🌞😊 YEHLIU Geopark -- on a HOT August day (野柳地質公園)

Yehliu Geopark is one of the main tourist attractions of northern Taiwan visited by many tourists each day. The stone formations are special. Went to the tip of the peninsula, no tourists there, just great scenery and a refreshing breeze! :)
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Travel in Taiwan Sept./Oct. 2017
"Yehliu Geopark, on Taiwan’s north coast near Keelung City, has long been one of the top tourist draws on this island. Up to three million visitors a year can’t be wrong; the park’s unique rock formations and unrivaled scenery make it a place well worth visiting. Another part of the Yehliu experience is Yehliu Ocean World, an oceanarium both educational and entertaining.
Taking up a thin spit of land projecting out into the sea in New Taipei’s City’s Wanli District is Yehliu Geopark, a cape formed by geological forces pushing the Datun Mountain Range, which runs east-west along the north coast, up and out of the sea. Today, parts of the narrow 1.7 kilometer-long promontory look as though they're one rough wave away from being taken by the sea, but luckily for visitors the shoreline is holding its ground.
The park is best known for its unique rock formations, most prominent among them the various hoodoo stones that dot the almost alien-looking landscape, jutting out of the sedimentary rock in delicate spires boasting precariously balanced heads upon their thin necks.
The main attraction for most tourists, as evidenced by the invariably long, snaking lineups each day, is the hoodoo stone known as the Queen's Head, supposedly named for its likeness to the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti or England’s Queen Elizabeth I. According to recent stats, as many as three million tourists visit Yehliu Geopark and the Queen’s Head every year, though since the number of tourists from mainland China has declined recently, there might be fewer visitors these days.
Photographic evidence has shown that over time the beloved monarch's thin, tapered neck has been eroding ever so slowly, stirring up debate as to whether technology should be used to save the “head” or if nature should be allowed to take its course. Some experts say the 4,000-year-old structure could, through exposure to the elements and the cruelties of erosion, topple any time between 2020 and 2025; some go even further, saying that the next strong typhoon or earthquake could take it down.
There are also many other Yehliu Geopark geological features worth having a closer look at, whether you're an amateur rock hound, an aspiring geologist, or just in search of the most peculiar rock formations to use as selfie backgrounds. Among these are mushroom rocks, so named for their low-slung caps potted with indentations made by the acidic secretions of sea creatures that clamped on them in eons past when the stones were under the ocean’s surface. And there are pothole micro-ecosystems, ginger rocks, sea candles, and trilobite fossils well preserved in the bedrock protruding from the sea."

[@desmondkhoo7554]

Sehr schönes Video mit vielen detaillierten Erklärungen. Wie all die anderen Videos so ist auch dieses über Yehliu eine wunderbare Vorbereitung für meine Taiwan -Reise, die im Juli ansteht. Ich freue mich schon sehr darauf.

[@Taiwaneverything]

Danke für die lieben Worte. Es ist immer schön zu hören, wenn jemand meine Videos nützlich findet. Ich hoffe Ihre/Deine nächste Taiwan-Reise wird ein toller Erfolg. Übrigens, etwas im Video ist veraltet, und das ist der Bahnhof in Keelung. Die haben einen neuen gebaut und die Haltestelle für den Bus nach Yehliu ist jetzt direkt neben dem alten Bahnhofsgebäude. Aber das sollte leicht zu finden sein. Einfach den Schildern mit "Taiwan Tourist Shuttle" folgen. Liebe Grüße, Johannes.

[@pekkychawee366]

Yes I like this VDO 😄😀 I like an Ice-cream rock and the view at the end of VDO

[@rachelwhite6436]

This video is brilliant. Great commentary of the park.

[@Taiwaneverything]

Thanks, Rachel!

[@Taiwaneverything]

The visitor center has been torn down since and there is a brand-new railway station. :-)

[@Taiwaneverything]

NOTE: THE INFO ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE IS NOT UP-TO-DATE ANY LONGER, CAUSE THE KEELUNG RAILWAY AREA HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED. THE TAIWAN TOURIST SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE IS STILL AVAILABLE THOUGH. THE BUS STOP IS A THE VISITOR CENTER NEXT TO THE OLD RAILWAY STATION BUILDING.

[@criskity]

Great video! I love Yehliu, but not the crowds. (Oh, yeah... The "b" in "climbing" is silent. :) )

[@Taiwaneverything]

Thanks for pointing that out. Not a native speaker, so those mistakes are unavoidable. :) If you don't pronounce the letter, how about getting rid of it? Same goes for the k in knee. :P

[@henry0418]

Thanks for d info !

[@henry0418]

Greeting, How many hours do you need to cover the entire Yehliu GeoPark ?

[@Taiwaneverything]

I guess, most tourists spend 2-3 hours there. If you want to go to the end of the peninsula you can add 1 more hour. Most people don't go there, though. :)

[@deejaygiron]

sir what camera are you using?

[@Taiwaneverything]

Mostly Panasonic Lumix GH4 and some GoPro Session 4 and 5

[@deejaygiron]

oh nice sir. maybe I can join you some time

[@dayuhan5661]

Sir what is your video editor?

[@Taiwaneverything]

Premiere Pro and After Effects

[@Taiwaneverything]

I use Premiere Pro and After Effects

[@dayuhan5661]

Thank you

[@paulinechen9796]

Nice clip, thanks for all the detailed explanations and captions, it helps a lot to recognize these rocks. ^_^

[@Peecholino]

I'm disappointed that people think nothing of touching or grabbing these rock formations. Erosion is already the biggest problem here, and people would damage the rocks further for their selfish pleasure of taking photos

[@somerajanice9314]

Thank you for this video very detail and informative,I’m planning to visit on my next day-off... I’m so grateful to your videos I do DIY tour alone tru public transport save a lot rather than taking taxi 😘❤️

[@Taiwaneverything]

Thank you! I love what I do, and if someone likes it, even better! :)

[@cristyang9947]

same here