Qitou Visitor Center Introduction
In Qitou Village, you can learn about the traditional fishing method known as “Baodun” in Penghu. "Dun" refers to stone piles built in the intertidal zone with an opening, also known as "fish houses." They are typically constructed using local boulders and utilize tidal movements for fishing. During high tide, benthic fish swim into the dun, and when the tide recedes, fishermen go to the intertidal zone to dismantle the stone piles and use fishing nets to catch the fish inside. The traditional Baodun fishing grounds in Penghu are mainly distributed along the northern intertidal zone of Baisha Township, with larger groups of duns found in Chikeng and Qitou. The dun area is quite extensive, with over 300 structures across the entire reef flat in Qitou. Each dun varies in type and size, using a different number of stones for construction. The Baodun activity usually begins in spring when the seagrass grows, as seagrass attracts small群居石斑 (a type of grouper) to feed near the offshore stone piles. In June, the grouper migrates back to the open sea, rendering the stone piles useless, and fishermen dismantle them in a process called "scattering dun." The following spring, fishermen will rebuild the stone piles, a process known as "picking up dun." The main catch includes species such as hawksbill grouper, Chinese drum, and Malabar grouper, among other seafood!
Qidou Visitor Center Outdoor Square
Qitou Visitor Center Pedestrian Walkway
