Lijia Badlands Introduction
The Liji Bad Land spans a wide area, stretching about 100 kilometers from Taitung Bridge to the eastern side of Beinan River. It is named after the most prominent outcrop located in Liji Village. The Liji Bad Land is the first officially established local geological park in Taitung County, holding the title of Taitung's geological national treasure. The management office of the East Rift Valley National Scenic Area has established amenities such as scenic pavilions and wooden boardwalks in this area, aiming to promote geological tourism and attract more visitors to experience the beauty of Taiwan's geology. The Liji Bad Land is located on the convergence zone of the Eurasian Plate and the Philippine Plate, where the collision of the plates has completely disrupted the original stratigraphy, creating complex displacement and shearing phenomena that are quite rare, making it an important site for studying plate collisions. Once the strata are exposed on the surface, the softening characteristic of mudstone when encountering water leads to erosion under the rain, making it difficult for plants to grow, resulting in a rugged surface with numerous erosion gullies, forming the "Bad Land" landscape.
