South and North Stone Towers, Suogang Village Introduction
Penghu Islands have strong winter monsoons, so the ancestors built towers at Suogang to calm the winds. Suogang is surrounded by the sea without any high mountain barriers, and the ancestors constructed twin towers at critical sea routes, which also served as navigational markers for residents during fishing. Suogang Village is a fishing port in Magong City, known for its abundant catch of squid, making its fishing industry quite prosperous. Later, this small town was referred to as "Suogang Town" due to the Min Nan pronunciation of squid. The Suogang Stone Towers consist of the South Tower (Wu Tower) and the North Tower (Zi Tower), located to the north of the old settlement. They stand nearly three stories high, originally situated on a small hill that served as a backup for the community, but this hill gradually disappeared due to the strong northeast monsoon. Thus, a local proverb emerged: "A mountain was blown away from Suogang, and a bay was created at Zhumu Water," indicating that the sand dunes of the community were blown to the harbor of Zhumu Water (Shanshui). Consequently, two large stone towers were constructed on the original site to compensate for the loss of the mountain and the damage caused by the feng shui disruption. The Suogang Stone Towers are conical towers built with black stone in a nine-tier stepped structure and are one of the most ancient forms among the stone towers in Penghu. Originally made of black stone, they were rebuilt in the 51st year of the Republic of China with black stone cement materials (composed of basalt and cement). The base area of the first layer is approximately sixty-six square meters. Originally a seven-tiered stone tower, it was rebuilt to nine tiers in the 51st year of the Republic of China, making it the tallest stone tower in all of Penghu, standing approximately fourteen meters high. 【Recommended visit duration】 1 hour
South and North Forts of Suo Gang
Matsu South Port Tower and Park
