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Tour guidance

 

Tour guidance
The hilly mudstone of Yantsao, Tienliao and Neimenof Kaohsiung City is the most representative mudstone landform of Taiwan. Er-renRiver, originating in isolated hilly Neimenand meandering through remote Tienliao, empties into the ocean at the bustling fishing village of Jiading. It is dynamically powerful to shape the mudstone landforms.

This rugged badland had an intense history in the past 400 years. In the remote hilly area, livelihood was only possible by collecting, hunting, logging, farming, and animal husbandry. The social life of inter-ethnic marriage and various religions all weaved together to pave for its rich culture. These historical heritages are assets for today’s socio-economic development.

People living in this badland inherit traditional ways of life with good sense of physical environment and temporal seasons. With its remoteness and isolation, diverse ecology and vernacular architecture are well preserved. Come to visit this land of abundance, you will understand how people’s life, free-range chickens, orchards, bamboo forest and ponds are well blended to form balanced ecology.

Experiencing this badland, you will taste the reversal of time that bring you back to simple traditional mudstone badland countryside milieu.

There are 6 typical scenic spots in Mudstone Badland Geopark, Kaohsiung including Moon World Park, Dagang Hill(Dagangshan), WushandingMud Volcano, ChongliaoHill(Chongliaoshan), Horse Head Hill (Mataoshan), Puppets up in the Sky.


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