Baisha Bay

Baisha Bay, which means "white sand bay" in Chinese, is one of the better known beaches along Taiwan's north coast. The bay is located between Linshanbi to the south and Fuguei Cape to the north.

The bay's rocky promontories are the result of volcanic activity from the Datun Range that sent lava flowing directly into the sea some 800,000 years ago. The different minerals present in the rock have created a mottled rock surface.

An interesting feature of the bay's rocky waterfronts is the primitive fish traps made from heaped landsite and broken coral, where fish are stranded by the retreating tide. These fish traps can be seen along the coast between Baisha Bay and Fuguei Cape.