Fulong Beach

Fulong Beach, also known as Fulong Bathing Beach (福隆海水浴場), is located at Fulong Village, Gongliao Township at Northeastern Taiwan. It is the outlet of the Shuang River.

The sands there are golden, which is rare in Taiwan. Nearby is a camping site named Longmen. This beach is a favorite in the summer for people living in northern Taiwan.

The Shuang River divides the beach into inner and outer parts. There is a footbridge named Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋) linking the two parts. However, the watercourse of the river varies every year to some extent; sometimes the bridge is functional; other times it is not, because the seaside end would be in the river or in the sea.

Recently the sands of the beach have been diminishing year by year, and the coastline is moving shoreward; i.e., the beach is shrinking. It is believed to be related to the staith built for the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan for equipment disembarking. [http://www.wretch.cc/blog/tepu&article_id=3860269]

Since 2000, the Hohaiyan Rock Festival (貢寮國際海洋音樂祭) has been held here for 3 to 5 days in the summer. Normally, it takes place in mid-July, but sometimes it has been delayed due to typhoon interruption or damage to the band shell facilities. Also the watercourse of the Shuangh River sometimes changes shape or size, influencing the location of these temporary band shells.

Traveling information

Mass transport

*Railway：Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Fulong Station
*Bus：
**Between Taipei City and Yilan County: Taipei-Luodong Seaside Route of Kingbus (國光客運) to the Fulong Stop
**Between Taipei City and Hualien County：Taipei-Hualien Seaside Route of Airbus (大有巴士) to the Fulong Stop
**From Keelung: Keelung-Fulong Route of Keelung Bus (基隆客運) to the Fulong Stop

On your own

*From central Taipei: take the Sun Yat-sen Expressway and Northern Seaside Highway (Provincial Highway 2).
*From Southeastern Taipei: traveling through Muzha, Shenkeng Township, and Shihding Township via Taipei County Highway 106 to Pingsi Township, and then go through Ping-Shuang Tunnel to get to Taipei County Highway 38, and the road will lead to Northern Seaside Highway.
*From Eastern Taiwan: via Northern Seaside Highway.

Nearby landmarks

*Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration Office and Fulong Traveler Service Center
*Longmen Camping Site
*Outlet of Shuanghsi River
*Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Fulong Station
*Dongxin Temple of Fulong

External links

* [http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/main.php?id=33 Northeast Coastal Scenic Area-- Fulong Beach - Fun at the Sea]