North coast yehliu Geopark
Candle Shaped Rock The candle shaped rock is a conical rock standing erectly on the ground. It is 0.5~1 cm in diameter with the top being narrower than the bottom. A round shape concretion containing lime is formed on the central top of the rock and being surrounding by circular grooves, just like a candle tray.
Because of the tilt of the stratum, the elevation of the calcium-bearing rock formations in the mushroom-shaped rocks is also different, so the neck shape of the mushroom-shaped rocks is also different, from neck to neck, thick-necked, and thin-necked. Broken necks and other different mushroom-shaped rocks, showing the results of sea water flapping.
Yeliu candlestick stone is named for it because it looks like a candle. It is slightly conical and stands on the ground. The center of the top of the column is a small spherical stone like a candle flame. It has a ring structure around it. Spherical stones are calcareous nodules with a stronger corrosion resistance than the surroundings, so they protrude from the surroundings. Due to their weak corrosion resistance, they are eroded by waves and tides to form a ring-shaped groove.
The thick-necked mushroom-shaped rock is the early stage of the development of the mushroom-shaped rock, which can also be said to be the age of the mushroom-shaped rock. The mushroom-shaped rock began to erode after it emerged from the surface, and gradually weakened due to the weak lithologic corrosion resistance of the neck. Finally, the neck fractured because it could not bear the weight of the rock, forming a broken-necked mushroom-shaped rock. An obvious joint can be seen in the photo in the middle of the rock.
Joints are discontinuous surfaces in rock formations, often fracture surfaces that are easier to form due to pushing, and are also the main weak surfaces in rock formations. The rock formations in the Yeliu area are affected by joints, and various camping forces accelerate erosion along the joints. The mushroom-like rocks in the photo give plants room to grow due to the joints, which accelerates erosion.
Fairy’s Shoe Legend says that this one piece of shoe was left accidentally by a fairy that came down to earth to tame the naughty turtle elf. The fairy’s shoe belongs to ginger rock, and is formed due to seawater erosion on rock layer that contains rocks of different hardness, along with the impact caused by stratum extrusion.
The small ground scenes in the photo have similar reasons to the formation of earth stones and candlestick stones, and are all ground formations exposed by erosion. The rock formations near the sea surface are formed by the erosion and biological effects of seawater, forming a small landscape similar to honeycomb rocks.
Candle Shaped Rock The candle shaped rock is a conical rock standing erectly on the ground. It is 0.5~1 cm in diameter with the top being narrower than the bottom. A round shape concretion containing lime is formed on the central top of the rock and being surrounding by circular grooves, just like a candle tray.
Ginger stone is also one of the small scenery of Yeliu. Like candlestick stones, ginger stones are also formed by nodules in rock formations. Because nodules have strong erosion resistance, when the surrounding rocks disappear due to external forces, nodules will protrude from the ground. What is special is that the nodules that form ginger stones are not round, but they appear like ginger.
Candle Shaped Rock The candle shaped rock is a conical rock standing erectly on the ground. It is 0.5~1 cm in diameter with the top being narrower than the bottom. A round shape concretion containing lime is formed on the central top of the rock and being surrounding by circular grooves, just like a candle tray.
Candle Shaped Rock The candle shaped rock is a conical rock standing erectly on the ground. It is 0.5~1 cm in diameter with the top being narrower than the bottom. A round shape concretion containing lime is formed on the central top of the rock and being surrounding by circular grooves, just like a candle tray.
Elephant Rock The elephant rock is the lime concretion or lime lump featuring stiff texture while being formed under the influences of differential erosion. Legend says that the fairy forgot to bring the elephant back when she defeated the turtle elf; as result, the elephant stood there waiting to be taken home and rejected to go ashore.
There are two sets of joint planes on the inclined rock formations which have several vertical intersections. In addition, the area near the sea surface is greatly affected by the beating of the waves, and it also accelerates the erosion of the joint surface. It is located next to the exit, and many tourists and fishermen usually stop here. The landscape of one-sided mountain forms a high-quality landscape.
Joints During the formation process of sea cape, the rock layer is extruded by external force that causes the development of crevices. These crevices are called joints. Joints look very much like faults in appearance, yet the rock layers on both sides of the rupture surface do not generate relative movement along the said surface.