Yin-yang Sea is a kind of a special place where you can find
in Jinguashi (金瓜石) coastal area. It is located in the Rueifang Township in
Taipei County, this area is famous for its gold mines.
Yin – yang (陰陽) is a concept comes in Chinese philosophy
which literally meaning "dark and light", is used to describe how
polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and
interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in
turn in relation to each other. I guess this name for this particular place
matches well.
As you travel along the coastal highway No 02 you will see a
strange scene in the sea - a bay where the color of the sea is a mix of yellow
and blue a two contrasting color sea. This is called the Yin-yang Sea. It was
initially believed that the sea color was the result of pollution from Taiwan
Metal Mining Corp’s smelting activities but, over 10 years after the company
stopped its activities, Yin-yang Sea still exists The geology here contains large
amount of pyrite which has formed Fe3+ the course for the yellow / orange color
and it does not dissolve easily in water.
The No.2 Provincial Route is the main connection between
Taipei, Keelong and Ylan, Where you can reach the place. The nearby is the
Golden Waterfall and the Jiufen old mining town. I have seen the runoff mixing
with sea in Sri Lanka as well but it’s not like this and it does not occur for
such a long period like this. Taiwan got many unique things to see, I believe
that’s one of the reason for the saying “Taiwan touch your heart”
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| Yin Yang Sea, Keelung, Taiwan |
Do you feel a
similarity with above and below images...? (Ok, I mean literally...)
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| Yin Yang of Fire and Water |
