This sheltered bit of Taiwan's coast is one of the few stable bits of beach that has remained unchanged by typhoons since the 17th century.
The bay is bordered by wetlands populated by mangroves and crabs and is home to myriad birds.
Up until the late 1990s, this was actually an oyster-farming area, but it has since been designated a major tourist attraction and development has converted the coastline to a popular place to visit.
You can see the appeal.
Not only can I SEE the appeal - I can imagine how it would be to FEEL the appeal. So why does it not get blasted by typhoons? I know it is protected - but protected HOW? It's really beautiful. Plus also, we are having Thai night on Sunday and making and eating Thai - wanna come???
ReplyDeleteIt is protected by the fact that it is on the southwest coast of Taiwan, so while the outer (eastern) edges of the island get battered by storms, Dapeng Bay faces the mainland and escapes the ravages of an angry Philippine Sea.
ReplyDeleteCrazy. Man, this reminds me of Japan. Do you think people from Eastern countries look at pictures of, like, Nebraska, and get the same sort of wonder we get when looking at pictures of, what are to them, swamps?
ReplyDeleteHa, the "word verification" I had to enter to post my last comment was "Rapper".
ReplyDeleteNebraska?!? Golly I hope not!
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