The North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area () (abbreviated as North Guan) is a national scenic area in

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. When the scenic area was first established on October 17, 2002, it covered a total area of and was mainly composed of the north coast of Taiwan,

Yehliu Yehliu () is a cape in Wanli District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The cape, known by geologists as the Yehliu Promontory, forms part of the Daliao Miocene Formation. It stretches approximately into the ocean and was formed as geological forces p ...

and Mount Guanyin. It encompasses two separate sections of

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. The larger part consists of the seashore, part of the ocean, and a strip of land either side of

Cape Fugui Cape Fugui, Cape Fukwei, Fukwei Chiao, Fuguei Cape, or . is a cape located at the northernmost point of the island of Taiwan. It is located in within the Shimen District in New Taipei City. Name ''Fùguì'' is the pinyin romanization of the ...

, the northernmost point of Taiwan. The smaller part of the Scenic Area is centred on the -high Mount Guanyin. The north coast area is between Wanli District and the boundary between

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and

Tamsui Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popula ...

. Among them,

Scenic Area is characterized by special geology and topography. On December 15, 2014, the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications announced that

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

's Waimu Mountain, Lover's Lake,

Heping Island Heping () may refer to: * Heping, Taichung (和平區), a district in Taichung, Taiwan Places in Mainland China * Heping District, Tianjin (和平区) * Heping District, Shenyang (和平区), Liaoning * Heping County (和平县), of Heyuan, Gu ...

and other scenic spots would be included in the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area, and the total area was then expanded to about . The important scenic spots in the North Coast and Guanyin Mountain National Scenic Area include

Fuji Fishing Port The Fuji Fishing Port () is a fishing port in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The port used to be a small unknown fishing port in the region. In 1995, the Fuji Fish Outlet Center was established by Jinshan Fishermen's Association w ...

, Shimen Cave, Yeliu Tofu Rock, Jinshan Old Street, etc.

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External links

North Coast & Guanyinshan National Scenic Area (governmental site)
* {{Coord missing, Taiwan 2002 establishments in Taiwan National scenic areas of Taiwan

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