See Venice’s colorful fishing harbor buildings without leaving the country – a super eye-catching sight

By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

Northern Taiwan’s coastal Keelung City has many stunning attractions, including Miaokou Night Market, Wangyou Valley, Chaojing Park, and Peace Island, all of which are quite popular and well-known. Located to the south of Peace Island, Zhèngbīn Fishing Harbor features picturesque scenery reminiscent of Europe’s canals. Coupled with the sunset and views of the harbor mouth, it exudes a strong exotic charm and is a port often overlooked by visitors.

In addition to being a great spot to watch the sunset and observe fishing boat operations, Zhèngbīn Fishing Harbor also features a row of colorful buildings along the shore that are highly eye-catching, resembling the scenery of Europe’s canals. Whether in the daytime, evening, or after dark, the area offers different moods. Visitors coming to Keelung may want to head north to Zhèngbīn Fishing Harbor to admire the splendor of this beautiful harbor.

Zhèngbīn Fishing Harbor was once the largest port in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period and played a major role in the early prosperity of Keelung’s fishing industry. With the construction of other ports, Zhèngbīn no longer sees the bustling traffic of fishing boats of all sizes as it once did. In recent years, the government has actively transformed the fishing harbor into a leisure and nostalgic-oriented tourist wharf, recreating the harbor’s prosperous past in new ways.