Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art (福隆國際沙雕藝術)
Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art (福隆國際沙雕藝術)
Taiwan is blessed with plenty of natural resources that can be used to draw visitors, such as the three kilometer-long golden beach between Yanliao and Fulong in the Northeast Coast. For its soft, highly cohesive white quartz sands, this beach is acknowledged by the World Sand Sculpting Association to be the best for making sand sculptures in Taiwan.
The Fulong International Sand Sculpting Art Festival is set to kick off April 19 in New Taipei City, drawing visitors from home and abroad to the golden beach on Taiwan’s northern coast.
Organized by the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration, the 12th edition of the annual exhibition runs through Aug. 25. A total of 25 sand sculpture artists from seven countries and territories have been invited to produce works around the theme Crossing the Town to Find Atlantis.
The event will be comprised of three exhibitions areas, each featuring pieces inspired by the mythical Greek city. The first focuses on the origin story of Atlantis—said to have been created by the sea god Poseidon—and features sand sculptures intended to make visitors feel like they are strolling through the legendary metropolis.
Themed around Atlantis’ embrace of technology and its ultimate fall, the second area will comprise artworks showcasing the co-existence of ancient and modern worlds. The final section consists of sculptures based on marine environments and wildlife, and aims to encourage visitors to cherish the natural world.
Fulong Beach is located adjacent to Fulong Village at the mouth of the Shuang River in Gongliao District of New Taipei City. Frequently visited by Taipei residents during the summer due to its easy access from the city, Fulong is one of the more popular beach destinations in northern Taiwan.
The sand on the beach is golden in colour, a rarity for Taiwan, attracting visitors from all over the island. Sand sculpture art festivals are held at the beginning of the summer every year.
The Shuang River divides the beach into two distinct areas connected by the Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋). The outer portion is essentially an island whose size varies according to the flow of the river and the tide.
Activity time
April 19 (Friday) to August 25 (Day)
Daily opening time:
Monday to Friday 8:00AM~6:00PM (last admission time 5:30PM)
Saturday to Sunday 8:00AM~9:00PM (last admission time 8:30PM)
Entrance Fee :
Full Ticket - 100NT/person
Group Ticket - 90NT/person
Special Ticket - 50NT/person (Below 3 to 12 yrs old./ Senior Citizen )
Children under the age of three and children under 90 centimeters (free of charge), free of charge for those with disabilities: The accompanying person (limited to one person) is exempt from admission.
How To Get There?
Taipei Main Station, Take a MRT going to Su'ao Station and drop to Fulong Station. Once you reach the Fulong Station, It was a 400 meter walk from the station to the beach or You can rent a Bicycle or Ebike good for one day. For Bicycle, 100NT and for Ebike, 350NT.
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Thunder Tiger TTRobotix GHOST+ - Landforms and Geology at Northeast Coast of Taiwan
:::The abundant geographical resources of the Northeast Coast offer surprises at each and every corner. In a way, the Northeast Coast is in fact a miniature projection of Taiwan, as it developed from an area of sunken land on the coast of South China that was then pushed up from the seas into a mountainous island. This was a period of great changes, a time of fierce evolution that has carved itself into Longdong Cape's ancient and adamant sandstone walls, and recorded itself into Bitou Cape's sediment beds.
The Cape of San Diego forms one border of the coastline landform. To the north of San Diego is a typical ria landform, where rock formations have been sculpted through erosion, abrasion, weathering, displacement, and other natural forces, forming mushroom-shaped rocks, tofu-like chessboard rocks, hive-like honeycomb rocks,and other naturally formed rock formations such as Nanya area's erosion-formed striated rock formations; Bitou Cape's intriguing mushroom rocks, sea cliffs, platforms, undercut bluffs,and other erosion landforms such as; a three mile stretch of golden beach between Yanliao and Fulong; Longdong Cape's steep sandstone cliffs; Lailai and Ying-ge's prominent wave-eroded platforms; and finally, Beiguan's extraordinary cuestas and tofu rock landforms. As for Nanfangao, it was originally an island, but gradual sand deposition led to its connection with the mainland, forming an isthmus. The coastline geological views seen here are capes, reefs, cliffs, and erosion caves.
The diverse coastal landforms seen along the Northeast coast continues to reveal the unique nature of this area's geological background and development. It is indeed the perfect place for appreciation of the beauty of the land.