Geography and Terrain of Guishan Island – Northeast Point Road Today and Past (7)

[Geographical terrain of Guishan Island]
[Northeast corner road past and present (7)]

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!

Guishan Island is a spiritual landmark for 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

Guishan Island can be seen from Lanyang Plain, from the Taiqijia Line in Datong District to the mouth of the East River, and by walking on the Taoyuan Valley Trail in the northeast corner, you can also see Guishan Island when the weather is good!

Also known as “Guishan Island”, it is a volcanic island in the sea about ten kilometers east of the coast of Yilan Tau Town. It is named after its shape like a floating turtle. It seems to symbolize that “Turtle and Snake are guarding the mouth of the sea” guarding the Lanyang Plain. From any corner of the plain, you can see it standing on the Pacific Ocean if you look towards the sea. Therefore, some geographical landscapes are listed as the “Eight Scenic Spots of Turtle Mountain”.

It covers an area of ​​about 2.85 square kilometers, is about 3 kilometers long from east to west, and is about 2 kilometers wide from north to south. The coastline is about 9 kilometers long and has rich marine ecological resources and volcanic terrain and landscapes. It is a great natural classroom.

Eight Scenes of Turtle Mountain

There are cliffs, cold springs, submarine hot springs, sea caves, turtle tail lakes and turtle head pools, etc. There are also lakes such as “Guishan Asahi”, “Guido Sulfur Smoke”, “Guiyan Caipi”, “Turtle Egg” There are 8 wonders: “Watching the wonders”, “The turtle wagging its tail”, “The turtle wearing a hat”, “Stalactite wonders in the Spectacle Cave”, and “Undersea hot springs gushing upstream”. Due to factors such as tides and climate, it is not easy to take in all eight views at the same time.

Not only Hawaii, Guishan Island is also a volcanic island!

According to reports, Kameyama Island is the southwest extension of the Ryukyu Island Arc. Geologists believe through dating methods that Kameyama Island may have been formed through several submarine volcanic eruptions 200,000 to 20,000 years ago. It was found that at least four more volcanic activities occurred in 7000 years ago. It is one of the surviving volcanoes in Taiwan and the youngest volcanic island.

Highland 401
Climbing Highland 401 is a must, but due to the Japanese colonial period, there were venomous snake research institutes on Guishan Island, Yangmingshan, and Taipingshan Renze, so you need to pay attention.

There are two hiking trails in Highland 401, namely the North Shore Hiking Trail and the 401 Highland Trail. The North Shore Hiking Trail is not open to the public, so travelers who want to climb to Highland 401 can only take the 401 Highland Trail, which is about 1,400 meters long. There are 1,706 steps. After climbing to the high ground, the view of the sea from the highest point of Guishan Island, which is 398 meters above sea level, is worth the hard work. Especially the moment when you see the turtle’s head and tail after climbing high, and the moment when you look at the Pacific Ocean and the Yilan Snow Mountains.

After ascending to the high ground, you can see that the turtle head faces east and the turtle tail faces west toward the mainland of Taiwan. Therefore, most of the previous residents lived in the turtle tail area because it was convenient to return to the main island of Taiwan.

Blue sea and blue sky
The Pacific Ocean, Lanyang Plain, and Guishan Island all play together in a blue sea and blue sky!

I was lucky enough to climb up to the 401 highland, which has not been open for a long time. Looking back at the Lanyang Plain, I can see the San Diaojiao Lighthouse in the far east like a small white dot!
You can see San Diaojiao in the north, Yilan in the south, and the mainland of Taiwan leaning behind The Xueshan Mountains are super beautiful;
Surrounded by the 360-degree blue sea, you feel comfortable physically and mentally!

Both Guishan Island and Keelung Island can see the Pacific Ocean and mainland Taiwan, but they cannot see each other.

When the weather is clear, the sea surface is like a pool, and the sea and sky of Guishan Island are reflected in the mind and heart like a fairyland.

I can’t help but think of
watching the northeast corner day and night. The northeast corner is not only a touch of blue!

The blue of the Pacific Ocean… Li Huiling
From the Taiwan Strait in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east
Everything seems to be clear and clear!
The beauty of the northeast corner blends the Pacific blue
The richness of the layers is completely indescribable Text description
Come to this sea
Feel the beautiful scenery of glass pearls and shimmering waves

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