A Gloomy Trip To Northeast Taiwan

It was a cold afternoon with light drizzles dropping from the greyish sky when Amma and I started our tour of Northeast Taiwan.

The first stop was the Yin Yang Sea, also known as the Bay of Two Colors. Blending with the pacific ocean, it’s locally known as a breakup stop. The bay has a light brown and blue sea colour side by side. They said that the stream running through an abandoned gold mine has gradually brought trace amounts of gold into the bay hence the light brown colour. Cool. Along the bay, people were fishing in the cold winter rain.

We then stopped by a small fisherman’s temple, where they brought fresh catches as offerings.

We saw the famous Golden Waterfall on a little uphill hike near the now-abandoned mine. Like the Yin Yang Sea, this waterfall has golden-coloured sand that sparkles in the sunlight. It must be a fantastic view, too bad the weather was gloomy when we were there.

Amma said, “What do they mean by gold? It is just brown” sunlight Ma we need sunlight.

We also saw a massive graveyard facing the pacific sea of Northeast Taiwan, which Feng Shui wise believed to be auspicious for the departed.

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