Promoting Keelung's Features of Mountain and Sea by Recording the Beauty of the Port City KEELUNG CITY, Taiwan, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ In September last year, the Tourism Bureau, MOTC started a new trend of tourism that is different from brick-and-mortar exhibitions by establishing an online tourism platform - "Time for Taiwan - Virtual Exhibition" which allows people to know better about beautiful landscapes without any restriction, tourism attractions and accommodation in Taiwan within a short time. The latest Keelung tourism information is provided on the platform. In addition, to promote the city internationally, videos based on the features of different countries are presented, so that domestic and international tourists can visit Keelung at home without constraints. The video "Japan's Regions - Souvenirs to Buy" is for the audience in Japan. In the video, popular souvenirs from Keelung are introduced, such as traditional cake and pastry like taro
The Keelung City Government is reviewing “natural landscape” and “natural monument” designation applications filed on behalf of Heping Island Park (和平島公園) and a “seal-shaped rock” off Badouzi (八斗子), the Keelung Department of Economic Affairs said.
The respective applications were filed by the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Administration and the Wild Bird Society of Keelung, seeking to have the areas listed in the two categories defined in the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act (文化資產保存法).
Weathering and coastal erosion have created a unique landscape at the coast of Heping Island and along the Badouzi coast, including pedestal rocks that resemble mushrooms or
By Lu Heien-hsiu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Keelung City Government is reviewing “natural landscape” and “natural monument” designation applications filed on behalf of Heping Island Park （和平島公園） and a “seal-shaped rock” off Badouzi （八斗子）, the Keelung Department of Economic Affairs said.
Keelung government staffers are using volcanic rock to make succulent gardens, walkways and other products, transforming a seafaring danger into a creative outlet.
Ever since an undersea volcano erupted in August last year near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, mounds of pumice stones have been floating ashore on Taiwan’s east coast and outlying islands.
Pumice is produced when lava with a high content of water and gases is discharged from a volcano, then quickly cools and hardens, creating a light and porous stone.
As they float, the pebbles can easily become sucked into ship engines and cause damage.
Fishers in Keelung have been feeling the effects,