Qimei

Twin-Hearts Stone Weir

Qimei

Twin-Hearts Stone Weir

The stone weirs were originally traditional fish traps which were built with basalt and coral reefs. The Twin-Hearts Stone Weir in Qimei is the most intact one in Penghu. It's romantic shape attracts a lot of couples. Now, it has become a representative tourist spot in Penghu.

Great Stone-Lion Recreation Area (Scenic Area)

The white spray surrounding the great lion-like rock not only highlights it's peculiar shape and colors but also adds to it's magnificence. The stone lion looks like it is squatting on the cliff and overlooking the endless ocean under the misty gray sky.

Dragon Sea-eroded Platform

The platform has been forming while a laminated ground which is composed of alternate layers of toph and basalt is being eroded by sea waves. Looking down from the cliff, you can see green, white, gray, and brown curved lines snaking on the platform. Since the platform looks like a dragon rising and rolling in the azure sea under the blue sky,it is called "Longcheng" - which means " the dragon plaza"

Yueli Bay

Yueli Bay is a natural sea bay. The beach which is composed of fragments of white corals allows people to play in the water, and the sea area is suitable for snorkeling. The nearby basalt landforms have been well-developed that columnar basalt varies and looks impressive. Besides, wave-cut landscapes are seen everywhere.

Waiting Husband Reef

There is a legend regarding the Waiting Husband Reef: It is said that once there was a loving couple living on Qimeiyu. One day the husband went out to fish and did not return. The wife kept waiting on the shore day after day till she could not endure hunger and cold and hence died. People buried her on the seashore. Being weathered for years, the rock nearby has incredibly taken the shape of a pregnant woman lying on her back.

Tomb of the Seven Beauties

It was said that in Ming Dynasty seven women suicided together by jumping into a well, so as not to be insulted by bandits who were raiding the village. Afterwards, the villagers filled the well with earth. And then, miraculously, seven catalpa trees sprouted out of the earth in the well and have remained constant evergreen. In memory of the seven women's insistence upon chastity, the tomb was built.