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	Traditional Lanyu Houses Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 8, 2004

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Traditional Lanyu Houses

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Although Chinese cement block housing has taken over much of the island, you can still find a group of the old style Lanyu housing on the south east side of the island.

The old style houses are half build into the ground and fortified with stone. (Presumably to protect the locals from the many typhoons that pass along this way....)

Even these old houses havent escaped the trappings of modern civilization, tho'.. (Note the electric meter on this house....)

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	Weather Station.... Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 8, 2004

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View from the Top...

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On a clear day, the best views to be had are at the Weather station which is about halfway up the switch-backed cross island road from the village of Hongtou...

Up here you can get a pretty nice panoramic view of the whole island.... Just make sure the brakes on your scooter are in good working order before heading up, as your life will depend on them during the steep and twisting ride back down this hill....

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	Tiger Rock ?? Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 7, 2004

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Tiger Rock ??

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I dunno the name of this particular rock formation, but I have to say taht it is one of the strangest ones that I have seen. Kinda looks like a big tiger rearing up and swatting away with its paws....

Anyway with the many typhoons that blow thru here, I'm sure that these rock formations are ever changing.

Located on the southwest side of the island...

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	Snake Alley... Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 6, 2004

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Snake Alley....

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I dunno what the real name of this dive was, but there were lots and lots of sea snakes about.... (close to the harbour on the west coast of the island....) and the local guide we were with kept grabbing them by the tail with his bare hands... (see warning and danger tip...)

To each his own, I guess....

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	Battleship Rocks Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 7, 2004

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Battleship Rocks, Orchid
Island...

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A rock formation off of the east side of the island.... Its said that towards the end of WW2 the American Air force mistakenly though this rock formation was a Japanese battleship and bombed the hell out of it.... (I dunno if thats true, but their is a plaque nearby that gives this accounting...)

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	Airport Rock Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 6, 2004

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Large Sea Fan at the base
of Airport Rock..

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Located just off of the airport runway, you can see a large rock jutting out above the surface of the water. Underwater is a series of huge boulders that go down to a depth of about 35 meters.

Quite the epic scenery down here, weaving thru the array of underwater rock formations.

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	Little Blue Hole (Xiao Lan-dong) Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 6, 2004

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Sun Roof in Little Blue
Hole...

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Beautiful dive just off of the port. A series of blue holes, and swim throughs. The area is decorated with sea fans, and populated with sea snakes....

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	Lanyu Sunset.... Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 7, 2004

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Sunset Over Frog Rock...

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Just about the best place that I found to watch the sunset is north of the airport on the west side of the island. You may have to shoo a few goats away to get a decent viewing, tho'.... (see warning tips....)

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	Korean Shipwreck... Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 6, 2004

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Coral growth on the Korean
Shipwreck...

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Stunning shipwreck in about 35 meters of water... This was a 200 meter long Korean cargo ship that sank about 25 years ago off the west coast of Orchid Island. The ship is decorated with an abundance of healthy soft coral and sea fans...

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	Lanyu Tianchi Trail Tip Rating:

By kenmerk on September 7, 2004

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View of Xiao Lanyu Island from
the Trail....

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There are a few hiking trails around the island, most notably the trail to a small pond (Lanyu Tianchi) on the south side of the island. Trail is not the best, though it appears that they are now improving/widening it a bit.

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