August 15, 2021

Adding fresh links to HIKING – 徒 步

for LIENCHIANG COUNTY – 台灣 / 連江縣

(MATSU ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO – 馬祖列島)

Matsu National Scenic Area offers free walking tours of Dongju Island (東莒). Shown is the historic village of Fuzheng (福正聚落) on Dongju Island. (taiwannews.com.tw).

To visit the page for Matsu

at the Cloud Bridge Project website …

click here: https://cloudbridgetaiwan.com/lienchiang/

August 15, 2021

Adding fresh links to ECOLOGY – 生 態

for LIENCHIANG COUNTY – 台灣 / 連江縣

(MATSU ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO – 馬祖列島)

Matsu’s Blue Tears. Between April and September, bioluminescent plankton emit a blue light, resulting in a phenomenon in the Matsu Islands called “blue tears.” The plankton, known as “dinoflagellates”, feed on nutrients in the water, and the “blue tears” are interpreted to be an ecological warning sign that the coastal waters around Matsu are too rich in nutrients. (taiwanenglishnews.com).

To visit the page for Matsu

at the Cloud Bridge Project website …

click here: https://cloudbridgetaiwan.com/lienchiang/

August 14, 2021

Adding fresh links to ECOLOGY – 生 態

 for KINMEN – 台灣 / 金門縣

Kinmen is the only location where a viable community of Eurasian Otters exists in the wild within Taiwan. The pup shown in the photo was transported from Kinmen to the Taipei Zoo due to concerns with ongoing destruction of otter habitat in sensitive areas on Kinmen. (taiwantoday.tw).

To visit the page for Kinmen

at the Cloud Bridge Project website …

click here: https://cloudbridgetaiwan.com/kinmen/