The second largest cliff in the world, the landscape of Taiwan's cliff road in the Pacific Ocean
The northeast coast of Taiwan, China, has a famous highway called "Taiwan Line 9". This is a provincial highway that runs across the eastern part of Taiwan and is currently the longest highway in the Taiwan highway system. The famous "Roosevelt Road", "Beiyi Highway", " Suhua Highway ", "Huadong Highway" and "South Return Highway" are all part of the Taiwan Line 9 section. This highway is the scenic corridor of the eastern region of Taiwan and is a beautiful attraction that all tourists traveling on the eastern route of Taiwan will not miss. The Suhua Highway section of
"Taiwan Line 9" has a famous " Qingshui Cliff " beautiful landscape, which ranks one of the eight major scenic spots in Taiwan. There is no clear water near the "Qingshui Cliff" but only the blue sea, so it is named "Qingshui". The reason is that the most beautiful section of the cliff is in the southeast of Qingshui Mountain, and the cliff landscape is named after the mountain.
"Qingshui Cliff" section extends for 21 kilometers, and is known as the second largest cliff in the world. The road is winding and twisting, and is a famous sea view highway. There are a large number of tunnels along the road, and vehicles will drive in the seaside highways and tunnels in the sun and dark shear mode. This is also the most thrilling and magnificent representative section of Suhua Highway.
Every year, as long as a typhoon strikes, this section of the road will be closed. Rockfalls will often occur during the typhoon season. The mountains here are mainly gneiss and marble, which are very prone to falling rocks. The terrain is indeed too dangerous. Building roads and railways here is also a helpless move based on the terrain of northeastern Taiwan.
The "big cliff" section of Qingshui Mountain in the northeast is particularly steep, with a cliff facing the sea for 5 kilometers, which is spectacular. Below the highway is a straight cliff, with the cliff almost 90 degrees. Below the cliff is the pebble beach and the Pacific Ocean that is so blue. When there is no typhoon here, the sea surface is calm and beautiful. If there is strong wind, it will be stormy waves. The waves hit the cliff again, making huge waves and sounds. The road
leads to Yilian. Yilian was once a "land island" that belonged to Taiwan, and could only be reached by boat. It was completely blocked by tall mountains and was difficult to reach by land. It was precisely because of the construction of a large number of coastal highways and tunnel projects that ultimately connected the entire ring road and railway. The "clear water cliff" is one of the milestone nodes.
Most of the current Qingshui Cliff sections of Suhua Highway have been rebuilt, and the roads have been cut and straightened, and many new tunnels have been dug to widen the road. The Linhai Old Road, which is surrounded by the majestic scenery of Qingshui Cliffs, is the old road of the past. Most sections of the Linhai Old Road are closed due to frequent rockfall hazardous areas. Many old roads have been abandoned due to danger and damage. The safer old roads have been transformed into viewing trails, and some completely abandoned old roads have begun to grow trees in the middle, which is quite desolate.
Some beautifully landscaped areas have a tourist viewing platform and parking to watch the cliffs. Some viewing platforms have steps to the beach, so you can walk down and enjoy the beach and Pacific waves below from a close distance.
"Qingshui Cliff" is in the northern part of Hualien, which is also a famous earthquake-prone area. The Eurasian plate and the Philippine sea plate are squeezed and confronted here. In February 2018, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan, which was the worst earthquake in Hualien in half a century.
The cars traveling around this road. If you drive accidentally or encounter a rock hit, you will roll into the Pacific Ocean hundreds of meters below. This is a beautiful and dangerous road. Please be careful to drive and try not to go on strong winds or rainy days.
Taiwan's natural and engineering wonders full of respect, Qingshui Cliff and Taroko Grand Canyon
It is precisely because of the complex geological conditions here, the coastline and steep mountain style of the Hualien section can be said to be particularly favored by the Creator God, and it is a magical place created and continued to evolve by the Creator God and mankind.
Earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters are great natural creation forces. The great nature and miracles of human engineering have jointly created the magic of "clear water cliffs" and created a world-class geological landscape.When you come here, you will respect the unremitting struggle of the Taiwanese people on the land and against the forces of nature.
Tips: Translation of the international driver's license for mainland driver's license is not recognized for driving in Taiwan. Self-driving in Taiwan requires a Taiwan-approved driver's license, or let Taiwanese drivers drive. Please pay special attention to this. The more recommended Pacific self-driving landscape routes in northeastern Taiwan from Taipei: Taipei ("National Highway 1") - 19 kilometers - Keelung Badu (Taiwan 2 C Line) - 33 kilometers - New Taipei Fulong (Taiwan 2 Line) - 35 kilometers - Yilantoucheng (Taiwan 2 Line, Taiwan 9 Line) - 80 kilometers - Hualien Peace (Taiwan 9 Line) - 6 kilometers - Arrive at the Qingshui Cliff Coast, and then it is recommended to drive to the Taroko Grand Canyon. Of course, I hope that when the entire island of Taiwan will be opened again in the future, the current time period is not suitable.
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