Fulong Beach, also known as Fulong Bathing Beach (Chinese: 福隆海水浴場; pinyin: Fúlóng Hǎishuǐ Yùchǎng), is located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the outlet of the Shuang River.

Fulong Beach
福隆海水浴場
Beach
Picture of Fulong Beach
Picture of Fulong Beach
Fulong Beach is located in Taiwan
Fulong Beach
Fulong Beach
Location in Taiwan
Coordinates: 25°1′15″N 121°56′43″E / 25.02083°N 121.94528°E / 25.02083; 121.94528
LocationGongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Patrolled byNortheast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration
AccessFulong Station

History

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The beach was opened to the public on 22 June 1975. The resort at the beach was initially operated by Taiwan Railways Administration and was later transferred to the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration of Tourism Bureau.[1]

Geology

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The beach's sands are golden, which is rare in Taiwan. The Shuang River divides the beach into inner and outer parts. Recently the sands have been diminishing year by year, and the coastline is moving shoreward; i.e., the beach is shrinking, possibly related to the staithe built for the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan for equipment disembarking.

Facilities

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Nearby is a camping site named Longmen. There is a footbridge named Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋) linking the two parts. The watercourse of the river varies from year to year; sometimes the bridge is functional; other times it is not, because the seaside end would be in the river or in the sea.

Events

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Since 2000, the Hohaiyan Rock Festival has been held here for three to five days in the summer. Normally, it takes place in mid-July, and sometimes it has been delayed due to typhoon interruption or damage to the band shell facilities. Also the watercourse of the Shuang River sometimes changes shape or size, influencing the location of these temporary band shells.

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Public transport

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Fulong Beach is accessible by rail and bus:

Car transport

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Fulong Beach is accessible by car:

The main parking lot is next to the Fulong visitors center on the main street. Parking is free but it can be quite congested at the weekends.

Entrance Fee

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During summer months (and when the rock festival is not on), entrance to a part of the beach is $100NTD for adults and $10NTD for children. This includes access to the beach as well as use of showers, changing rooms etc. This does not include rental of miniature sailboats, canoes, boogie boards, beach umbrellas, or sunshade tents/awnings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shen, Worthy; Kuo, Chung-han (13 June 2017). "Fulong Beach to celebrate 60th anniversary". Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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