Jinshan slated to offer sulfuric fire-fishing attraction later this year

Taiwan’s North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area (NCGNSA) Administration casts the highlight on sulfuric hearth fishing from June to September as a part of its thrust in direction of sustainable tourism.

Native to the Jinshan District on Taiwan’s north coast, this century-old fishing practise is named benghuozi in Mandarin, and takes benefit of the abundance of sulfur within the space.

Traditional fishermen use smooth sulphuric rocks to produce a flammable fuel that, when ignited, is shiny sufficient to draw the eye of hundreds of fish in direction of the fishing boats.

This, nonetheless, is a painstaking method: many fishermen spend up to twelve hours pulling up their catch within the darkness utilizing mesh nets. As a consequence, benghuozi is now thought-about a dying artwork.

Preserving a convention

In order to protect this conventional treasure and promote eco-friendly fishing practices on the identical time, the NCGNSA Administration has joined forces with native sulfuric hearth fishing operators and journey businesses to offer experience-it-yourself excursions in Jinshan from June to September every year. 

Visitors from world wide are invited to the NCGNSA for this one-of-a-kind expertise and assist unfold the attraction of Jinshan’s Sulfuric Fire Fishing internationally.

Aside from benghuozi, the Jinshan District additionally gives stunning landscapes in addition to invaluable cultural property. Attractions just like the millennia-old geological marvel Yehliu Geopark and the award-winning Heping Island Geopark stand out amongst must-visit locations for each home and worldwide guests.