{"id":5140,"date":"2025-01-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog\/turtle-island-guishan-island"},"modified":"2025-01-02T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:00:00","slug":"turtle-island-guishan-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.rersczyr.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/turtle-island-guishan-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtle Island (Guishan Island) \u9f9c\u5c71\u5cf6 &#8211; Taiwan\u2019s Volcanic Island Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5140_177135-43, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5140_177135-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5140_177135-43\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5140_177135-43 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5140_177135-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5140_177135-43\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading5140_177135-43 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5140_177135-43\">Guishan Island (literally Turtle Mountain Island) is a turtle-shaped island off the coast of Yilan in Eastern Taiwan. Once inhabited by fishermen, it is now a coast guard base but is open for day tours. The island tour includes beautiful sea cliffs, hiking, a lake, an abandoned village, military tunnels,&nbsp; and whale watching just offshore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Travel Tips Block -->\n<div style=\"\n    border: 2px solid #4CAF50; \/* Colored frame *\/\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    padding: 15px 20px;\n    margin: 20px 0;\n    background-color: #f9f9f9;\n    font-family: 'Lato', Arial, sans-serif;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    box-shadow: 0px 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n\">\n    <p style=\"\n        margin-top: 0;\n        font-size: 20px;\n        color: #333333;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        display: flex;\n        align-items: center;\n    \">\n        \u26f0\ufe0f Planning your trip to Turtle Island? \ud83c\udf0a\n    <\/p>\n    <p style=\"\n        margin: 0 0 10px;\n        font-size: 16px;\n        color: #555555;\n    \">\n        Here are some top travel tips for you:\n    <\/p>\n    <ul style=\"\n        padding-left: 20px;\n        margin: 0;\n        font-size: 17px;\n        color: #444444;\n    \">\n        <li>When to visit: <strong>March to November.<\/strong> During winter months there is constant rain due to the northeasterly winds and the island is closed to visitors.\u00a0<\/li>\n   <li>Book ferry tours and activities to Turtle Island on \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/klook.tp.st\/48zfWowP\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Klook <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n <\/li>\n        <li>How to get there: \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/klook.tp.st\/BcBPIaM4\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Taiwan Railway (TRA\/TRB)\n            <\/a> and \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/klook.tp.st\/6KsB34Hi\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n           Inter-City Bus <\/a> \n        <\/li>\n        <li>Best places to stay: \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/agoda.tp.st\/63KiePJB\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Ying Shih Guest House\n            <\/a> \n            or \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/agoda.tp.st\/ABx3b8pp\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Toucheng Leisure Farm \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>Stay connected with \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/klook.tp.st\/q1DtID9L\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                a local SIM\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n <li>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/klook.tp.st\/HF1hxh28\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #007bff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Rent a car\n            <\/a> \n            to explore distant sights\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id5140_25eb7a-13 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id5140_25eb7a-13 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id5140_25eb7a-13 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id5140_25eb7a-13 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Turtle Island has been inhabited since at least the Qing Dynasty. When the ROC took over Taiwan, the island had one elementary school and no hospital. Many people relied simply on religion to cure their sicknesses. During typhoons, the dock would sometimes be destroyed, leaving the island without food for days or weeks. Also, there were way more men on the island than women, and it was hard to convince prospective wives from Taiwan to go live on such a remote island with harsh conditions. As a result, the government relocated everyone living on Turtle Island to the main island of Taiwan in Toucheng township of Yilan in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guishan_Island_(Yilan)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1977<\/a>. The people could have chosen to stay, but they went without protest. The ROC then made the island into a restricted military base. In 2000, the Island was opened for tourism, the military aspects of the island were phased down, and it was made into an ecological reserve. Now the island allows Tourists to come during the day, but no one is allowed to stay overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tours and Prices:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732814&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3Db3395c8a97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whale watching<\/a>&nbsp;on a boat around the island: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">800-1000 NT per person<\/a>.<br>Once around the island on a boat and 2-hour tour of the island: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">800-1000 NT per person<\/a>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whale watching and island<\/a>&nbsp;tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1200+ NT<\/a><br>Island tour&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including hiking<\/a>&nbsp;to the top of the island: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1200+ NT<\/a><br>You can book a personalized tour and ferry boat tickets with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Klook<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kkday.com\/en\/product\/5297-guishan-island-whale-watching-half-day-tour-yilan?cid=9223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KKday<\/a>.