Jin Yu Introduction
In Baisha Township, there is a famous businessman named Zhang Baiwan. Although Zhang Baiwan's former residence is located in Wadong Village on Baisha Island, it is widely believed that his rise to wealth is closely related to Jinyu! Jinyu is situated in the northern waters of Chikan Village on Baisha Island, accessible by wading during low tide. It is said that before his success, Zhang Baiwan often went to a deserted island to fish and collected black stones from the island to take home. Over time, he accumulated enough black stones to build a wall. Later, through the guidance of a wise person, he learned that these black stones were actually black gold, which led to his immense fortune, making him the richest person in Penghu. The deserted island was then named Jinyu. Although the authenticity of this story is uncertain, what can be confirmed is that today, Jinyu does not have black gold, and the black stones on the island are actually basalt. The basalt columnar joints here are quite distinctive, varying from upright to horizontally lying and even radiating. At the southern tip of Jinyu, there is a famous natural landscape formed by horizontally lying basalt columns that resembles a large lion from a distance, somewhat similar to the Sphinx of Egypt. Locally, it is called "Lion Head," and it is definitely worth a visit!
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