List of caves in Taiwan

A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, ^{[1] [2]} specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide, ^[3] and a rock shelter is endogene. ^[4]

List of Caves in Taiwan

Name	Location	Picture	Notes
Baxian Caves	Changbin		Baxian Caves (Chinese :八仙洞; pinyin :Bāxiān Dòng) are sea caves located in the east coast of Changbin Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. Recently, the caves have been occupied and used as temples or places to place cremation ashes. However since 10 years ago, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act was promulgated, subsequently the Taitung County Government, East Coast National Scenic Area and Changbin Township Office had been trying to take over the caves. On 22 November 2017, they finally managed to take back the last cave and completed the reclamation of all 30 caves in the area. [5]
Beauty Cave	Liuqiu		Beauty Cave is a cave in Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is administered as a scenic area whose ticket also includes access to nearby Mountain Pig Ditch and Black Dwarf Cave. [6] The name of the cave derives from local legends that it was the home of a beautiful young woman centuries ago. In one version of the story, during the Wanli Era [7] of the Ming Dynasty (1572–1620), she survived a shipwreck in the Taiwan Strait and made the cave her own home, surviving on spring water and wild fruits. [8]
Black Dwarf Cave	Liuqiu		Black Dwarf Cave [9] is a cave and tourist attraction in Tianfu Village on Liuqiu Island, off Pingtung County, Taiwan. Its scenic area includes paths around the surrounding coasts and its ticket includes access to some other nearby attractions such as Mountain Pig Ditch and Beauty Cave. At some point after the Qing Dynasty, the roof of the cave's entrance and main cavern collapsed. It wasn't reopened until 1975, when the township government turned it into a tourist attraction. [10]
Fenggui Cave	Magong		Fenggui Cave is a cave in Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan. [11] The name Fenggui means a kind of wind cabinet of Chinese organ. [12] The cave was formed by the continuous sea waves erosion on to its coastal areas. The wave features a two-story shell-shaped pavilion nearby. [13]
Lobster Cave	Liuqiu		Lobster Cave is a cave on Liuqiu Island, off Pingtung County, Taiwan. "Lobster Cave" is a calque of the cave's Chinese name. It supposedly derives from lobsters who lived there over a century ago that were driven out by the island's residents during a night raid. [14] The cave is limestone and coral, surrounded by coral reefs, potholes, and gullies. [15] It is accessible at low tide. [14]
Whale Cave	Xiyu		The Whale Cave [16] is a wave-cut platform in Xiaomen Village, Xiyu Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. The wave is originally a basalt cliffed coast. After being continuously eroded by monsoon and seawater, it finally became an arch. [17] The cave is located on Xiaomen Island. From the side, the hollow part roughly has the shape of a whale.

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