A photograph of ‘Queen’s Head’ shown in Taipei altered a fishing village’s fateBy Yu Chao-fu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerA photograph taken by a former chairman of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store of the “Queen’s Head” (女王頭) rock formation at Yehliu Geopark (野柳公園) in New Taipei City changed the fate of the fishing village Yeliou (野柳). The “Queen’s Head” rock formation at Yehliu Geopark in New Taipei City is pictured on Aug. 21. “The people in Yeliou are really thankful to Wu for photographing the Queen’s Head and showing his photograph at an exhibition in Taipei, letting it become so well known,” Lin said. A woman holding a baby stands in front of the “Queen’s Head” rock formation at Yehliu Geopark in New Taipei City in a picture taken during the 1970s. The park protects the Queen’s Head and other rock formations from damage, and promotes the study of geology, he added.

Source: Taipei Times August 29, 2020 15:56 UTC