<br>You can purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Yilan such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F46777-wushi-harbor-surfing-experience-gear-rental%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D442ac3902a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surfing<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F3734-dong-ao-bay-sea-cave-kayak-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D1b27d3b074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kayaking<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F72800-yilan-horse-riding-feeding-experience%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D53d96bea98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">horse riding<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F12386-river-tracing-rock-diving-experience-jinyue-waterfall-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D658b7b43f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">river tracing<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F23096-river-rafting-experience-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D0feb6299b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">river rafting<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F48670-yilan-na-sun-gu-tubing-trip%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3Dcd437794ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">river tubing<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F86799-nanao-packrafting-experience-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D6370a90296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pack rafting<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F69985-water-bike-yilan-dongshan-river%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST%26clickId%3D0e9650ff20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water biking<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=732951&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Factivity%2F71121-tofu-cape-sup-snorkeling-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST.MoreReviews%26clickId%3D18f3c5f6b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">snorkeling<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klook.com\/activity\/57934-kayaking-yilan\/?spm=City.ActivityList%3Aany%3A%3ACityActivitiesFilter%3ACard_LIST&amp;clickId=a6047a34e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canoeing<\/a>,&nbsp;and many others&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=727351&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Fcity%2F436-chiayi-things-to-do%2F%3Fspm%3DCity.ChangeDestination.Destination%26clickId%3Dcd43b70bdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Klook here<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kkday.com\/en\/city\/chiayi?cid=9223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KKday here<\/a>.&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2-4 hour tours start from 8:00 AM or later and end in the afternoon until about 4:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to Go:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>March-November. These tours are generally closed from December to February due to rough seas and cold weather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Stay:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no hotels on Turtle Island and staying overnight is forbidden.<br>Looking for a hotel? We recommend booking through&nbsp;Agoda here, which provides the best quality accommodation on the islands.&nbsp;Find out where to stay in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog-370963385326684\/taiwan-hotelaccommodation-booking-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our Taiwan hotels guide<\/a>&nbsp;or search for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoda.com\/partners\/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&amp;cid=1837437&amp;hl=en-us&amp;city=4951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best hotel deals in Taiwan here.<\/a><br>We have stayed at and recommend&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoda.com\/partners\/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&amp;cid=1837437&amp;hid=624308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jiaosi Hotspring Hotel<\/a>, a hotel with hot springs in each room&nbsp;(you can book on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoda.com\/partners\/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&amp;cid=1837437&amp;hid=624308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agoda here<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tp.media\/r?marker=417346&amp;trs=215740&amp;p=2076&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fcity%2Ftw%2Fchiao-hsi.html&amp;campaign_id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booking.com here<\/a>, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trip.com\/?Allianceid=3897566&amp;SID=23036234&amp;trip_sub1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trip.com%2Fhot%2Ftop-10-jiaoxi-hot-spring-hotels%2F&amp;trip_sub3=D88183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trip.com here<\/a>). We have also stayed at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klook.com\/hotels\/detail\/301948-toucheng-leisure-farm\/?spm=SearchResult.SearchResult_LIST&amp;clickId=29802c75f6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toucheng Leisure Farm<\/a>, a recreational farm and experience center in Toucheng (you can book on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoda.com\/partners\/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&amp;cid=1837437&amp;hid=285572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agoda