Aside from the smooth, rounded rocks that made the beach such a neat place, there were many other wonders such as this guy, obviously of volcanic origin. Standing next to the placid sea with gentle waves lapping the shore, it's easy to forget that this island was formed from strong and frequent earthquakes, where the very ground we were standing on was once the scene of boiling magma rivers and violently moving earth.And on this trip we got a little taste of what that might have been like, as we were there on April 3rd when a 7.4 quake struck the eastern shore of Taiwan. By the time it wrapped around to us, however, it was only 4.1 in magnitude. Interesting nonetheless, as the houses, buildings and ground were noticeably shaking in Chiayi County.
Below are a couple of fossil rocks that reveal the life found here long long ago:
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