Zhongjiao Bay Visitor Center Introduction
Located at kilometer 39 of Taiwan Route 2, Zhongjiao Bay features an inward-curved sandy shoreline, complemented by high waves generated by the seasonal north winds, making it the most renowned surfing paradise on the northern coast. On weekends, numerous surfers gather to ride the waves, showcasing a unique surfing spectacle. To enhance the surfing environment at Zhongjiao Bay and promote tourism development on the northern coast, as well as to respond to surfing being included as one of the five new events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Premier Su Tseng-chang conducted an inspection of Jinshan Zhongjiao Bay on January 18, 2019, with the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Education, and other relevant agencies, along with New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, and designated Zhongjiao Bay as an international surfing base for cultivating and training surfing athletes. Subsequently, on January 25, 2019, Minister Lin Chia-lung of the Ministry of Transportation convened relevant units including the Ministry of Education, the Council of Agriculture, the National Development Council, the Directorate General of Highways, and the Tourism Bureau to coordinate efforts centered on Zhongjiao Elementary School to establish a surfing training base. Plans were proposed to construct a visitor center and a surfing service center beside the Zhongjiao Bay beach without damaging the topography, positioning Zhongjiao Bay as an "international-level surfing base"!
