Nanshi and Beishi Towers, Suo Gang Village Introduction
The Penghu Islands experience strong winter monsoons, which led the ancestors to build towers at Suo Port with the intention of calming the winds. Suo Port has no mountain barriers surrounding it, so the ancestors constructed twin towers at the maritime exit as landmarks for residents to identify their location while fishing at sea. Suo Port is a fishing harbor in Magong City, known for its abundant catches of squid, making the fishing industry quite prosperous. Later, this small town became known as "Suo Port Town" due to the Hokkien pronunciation of squid. The Suo Port Stone Towers consist of a South Tower (Noon Tower) and a North Tower (Child Tower), located to the north of the old settlement, each nearly three stories high. The site of the stone towers was originally the location of a small elevated hill that served as a supporting mountain for the community; however, it gradually disappeared due to the strong northeast monsoons. This gave rise to a local saying, "A mountain was blown away in Suo Port, and a bay was created at Zhu Mu Shui," indicating that the sand dune of the community was blown to the bay of Zhu Mu Shui (Mountain Water). As a result, two large stone towers were built at the original site to compensate for the loss of the supporting mountain and to mitigate the damage caused by feng shui disruptions. The Suo Port Stone Tower is a conical tower constructed from black stone in a nine-tiered stepped design, making it one of the most primitive forms of stone towers in Penghu. Originally built from black stone, it was reconstructed in the 51st year of the Republic of China using black stone and cement (made from basalt, cement, and stacking). Its base area is approximately sixty-six square meters. Originally a seven-tier stacked stone arrangement, it was changed to nine tiers after the reconstruction in the 51st year of the Republic of China, making it the tallest stone tower in all of Penghu at approximately fourteen meters high. 【Recommended Visit Duration】 1 hour
Suo Gang North and South Towers
Suo Gang South Tower and Park
