The world’s best secret islands - 澎湖

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: 將澎湖列為世界十大神秘小島之一喔
: 2010/11/1 下午 11:15:17
: The world’s best secret islands
: 7. Penghu Islands, Taiwan
: If Taiwan is the other China, then the Penghu islands are the other Taiwan.
: Administered from Taipei, the 90 islands of the Penghu archipelago are –
: within Taiwan at least – for their glorious scenery and ‘touching nostalgia
: ’, which translates to unspoiled traditional Taiwanese culture. Away from
: the capital, Makung, this is a land of ox-carts, fish-traps, stone-walled
: fields, basalt cliffs and ancient temples dedicated to the sea goddess Matsu.
: If sun and sand are more your cup of shochu, the beaches and windsurfing are
: pretty impressive too.
: From May to October, Penghu’s beaches are a nesting ground for endangered
: green turtles – locals leave turtle-shaped offerings at temples across
: Penghu as part of the Lantern Festival, 14 days after the New Year.

(順手翻一下...)

如果說台灣是另一個中國，澎湖群島可說是另一個台灣。澎湖90個大小島嶼由台北管轄
(譯註：這裡怪怪的，大概外國人搞錯了…)，至少在台灣，是以宜人的景色和「感人的
懷舊情調」聞名，保存了未受污染的台灣傳統文化。走出澎湖縣治馬公市，有牛車、石
滬、菜宅、玄武岩壁，還有祭拜媽祖的古廟，形成島上的特色。如果是喜歡陽光和沙灘
的旅客，這裡的海灘和風浪運動也令人印象深刻。
五到十月，瀕臨絕種的綠蠵龜會在澎湖海灘產卵。每年元宵節（農曆年後14天），根據
習俗，民眾也會以烏龜造形的供品在全島各地寺廟祭拜。



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