here<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tp.media\/r?marker=417346&amp;trs=215740&amp;p=2076&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Ftw%2Ftou-cheng-leisure-farm.en-gb.html%3Faid%3D311984%26label%3Dtou-cheng-leisure-farm-hbom%252A%252AxX022D2jHFwIi4lQS541220299892%253Apl%253Ata%253Ap1%253Ap2%253Aac%253Aap%253Aneg%253Afi%253Atiaud-297601666555%253Akwd-44817603415%253Alp9040379%253Ali%253Adec%253Adm%253Appccp%253DUmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YXORK0YJiVoOxcWODxYDaAA%26sid%3D4e3001c416f0597554693f4bf2c65fad%26dest_id%3D-2639167%3Bdest_type%3Dcity%3Bdist%3D0%3Bgroup_adults%3D2%3Bgroup_children%3D0%3Bhapos%3D1%3Bhpos%3D1%3Bno_rooms%3D1%3Breq_adults%3D2%3Breq_children%3D0%3Broom1%3DA%252CA%3Bsb_price_type%3Dtotal%3Bsr_order%3Dpopularity%3Bsrepoch%3D1691984009%3Bsrpvid%3D4b571900e0c700ce%3Btype%3Dtotal%3Bucfs%3D1%26%23hotelTmpl&amp;campaign_id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booking.com here<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klook.com\/hotels\/detail\/301948-toucheng-leisure-farm\/?spm=SearchResult.SearchResult_LIST&amp;clickId=29802c75f6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Klook here<\/a>, or on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trip.com\/?Allianceid=3897566&amp;SID=23036234&amp;trip_sub1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trip.com%2Fhotels%2Fyilan-hotel-detail-1460431%2Ftoucheng-leisure-farm-hotel%2F%3FcityId%3D7614%26chec&amp;trip_sub3=D88185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trip.com here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Get there:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The only way to get there is by boat from Wushih Harbor in Yilan.&nbsp;<br>To get to Wushih Harbor from Taipei, you can take the TRA train to Toucheng station, and then take a taxi from there. Otherwise, you can drive on National Highway 5 to Toucheng; there is free parking at the harbor (drive to the very end of the harbor).<br>You can purchase a ticket at the harbor or book online in advance via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Klook<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kkday.com\/en\/product\/5297-guishan-island-whale-watching-half-day-tour-yilan?cid=9223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KKday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n<div id=\"491144671374181489\" class=\"wcustomhtml\" style=\"width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"501197310916409393\" class=\"wcustomhtml\" style=\"width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Map of Guishan Island:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"508938982228720199\" class=\"wcustomhtml\" style=\"width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;\" align=\"left\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d227748.38618117306!2d121.73168402268428!3d24.906636403627473!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3467f4f99dff7663%3A0x950a58aaa1e59ebc!2sGuishan+Island!5e1!3m2!1sen!2stw!4v1540779111000\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsite-spacer\" style=\"height: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Map of how to get to Wushih Harbor:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div id=\"784580449570262563\" class=\"wcustomhtml\" style=\"width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;\" align=\"left\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d228261.02386976988!2d121.72473888707592!3d24.931125972395062!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e3!4m5!1s0x3442ac72bce20a99%3A0x3f6a35cedd0ac2e0!2sTaipei!3m2!1d25.0329694!2d121.5654177!4m5!1s0x3467f712798bb8bf%3A0x43f941250a72bf3f!2z54OP55-z5ryB5riv!3m2!1d24.867324099999998!2d121.83704549999999!5e1!3m2!1sen!2stw!4v1540779470751\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsite-spacer\" style=\"height: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Our Journey:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5122_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">We booked our ferry tickets using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klook<\/a> and arrived at Wushih harbor on a Saturday morning. Parking at the front of the harbor was packed, but we found some free parking at the end of the road closest to the sea wall. For lunch, we had McDonald&#8217;s Drive-through which was just down the street. The day before, we had called our guide beforehand to make sure we knew where to find him. We lined up in front of his stand when the time came and boarded the boat. Life vests were mandatory.<br \/>(Sorry my camera sensor had some dust on it and I am too lazy to Photoshop it out for every photo)\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">The Eight Scenes of Turtle Island<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The boat tour always says that they will take you around the island to see the &#8220;eight scenes.&#8221; It&#8217;s totally a tourist gimmick but whatever. So what are the eight scenes? See below (not necessarily in this order):<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 1:\u00a0<strong>Turtle God Wearing a Hat\u00a0<\/strong>\u795e\u9f9c\u6234\u5e3d<br \/>Scene <strong>2:\u00a0<\/strong>Turtle Cliff Wall\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u9f9c\u5dd6\u5dc9\u58c1\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Scene 3:\u00a0Turtle Island\u00a0Sulfur\u00a0\u9f9c\u5cf6\u78fa\u7159<br \/>Scene 4: Eye Cave Stalactites\u00a0\u773c\u93e1\u6d1e\u9418\u4e73\u77f3<br \/>Scene 5: Undersea Hot Spring Flowing Up\u00a0\u6d77\u5e95\u6eab\u6cc9\u6e67\u4e0a\u6d41<br \/>Scene 6: Turtle Looking Toward the Sun\u00a0\u9f9c\u5c71\u671d\u65e5<br \/>Scene 7: \u00a0The Turtle God&#8217;s Tail\u00a0\u795e\u9f9c\u64fa\u5c3e<br \/>Scene 8:\u00a0Turtle Egg Wonder\u00a0\u9f9c\u5375\u5947\u89c0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5145_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 1:\u00a0<strong>Turtle God Wearing a Hat\u00a0<\/strong>\u795e\u9f9c\u6234\u5e3d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">The first scene we saw was &#8220;Turtle God Wearing a Hat&#8221; which is basically a cloud above the top of the island. The islanders noticed this weather phenomenon meant a change in the weather, usually to more <a href=\"http:\/\/isvincent.pixnet.net\/blog\/post\/27437542-%E9%BE%9C%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%AB%E6%99%AF+%E8%B3%9E%E9%AF%A8%E8%B1%9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">humid and wet<\/a>.<br \/>The most coveted picture taking spot is at the front of the boat. Be careful not to get in the way of other people taking selfies though. I was yelled at by the man at the front of the boat for being in his way for too long.