Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields

Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields

Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields

With a history of 338 years, Jinzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Field is the oldest salt field in Taiwan. According to archives, in the Ming Dynasty, Yong-hua Chen, Koxinga's chief counselor, considered that the salt making techniques employed by the Pingpu Tribe was not good enough to produce good-quality salt. Chen therefore improved the old techniques. Chen had broken tiles paved on the salt fields. A kind of refined salt was thereby produced. The Salt Field currently is left in the charge of Southwest Coast National Scenic Area for industrial, cultural and educational uses. Tourists can try making salt on their own here.

Beimen Lagoon

Beimen Lagoon is the remains of Daofeng Neihai. The Lagoon has a rich marine biology and gives abundant seafood products. Naturally, fishermen come here placing nets and catching fishes. Every fall and winter, hundreds of thousands of Black-faced Spoonbill would swarm into this area, which presents a spectacular scene.