We decided to go Penghu (澎湖) last night. Morning, we took the 9:30 flight from Kaohsiung to Penghu.
30 minutes later, we arrived in Penghu. It was a windy and cloudy day.
Penghu has many islands. These islands have a total of 320 kilometers of shoreline.
We rent a motorcycle as our transportation to tour the whole island.
We first stop Zhongtun Wind Power Plant (中屯風車). The wind farm sits in Zhongtun Village (中屯村) of Paisha Township, and it was the second wind farm to be built in Taiwan. It has been in operation since August 2001.
We ate lunch under an possible more than 100 years old tree. The old tree provides shadow for people. It is hardly to tell that they are all from the same trunk. Lunch was OK. But the place for lunch was incredible.
We crossed Trans-Ocean Bridge (跨海大橋) and headed to Hsiyu. Trans-Ocean Bridge is the bridge between two islands, Paisha (白沙) and Hsiyu (西嶼).
Walking in Erkan Old residence area (二崁古厝聚落) was like walked back to the century. People are still living in these ancient old houses. Erkan old Residence is situated in Erkan Village, Siyu Township, Penghu. The century-old residence was roughly built in the late Guangxu (光緒) years in the Qing Dynasty (清朝). It is a 3-section courtyard house situated in the east facing the west with “two wings with wells and eight ridges” and it has combined the local characteristics and the Baroque architectural style of the Japanese colonial era.
Lighthouse of Hsiyu Island (西嶼燈塔) was our last stop. Unfortunately, it is closed to military are and we were not allowed to take photo around the military area. I just took a photo of the Lighthouse.
Penghu has a very special ice cream. It is made by the fruit of Cactus. Very interesting.
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