Wanggong Fishing Port

Coordinates: 23°58′09.1″N 120°19′27.5″E / 23.969194°N 120.324306°E / 23.969194; 120.324306

Wanggong Fishing Port

The Wanggong Fishing Port (Chinese: 王功漁港; pinyin: Wánggōng Yúgǎng) is a harbor in Wanggong Village, Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.[1]

History

The construction of the port was originally completed in 1969 and was transformed into a recreational fishing port in 2000. In 2002, the Changhua County Government undertook the port re-engineering program to renew the area in order to attract more visitors to the port.[2]

Features

The Fangyuan Lighthouse located nearby the port.

The port includes the fish product direct retail center, visitor center, fresh produce and seafood specialty products retail platform, ecological observation platform, dike viewing plank road and pavilion, waterfront performance plaza, parking lots, harbor area lighting, grass lawns, windbreak trails, restrooms and landscaping next to the access road. The Fangyuan Lighthouse was built nearby the port to navigate the ships coming in and out from the harbor.[3]

Transportation

The port is accessible by bus from Changhua Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ roundTAIWANround. "Wanggong Fishing Port - roundTAIWANround". roundTAIWANround.
  2. ↑ "Wang-Gong Fishing Harbor-行政院農業委員會漁業署". 7 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rising Dong-Yin~Sunshine All Year Round".
  4. ↑ "Attractions > Hot Spots > Changhua County > Wanggong Fishing Port >".


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