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5162_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene<strong>\u00a02:\u00a0<\/strong>Turtle Cliff Wall\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u9f9c\u5dd6\u5dc9\u58c1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The sea cliffs on the southwestern part of the island were formed due to the weak sulfuric rock being eaten away by the sea. If you look closely you can see military caves, which we will explore further down in this blog.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5167_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Our guide told us that for the seventh scene, the &#8220;Turtle&#8217;s Tail&#8221; (a sand tail near the harbor) gets washed out after every typhoon, so they have to re-excavate the rocks on the beach.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5168.jpg?1540957281\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another view of the bunkers and sea cliffs.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5173_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">More bunkers are carved into the sea cliffs. I wonder if the ROC even thought for one second about the environmental impact they were having on this island.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5181_1_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Looking toward the turtle shell and turtle head as we round the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5185_1_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">View of the turtle head from the south.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5186_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Huge sea cliffs coming off the south of the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5193_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 3:\u00a0Turtle Island\u00a0Sulfur\u00a0\u9f9c\u5cf6\u78fa\u7159<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Here we can see cliffs made with lighter-colored rocks and sulfur. At this point, we could smell that rotten egg sulfur smell. Guishan Island is an active volcano! In fact, Guishan Island is the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guishan_Island_(Yilan)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only<\/a> active volcano in Taiwan!<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5198_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another angle of the Turtle&#8217;s head.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5201_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">More sulfur cliffs.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5204_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Here is where you can really see the turtle shape on the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5205_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Sulfur cliffs that look like they could erode away at any time.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5215_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">What appears to be many natural sea caves at the bottom of the sulfur cliffs.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5216_1.jpg?1538617822\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The turtle head from the side.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5221.jpg?1541038332\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 4: Eye Cave Stalactites\u00a0\u773c\u93e1\u6d1e\u9418\u4e73\u77f3<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">If you look closer at the sea caves, you&#8217;ll notice one with stalactites (eye cave, pictured above)! You can kind of see one, I guess, from this angle.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5230.jpg?1538617862\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">From here you can see the mountain that sits on top of Guishan Island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5240.jpg?1540967853\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 5: Undersea Hot Spring Flowing Up\u00a0\u6d77\u5e95\u6eab\u6cc9\u6e67\u4e0a\u6d41<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">At the front of the turtle&#8217;s head, the water is a beautiful turquoise color because of an undersea hot spring spewing sulfur into the ocean. You can actually see the bubbling hot spring from the boat, but I missed it.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5257_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 6: Turtle Looking Toward the Sun\u00a0\u9f9c\u5c71\u671d\u65e5<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Normally this scene can be seen from Yilan, you don&#8217;t even need to get on a boat. Just watch the sunrise over Turtle Island. But because we were on an afternoon tour, I got the next best thing: the back side of the turtle head facing the sun. Breaking all basic rules of photography here.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5261.jpg?1540967940\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The back (east) side of the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5289_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Close-up of the turtle&#8217;s neck.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5291_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Closeup of the back side of the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5306_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">More of the island&#8217;s backside.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5316_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another ship circled around the back side of the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5340_1.jpg?1540968139\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">On the north side of the island are a few man-made caves used to protect ROC boats from bomb raids. Guishan Island was never actually attacked.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5358_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">A wider view of the island&#8217;s north side.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5365_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\u200bAfter rounding out the north side of the island, half of us left the boat and started touring the island. The other half of the people stayed on the boat to look at whales, including &#8220;Mr. get out of the way of my selfie&#8221; which I was happy about.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5367_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Turtle Island Guide Map.