to the public for sightseeing on August 1, 2000, and included in the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area!

The trip to Guishan Island 401 Highland in summer is a blast of heat. When the northeast monsoon comes in winter, it reminds me of the unique feeling of summer!
When the weather is fine, the sea surface is like a pool, the body feels hot, and the mood is indeed happy.
The unforgettable sea and sky of Keelung Island and Guishan Island!

To take a boat to Guishan Island, you need to go to Wushi Port in Yilan
https://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/Attraction-Content.aspx?a=278&l=1