South Yaqi rock area

Nanyaqiyan is located near Xinbei City, Taiwan, China. It is beside the Beibin highway. It is a scenic spot on the northeast coast. The rocks on the seashore are various, which can be said to be the most obvious symbol of the northeast corner.

This section of the coast of Nanya is steep and has a special landscape. The most amazing thing is that all kinds of exfoliated stones with strange shapes and uncanny craftsmanship are scattered among them, which looks like a large outdoor sculpture museum. The most beautiful feature of Nanya's rocks is the weathered lines that look like colored paintings. When you drive past Nanya, remember to walk in the roadside parking lot to reflect this wonderful rock scenery into your eyes and heart, and enjoy the beauty of nature.

The strata in this area of Nanya are Dapu sandstone. There are many vertical joints in the rock blocks. Along the joints, the needle like or columnar peaks are formed due to weathering and erosion. Under the influence of the northeast monsoon, the joints in the sandstone are easily eroded and weathered by rain, resulting in the oxidation of iron minerals in the rock to form banded patterns of iron oxide. With the different joints or hardness of rock strata, there are different erosion rates. Usually, the joint surface and the soft part of rock strata are easy to be eroded and collapse, and gradually produce uneven surface on the rock body. Combined with the influence of weathering, the color of the rock changes in different depths, resulting in the formation of peculiar rock, so some people call it "ice cream rock".

Address: Nanya Road, Nanya Li, Ruifang Town, Taipei County

Longitude: 121.890921

Latitude: 25.119882

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