Qitou Visitor Center Introduction
In Qitou Village, one can learn about the traditional Penghu fishing method called "Baodun." "Dun" refers to a pile of stones built in the intertidal zone with an opening, also known as "fish houses." These are typically constructed from local coral stones, and fishermen use tidal movements to catch fish. When the tide rises, bottom-dwelling fish swim into the dun, and when the tide recedes, fishermen go to the intertidal zone, dismantle the stone piles, and use nets to catch the fish inside. The traditional Baodun fishing grounds in Penghu are mainly distributed in the intertidal zone on the northern side of Baisha Township, with the dun groups in Chikan and Qitou being the largest. The area of the duns is quite extensive, with over 300 situated in the entire reef flat of Qitou. Each dun varies in size and shape and is built with a different number of stone pieces. The fishing activity generally begins in the spring when the Sargassum seaweed grows, as it attracts small groupers to gather near the offshore stone piles for feeding. After June, the groupers migrate offshore, and the duns become useless. Fishermen then dismantle the stone piles in a process called "sangun." The following spring, fishermen will rebuild the duns, which is known as "jiandun." The main catch includes hawkbill groupers, trumpetfish, and Malabar groupers among various fisheries!
Qitou Visitor Center Outdoor Plaza
Qitou Visitor Center Pedestrian Walkway