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5368_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Turtle Island Pier Completion Plaque:<br \/>&#8220;Turtle Island came under the jurisdiction of the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration upon permission granted by the Executive Yuan in December 1999 and was opened to tourism in July of the following year. This pier was built for the convenience of tourists on the island. During the planning period, there was a lack of hydrological data, and we owe thanks to numerous experts and scholars who helped with surveying work and the selection of this spot as the location of the pier.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Planning and design work was commissioned to Ting Shing Engineering Consultants Inc. in November 2001. In consideration of the marine ecology and the need to protect the environment, the offshore pier was made of two joined reinforced concrete caissons, each 18 meters wide, and 7.5 meters high. The pier was then connected to the shore with a 36-meter bridge so that the island&#8217;s pebble beach was left intact. The main body of the pier was constructed by the Nanya Construction Co., LTC, and the steel bridge by the Deng Yea Construction Co., LTD. The entire project cost NT $78.36 million and was completed in October 2003.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5369_1.jpg?1540778112\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Entering the island costs 100 NT per person. We bought these with KK Day, and we gave our receipts to the guard in the shack above.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5370_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">From here you can start hiking to the top of the island, but our our was too short. Besides, we had already seen the whole island from the boat so we gave it a pass.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: right;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5553_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 7: \u00a0The Turtle God&#8217;s Tail\u00a0\u795e\u9f9c\u64fa\u5c3e<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Here is the sand bar that looks like a turtle&#8217;s tail on the north side of the island.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5380_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scene 8:\u00a0Turtle Egg Wonder\u00a0\u9f9c\u5375\u5947\u89c0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Next, we entered the visitor&#8217;s center which had &#8220;turtle eggs on display.&#8221; Apparently, the beach here on the turtle&#8217;s tail is full of these turtle egg-sized rocks. For more info, you can check out My Taiwan Tour&#8217;s blog on the island <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/blog-370963385326684\/guanyin-snakes-historys-ghosts-an-afternoon-on-turtle-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. That&#8217;s all the scenes, we found them all (kind of)!<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Remains of Turtle Island Fishing Village<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5382.jpg?1540778150\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Guishan Island in 1961.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5384_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The elementary school and harbor.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5385_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Gonglan Temple:<br \/>&#8220;Putoyan Temple, which was originally named Gonglan Temple, is the only center of religious faith on Turtle Island. According to legend, it was built around the 17th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1890), and a reconstruction was completed in 1952. In the temple&#8217;s early days its only object of worship was an incense sachet, but later on, the local people depended on fishing for their living, they switched to Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, as the temple&#8217;s host deity.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Life on Turtle Island was hard, and in 1977 the inhabitants moved collectively to the Renze community of Toucheng in Yilan County, taking their Mazu image with them. That same year the military proclaimed the island a restricted zone for military use. The soldiers installed Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, in the temple and changed its name to Putuoyan Temple.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5388_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Our handsome tour guide basically explained exactly what that sign just said.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5390_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">View of Guiwei Lake (literally turtle tail lake \u9f9c\u5c3e\u6e56\uff09. This was originally a natural lagoon or somewhat salty lake. Later on the citizens tried to make it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/yo.xuite.net\/info\/element.php?id=J6LxcTeTdckQDXC1Sswixg-%E9%BE%9C%E5%B0%BE%E6%B9%96%E7%92%B0%E6%B9%96%E6%AD%A5%E9%81%93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harbor<\/a>, but after every typhoon, the entrance would block up and it would become a freshwater lake again. Nowadays they&#8217;ve built a dam and made the lake permanent.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5400_1_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The exhibition came next, inside one of the abandoned buildings.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5401_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">An Ecological Park on Turtle Island:<br \/>&#8220;Turtle Island is situated in the sea about 10 kilometers off the coast of Toucheng in Yilan County and is named for its shape. Its area totals only 2.85 square kilometers, but this volcanic island contains a wealth of ecological resources with primeval plants and animals, geological landscapes, underseas hot springs, whales and porpoises cavorting nearby, and coral reefs. It is, in truth, an ecological park on the sea. The island is also unique in the history left by its original inhabitants, who were long ago removed to Taiwan proper, and by the military personnel who replaced them.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5395_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Site of the old Turtle Island Police Station:<br \/>&#8220;If the early inhabitants of Turtle Island wanted to learn how to read and write, they would have to hire a teacher to come over from Taiwan. During the period of Japanese occupation (1895-1945) it was forbidden to teach Chinese, and a classroom was set up in the police station to teach Japanese.