Guo-kang Shell Bed Introduction
The Guokang Shell Fossil Layer contains shell fossils formed approximately one to six million years ago, including bivalves, gastropods, and corals. During the Japanese occupation, in the 5th year of the Showa era (1930), the Governor-General of Taiwan designated this site for preservation. In 1955, the Miaoli County Literature Committee established the "Guokang Shell Fossil Layer Monument" here, declaring that the area is solely for academic research and prohibiting excessive cultivation to preserve the fossil layer monument.
