Baisha, Penghu

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Coordinates: 23°39′48.21″N 119°35′32.5″E / 23.6633917°N 119.592361°E / 23.6633917; 119.592361

Baisha Township in Penghu County

Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙鄉, "White sand") is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. It is located at the northern part of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Township by the trans-oceanic bridge, which at 2.5 km long makes it the longest of its kind in east Asia.[1] At Baisha you can visit the island of Niao, which is the most crowded (density) island of penghu, with 1226 citizens sharing its small size of 0.4 km2.

Geography

The township is spread over 20 islands, including:

  • Baisha Main Island
  • Jibei Island
  • Chungtun(Zhongtun) Island
  • Yuanbei Island
  • Tiejhan(Tiezhan) Island

Tourist attractions

Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge
  • Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge
  • Tongliang Old Long
  • Gupo Island
  • Northern Sea Golden Sand Beach
  • Jibei Island
  • Mudou Island
  • Tiejhan(Tiezhan) Island

See also

References

  1. ↑ 澎湖群島 - Trans-oceanic bridge
Kaohsiung
Kinmen
Lienchiang1
Penghu
Pingtung
Taitung
Yilan
1 Lienchiang County commonly known as Matsu. 2Diaoyutai Islands are controlled by Japan, (called Senkaku Islands).
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