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5397_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Site of the old Army Camp<br \/>&#8220;What you see before you is the site of an old army camp used by the soldiers in former times. In 1977 the island was proclaimed a restricted military zone and was garrisoned by soldiers. In 2000 the military withdrew after the restriction was removed; Turtle Island is now managed by the Coast Guard and the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration, and the military facilities that remain have become objects for tourists to contemplate.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5402_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Remains of the Settlement: &#8220;In 1950 almost all of the houses on Turtle Island had walls made of local pebbles and roofs of thatch or tile. After the islanders moved away, just about all of the roofs collapsed.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5405_1_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The abandoned village along with some old military hardware.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5408_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Street Scene in Front of the Temple:<br \/>&#8220;After 1955 the islanders gradually replaced their original thatched roofs with tiles, and sometimes with flat steel-reinforced concrete slabs. The houses with concrete roofs were the best placed to take refuge when typhoons blew in.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5418_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">A view of the main street in town.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5419.jpg?1538618476\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Old military structures and radar are now used by the Coast Guard.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5425_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Josefin Sans', var(--global-fallback-font); font-size: 24px; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #000000; font-weight: 600;\">Guishan Elementary School<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Turtle Island had only a single Elementary school, which used the large expanse of land beside the lake as its playground. The boys used to tear about the place barefoot.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5427_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Guishan Elementary School (later used as a military barracks).<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5430_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">another view of Guiwei Lake.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5436_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">School Site: &#8220;This was the only school on Turtle Island, founded in 1949 and initially named the Turtle Island Branch of the Toucheng Elementary School. The following year it came under the Daxi Elementary School, and in 1954 it became independent as the Turtle Island Elementary School. After the civilian inhabitants moved to Taiwan, the school was rebuilt as part of the army camp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5439_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">More signs about the wildlife of Guishan Island in the elementary school.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5446_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">From there, the tour took us around Guiwei Lake to the military tunnels. Look at all those turtle eggs!<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5458.jpg?1538618707\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Idle excavator on the dock.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5461_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another view looking back. This used to be the connection from the lake to the ocean. And more turtle eggs!<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5476_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Josefin Sans', var(--global-fallback-font); font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Site of the Old Army Camp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">&#8220;What you see before you is the site of an old army camp used by the soldiers in former times. In 1977 the island was proclaimed a restricted military zone and was garrisoned by soldiers. The military withdrew after the restriction was removed; Turtle Island was taken over by the Coast Guard and the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration, and the military facilities that remain have become objects for tourists to contemplate.&#8221;<br \/>Wow, this is the exact same wording as before! Nice recycling!\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5478_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Entrance to the military tunnels. Watch for poisonous snakes! (we saw none)<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5479_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Lots of spots to rest along the tunnel.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5488_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">A secondary tunnel, closed off to the public. Probably they were afraid of tourists getting lost.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5493_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">A ghost in the ammunition depot.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5494_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The main cannon is on display.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5496_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The range of the cannon is 2696 meters to the south and 4880 meters to the west.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5497_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">List of ships and cannons as well as their specifications.