On my travel list, Kent has always been a place I wanted to visit.

After all, when it comes to the British White Cliffs, the most famous one is the White Cliffs of Dover~ Not only because it was the filming location in Jay Chou's MV "What's Up", but also because the White Cliffs of Dover are located on the edge of the English Channel.

Where you are most likely to see continental Europe.

From here you can cross the English Channel by ferry or swim across it. Many challengers come here from June to October every year.

Historically, the English Channel and these cliffs, which are almost at an angle of 90° to the beach, were a natural barrier and were known as the "Southern Gate" of Britain.

Due to its advantageous geographical location where it could advance and attack and retreat and defend, Britain was protected from the direct consequences of countless European wars.

(Still from "Darkest Hour") There are many white cliffs in the UK, and there is a coastline that winds for more than 150 kilometers in the south.

These include Whitecliffs of Dover, Beachy Head (Eastbourne), Seven Sisters, Seaford, Jurassic Coastline, etc.

The cause of the white cliffs can be traced back tens of millions of years.

The scientific name of this white rock is chalk, which was deposited by tiny marine organisms at a rate of 0.015 mm per year. It has a history of 130 million years since the Cretaceous period.

Fresh English sea water and beaches, ultra-blue water ~ stroll along the seaside path (opening hour-- 11:00am-5:30pm) along the top of the white cliff, a round trip of about 3 hours.

Because the natural scenery in each section is quite different, it is still excellent as a hiking route.

(Walking on The White Cliffs of Dover -map) I met a beagle on the trail. Because this section of the road states that dogs can be walked, I saw quite a few families with one dog along the way.

(Cattle and sheep are seen in the windblown grass) Fan Bay Deep Shelter (11am-3pm) There is an entrance to an underground tunnel at 2/3 of the path. It was first built in 1940 and was originally used as a defensive tunnel in the war.

An expert volunteer will lead you to visit the tunnel and experience the dark world hidden in the white cliffs.

(It’s actually quite dark orz) (A small tunnel seen at the foot of the mountain) Dover Port Dover Port is the busiest ferry port in Europe and an important gateway for passengers and trade transportation.

Ships can be seen entering and leaving the harbor every few minutes.

The song “There’ll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover” was written a year after the Commonwealth and German air battles in southern England, where the White Cliffs of Dover also took place.

Nazi Germany conquered much of Europe and was still bombing Britain in 1941.

Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union joined the war, Britain was the only major power competing against the European Axis powers (see the movie "darkness hour").

Eventually, as the lyrics say, the people also ushered in the end of the war, and the white cliffs were regarded as a symbol of peace and a symbolic border between Britain and the European continent.