自然景觀

Located above Guanziling Hot Spring Area, Lingding Park was originally a golf course built by the Japanese in 1932, becoming a park much-loved by tourists after the end of the Japanese Colonial Time. The park has a very tranquil atmosphere, neatly trimmed grass, trees with the luxuriant foliage that offer shade and Osmanthus Path where the atmosphere is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus. The installation art of music score design “The Love of Guanziling” is a popular photo spot for tourists.

Guanziling Scenic Area is located in the eastern side of Baihe District and is a famous tourist attraction in Tainan, surrounded by Pillow Mountain, Tiger Mountain, Dajian Mountain, Jigong Mountain and other peaks, set in a tranquil valley surrounded by mountains. Other attractions of the scenic area include the Fire and Water Spring, Huoshan Biyun Temple, Dongshan Coffee, Hot Spring Old Street, Xianyun Bridge, Huo Wangye Temple, Lingding Park, Baoquan Bridge, and the old and new Haohan Trail, all of which are must-see attractions when visiting Guanziling.

Every spring, the media reports on the famous kapok tree road(木棉道). The fiery colored kapok blossom filling the entire street is particularly eye-catching, and the road was chosen as one of the 15 most beautiful flower streets in the world.

When visiting Baihe, as well as viewing the beautiful pink lotus flowers, don’t ignore the pleasant scenes presented by the lush green fields and straight roads; one such scene is Zhumen Green Tunnel(竹門綠色隧道) on County Road 90 Southbound. The “Tunnel” is lined by tall mango trees planted during the Japanese Colonial Time, their dense foliage blocking out the sky, making the section of road seem like a tunnel. In summer, the shaded cool of Zhumen Green Tunnel offers welcome respite from the heat, the lush greenery having a soothing effect on tourists.

Due to the fact that this lakeside area hosts Putuo Temple (普陀禪寺), enshrined Avalokiteshvara of the South China Sea (南海觀世音菩薩), this area has become known as Xiaonanhai (小南海), translating into English as Little South China Sea. The small Xiaonanhai Suspension Bridge (小南海吊橋) unifies the Temple with the Ecological Park, and helps create a 5 kilometer long pathway which can be walked or cycled.

Luzhugou Fishing Harbor(蘆竹溝漁港) is a little-known attraction in Beimen District. Nearby Jiangjun River, it faces two sandbars, Qingshangangshan and Xinbeiganshan. The water is clear and waves small in the harbor, making it ideal for oyster farming. Line after line of oyster rafts are reflected on the calm water. The pure white oyster shells piled up on the shore look very much like a pure white beach. Without looking carefully, you might not notice the egrets that live there.

Jing Zhai Jiao Tile Paved Salt Fields(井仔腳瓦盤鹽田) were Beimen's first salt fields, and the oldest remains of tile paved salt fields in existence, and feature beautiful art made from salt tiles that resemble mosaics. 2002 saw the end of 338 years of thriving salt industry at Jing Zhai due to the rising costs of labor, and the salt fields which used to cover this whole place were abandoned for a while.

Beimen Lagoon (北門潟湖) is located at the edge of the Jing Zai Jjiao Salt Field (井仔腳鹽田), and has the most beautiful sunset in Taiwan. When dusk falls, crowds of people gather to enjoy the view. Tourists can experience heaping and harvesting salt on the salt lake, feeling the refreshing coolness of the hundred-year-old salt field through the soles of their feet. The sending off the sun event, famous all over Taiwan, is held here at the end of every year.

If you follow the road west from the Qigu Black Faced Spoonbill Ecology Museum(七股黑面琵鷺生態展示館) and turn right when you reach the seawall, you will see the Guosheng Lighthouse (國聖燈塔) standing alone on the coast in the distance. This is the westernmost point of the mainland of Taiwan.

Right next to Guosheng Lighthouse(國聖燈塔) is a seafront sandbank which forms the southern border of Qigu Lagoon. Sand from the alluvial deposits of Taiwan's western rivers, carried by the waves of the Taiwan Strait, constantly accumulates and has gradually formed a long and narrow sandbank at sea level. Barren landscapes are rare in Taiwan, and some feel it is equal to the Tottori sand dunes in Japan, while some call it the Taiwanese version of the Sahara Desert(撒哈拉沙漠).