Here is a visual walk in and around the north coast of Taiwan.On a recent outing to the north coast of Taiwan we visited Shi Tou Shan Park. This scenic area is located mostly in the cliffs above the ocean. We went on a hike, which for me, who is full time in a wheelchair it was impossible.
There were many stairs and difficulties for wheelchairs. Much of Taiwan is changing and we are seeing a greater number of accessible places.
Fortunately, I live vicariously through my children’s lives, so they took some beautiful pictures. One of the features of this area is couple of small islets. The official name is the Candlestick Islands.
At one time, in the mists of the pasts these small matching islands were a part of the Jinshan coast. But thanks to erosion they were separated
and were actually an arch out in the sea.
But then the arch collapsed and left these the Twin Candlesticks. The local people used to call them the “Husband and Wife Rocks,” but the official officials changed the name to the Twin Candlesticks.
Photos by Emily Banducci
Chris Banducci is a pastor and missionary in Taiwan. He has, at other times of his life, been a white-water rafter, rock climber and adventurer. He left the corporate world of Solid Waste Recycling in 1996 and went into full-time ministry, where he pioneered a church in Riverside, California for the Potter’s House Christian Fellowship and is now engaged in the same endeavor in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. He writes on the culture, religion, tradition, and day-to-day life in Taiwan. Twenty-six years of living with Muscular Dystrophy may have weakened his muscles but not his spirit.
