Guanyin Coast Major Wildlife Habitat

The local calls the Guanyin Coastal MWH, “the mystery beach” because of its raw and deserted landscape. It is located between Nan'ao (南澳) and Gufeng Graben (谷風) where coastal cliff is up to 920 m high, coastal caves is ~10m inside, and the sandy beach is 8.5 km* long. The beach width ranges from 1,500m in the south and ~250m at the E-Wen cliff (萼溫斷崖). Historically, the coastal line was the only path to eastern Taiwan as Qing army arrived and they hid in coastal caves to avoid indigenous people (Atayal). The geography is unstable as cliff breaks into colluvium and ocean weathers rocks into caves. Vegetation is mostly herbaceous species, Boehmeria sp. (水苧麻), Coriaria sp. (馬桑), Miscanthus-Debregeasia (五節芒-水麻), and Arundo formosana (臺灣蘆竹) associates. One also can find pioneer trees, Alnus formosana (台灣赤楊), Machilus japonica (大葉楠), and Lauraceae family.