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Cigu Oyster Fields for Ferry ride, Sand Island 七股鹽田

Cigu Township, Tainan County 台南縣七股鄉, Taiwan


2007-07-24 14:07. BA, picked up lifejackets and walked toward the boat docks

2007-07-24 14:25. Our ferry boats left the docks and headed towards the fields. Oyster farmers could be seen in the waist-high water

2007-07-24 14:50. On the sand island

2007-07-24 15:02. Reached opposite side of sand island, beach facing ocean

2007-07-24 15:29. Back to the boats

2007-07-24 15:50. Ferry boat captain demonstrated net tossing in a way that lands the net in a wide, large circle

2007-07-24 17:21. In the middle of roasting oysters

2007-07-24 18:05. BL


七股鹽田
Cigu Oyster Fields a bit North of Tainan City
Interesting note: the schedule and maps say 七股鹽田, 鹽田 "yen2 tian2" literally means salt fields. There might have been salt production somewhere near, but we went to see oyster farming fields.


台南縣 七股鄉
Cigu Township, Tainan County

Ferry boat ride through waters and a visit to a sand island. Ferry boat captain demonstrated net tossing. Guide said that the name 七股 was a historic reference to seven shareholders who may have been early pioneers of the local area.

permalink written by  monex on July 24, 2007 from Cigu Township, Tainan County 台南縣七股鄉, Taiwan
from the travel blog: 2007 Overseas Compatriot Youth Taiwan 5th Study Tour (2007海外青年台灣觀摩團第5梯次)
tagged Sand, Cigu and Oyster

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