By MOOK Travel Life Network, Chen Guanxin, compiled and reported
The world has its Seven Wonders, and Taiwan boasts its own equally stunning and remarkable “Top 10 Natural Landscapes.” Recently, the results of the “Taiwan Top 10 Natural Landscapes” poll, organized by the Forestry Bureau under the Council of Agriculture, were announced, with Yehliu in New Taipei City’s Wanli District taking the top spot, followed by Yushan Main Peak in second place and Sun Moon Lake in third.
Taiwan’s Top 10 Natural Landscapes Poll Results: Yehliu’s Queen’s Head Wins. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
This polling activity involved 12 experts and scholars in geology and geography from universities and colleges, who selected 91 candidates from a list of 341 registered geosites for conservation. Online voting was opened in mid-August. The Forestry Bureau noted that the total number of votes cast by netizens reached 286,920, with 219,630 valid votes. Below are the results of the Taiwan Top 10 Natural Landscapes poll:
First Place — Yehliu
Yehliu is characterized by its “Queen’s Head Mushroom Rock” landscape and boasts a high diversity of landforms, earning the highest votes from both experts and the public. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Second Place — Yushan Main Peak
Yushan Main Peak not only represents the miracle of Taiwan’s mountain-building movement but is also the highest peak in East Asia. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Third Place — Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake is a classic example of a basin lake formed by tectonic subsidence during the mountain-building process. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Fourth Place — Jinguashi
Jinguashi contains volcanic lava rich in gold ore and was once the largest gold mining site in East Asia. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Fifth Place — Guishan Island
It is the only submarine volcano in the Pacific Okinawa Trough that emerges above sea level, and also Taiwan’s youngest and the only confirmed active volcano that will erupt again. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Sixth Place — Yueshih Badland (Moon World)
Yueshih Badland features diverse and dramatic terrain and is an arid, barren land where nothing grows. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Seventh Place — Snow Mountain Cirque
The Snow Mountain Cirque is located on Taiwan’s second-highest peak and is a cirque landform left over from the Ice Age. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Eighth Place — Qingshui Cliffs
The Qingshui Cliffs are formed by the extension of a fault line at the boundary between the continental and oceanic plates, creating nearly 90-degree vertical cliff faces. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Ninth Place — Sanyi Flame Mountains Nature Reserve in Miaoli
The Sanyi Flame Mountains Nature Reserve in Miaoli is a conglomerate badland, featuring the typical Flame Mountains terrain of numerous deep, narrow valleys carved by rainwater. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
Tenth Place — Greater and Lesser Baxian Mountains
The Greater and Lesser Baxian Mountains feature some of Taiwan’s oldest and hardest sedimentary rocks, forming towering, steep-peaked mountains surrounded by cliffs, exuding a majestic and imposing presence. (Image source / Courtesy of the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture official website)
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