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5498_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Witness to the history of the Turtle Island Military Restricted Area:<br \/>&#8220;Us-made M1A1 90mm anti-aircraft guns were obtained by our government in the early 1950s for the purpose of air defense. With the later introduction of missiles, these cannons gradually became shore guns for use against invasion from the sea. The length of this cannon is 50 times its bore diameter, and its rifling is clockwise. When M71 high explosive shells are used, the initial velocity is 2,700 feet per second, and its firing speed is 22 rounds per minute. The gun weighs 19,000 pounds. The maximum horizontal firing range is 19,560 yards, and the maximum vertical firing distance is 11,800 yards.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5501_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">View of the cannon overlooking the sea.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5503_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Rocks left over from boring out the tunnels and bunker.<\/div>\n<h2>Guiwei Lake Trail<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5510_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">After the tunnels, the tour guide took us on a hike around the back side of the lake.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5513_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Part of the trail closed because of falling rocks.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5515_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The statue of Guanyin Pusa is on the other side of the lake.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5517_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Volcanic Rock:<br \/>&#8220;Like the neighboring Mt. Keelung and Mt. Datun, Turtle Island is formed mainly of andesite, the volcanic rock formed by eruptions on the land. Rapid cooling of the lava leaves no time for the air in it to escape, and the trapped air forms vesicles. This rock is characterized by many joints.&#8221;<br \/>If only I knew what that even means.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5528_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Leaving Turtle Island:<br \/>&#8220;In 1974 the island&#8217;s residents were cut off from Taiwan for about two weeks by several typhoons and the consequent torrential rains; and having no harbor, they almost ran out of food. This led to suggestions that the residents be moved off the island and finally, after the provincial government completed housing for them at Daxi, the islanders reluctantly moved to the main island in 1977. Turtle Island then came under military administration.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5530_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">View of the temple from the trail behind the lake.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5532_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another view of the abandoned settlement.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5538_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Some fish swimming in the cold water spring.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph\">Fountain of Life &#8211; Cold Spring:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5540_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;Turtle Island experiences less rainfall in summer and more in winter, with streambeds short and steeply slope, a continuous flow of water is impossible. The spring beside Putoyan Temple, which flows constantly in winter, is named &#8220;Cold Spring.&#8221; The settlers used the spring&#8217;s water for their daily needs, truly making it a &#8220;fountain of life&#8221; for the island&#8217;s people.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5541_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">The cold spring hooks up to a water tank behind the visitor center. And someone is secretly growing papaya in an ecological reserve.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Leaving<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5542_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">As we were about to leave, a bunch of other tourists arrived.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5543_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Trail to the Lord Taiwan Ebony.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5545_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Lord Taiwan Ebony:<br \/>&#8220;Standing beside the trail behind the Gonglan Temple is a special Taiwan ebony tree. In the old days islanders referred to is as &#8220;Lord Taiwan Ebony&#8221; when their children were born or suffered from some ailment and there was no way to get them to Taiwan for medical treatment quickly, they would go to the tree and pray to it for help.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5551_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Another batch of tourists entered the island as we were leaving.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5581_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Time was up, and we got on our boat back to the main island of Taiwan.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5597.jpg?1538619672\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">View of the Island mountains looking from the west.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/published\/img-5614.jpg?1538619742\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Jiaoxi as seen from our boat.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-align: center;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreignersintaiwan.com\/uploads\/5\/4\/3\/2\/54326073\/img-5631_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Last view of Turtle Island (and the Turtle God&#8217;s hat) before we made it back to Wushih Harbor.\n<p>Please like and follow to see more of our adventures in Taiwan!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c23b3b;\">\u200bYou can book a personalized tour of Turtle Island, ferry boat tickets, and more with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.klook.com\/redirect?aid=33635&amp;aff_adid=716864&amp;k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-US%2Factivity%2F10737-turtle-island-whale-watching-tour-yilan%2F%3Fspm%3DSearchResult.SearchResult_LIST%26clickId%3D8b31146811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klook here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kkday.com\/en\/product\/5297-guishan-island-whale-watching-half-day-tour-yilan?cid=9223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KKday here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Yilan such as\u00a0<a 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