好望角 (Hao wang jiao) (16 items)

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好望角 (Hao wang jiao), about an hour south from Hsinchu shares its name with the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. It's basically a hill, a few kilometers of coastline and a handful of wind turbines, but despite its simplicity it makes for a beautiful scenery.

  • A wind turbine at the top of 好望角 (Hao wang jiao).
  • The coast and the hills around the area are a small wind farm.
  • I don't know what it is with people pointing into their photos - photos are supposed to lead the viewer's eye to the right place. This girl was exclusively taking photos of her finger. Apparently the beautiful landscape doesn't speak for itself.
  • We picked a great day to go there. After a week of freezing cold weather (temperatures between 20-25 °C ;-) we had real summer temperatures again.
  • The trail down to the coast.
  • The beautifully decorated blue sky.
  • From here there are two trails down to the coast.
  • Wind turbines on the hill of 好望角 (Hao wang jiao).
  • A small scarp where long-buried shells and other sea animals are visible in stacked sediment layers.
  • The some eighty meters high hill of 好望角 (Hao wang jiao) as seen from the coast.
  • Wind turbines close to 海角樂園 (Hai jiao le yuan).
  • A wind turbine at 海角樂園 (Hai jiao le yuan). Literally the name translates to "Cape Paradise" but if paradise has that much trash and broken glass lying around I'd rather stay out of paradise.
  • Pebble beach at 海角樂園 (Hai jiao le yuan).
  • Tidal ponds near 海角樂園 (Hai jiao le yuan). Note the beautiful tires enhancing the scenery ...
  • An old railway tunnel. You can actually walk through but because we didn't know where we would end up we decided to take a raincheck.
  • The second trail back up to 好望角 (Hao wang jiao).