Taoyuan sand dunes are ‘must see,’ mayor saysTOURIST ATTRACTION: The Caota Sand Dunes cover an 8.1km strip of the Taoyuan coast and have been listed as the city’s first geological parkBy Cheng Shu-ting and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Caota Sand Dunes (草漯沙丘) in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音) is a site that “everyone must visit once in their lifetime,” Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) has said. The Caota dunes are up to 15m tall and extend 8.1km along the coast in a northeast-southwest direction. The sun sets over the Caota Sand Dunes in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District on Saturday. Photo: Cheng Shu-ting, Taipei TimesEnvironmental conservation group the Taiwan Environmental Information Association has listed the dunes as one of nine coastal sites nationwide that warrant preservation. Recognition as a geological park would help conserve a 284 hectare section of Taoyuan’s coastline between Guanyin and Dayuan (大園) districts, Cheng said.

Source: Taipei Times June 28, 2020 15:56 UTC