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 openings, also called "fish houses," usually made from local sandstone. This method utilizes tidal movements for fishing; during high tide, benthic fish swim into the dun, and when the tide recedes, fishermen dismantle the stone piles and use nets to catch the fish inside. The traditional Baodun fishing grounds in Penghu are mainly distributed along the intertidal zone on the northern side of Baisha Township, with the dun clusters in Chikan and Qitou being relatively large. The dun area is quite expansive, with more than 300 duns found along the Qitou reef. Each dun varies in shape and size, utilizing different quantities of stones stacked. The fishing process typically begins in spring during the growth of Sargassum, as it attracts small groupers seeking food near the offshore stone piles. After June, the groupers migrate further out to sea, rendering the duns ineffective. Fishermen then dismantle the duns, a process referred to as "scattering the duns." The following spring, fishermen will rebuild the duns, known as "collecting the duns." The main catches include hawksbill groupers, drum fish, and Malabar groupers, among various other fish species!
Qitou Visitor Center Outdoor Plaza
Qitou Visitor Center Pedestrian Walkway
