Headscarf Islet Introduction
Toudou Islet was first mentioned in Du Zhen's "Penghu Taiwan Chronicles," located about 1.9 kilometers northwest of the northern area of Xiyu Ping. The surrounding area is 364 meters with an area of 0.46 hectares, and there are about ten nearby small reefs. During low tide, the area expands to 3.86 hectares. Among the reefs, there are six larger ones, and when viewed from the sea to the north, the entire island resembles an ancient headscarf, hence the name. The "Taiwan Provincial Gazetteer" describes it as: "Toudou Islet resembles a triangular scarf." The terrain of Toudou is relatively steep, with the highest point at 49 meters. There are numerous surrounding reefs, including one to the north named "Toudouzi," which is about 6.1 meters high; to the south, there is a reef named "Niao Zi Dai Zi," which is about 2.8 meters high; on the east and west sides, there are many small connected reefs that have become breeding grounds for various tern species, such as the Common Tern and the Black-naped Tern, and during winter, they produce a large quantity of laver.
