Penghu Bay is in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, China, and belongs to Penghu County, Taiwan, China. It faces Yunlin and Chiayi Islands in the east and Xiamen, Fujian Province in the west.

The total area of ??Penghu Bay is 126.8641㎞?. The county is composed of Penghu Island and 64 surrounding islands, collectively known as the Penghu Islands. It is the only county in Taiwan that is entirely composed of islands.

The Penghu Islands are located in the southwest of the Taiwan Strait (119°37.8' east longitude, 23°34.2' north latitude). It was called "Pinghu" in ancient times and has a current population of about 90,000. It consists of 64 islands, 44 of which are uninhabited islands. Among the islands, Magong has the largest area. The others are Xiyu, Baisha, Wangan and Qimei in order.

The volcanic activity and crustal movement in Penghu have created the wonderful geological landscape of Penghu. Undersea volcanoes erupted basalt flows, and after many changes in the sea level, basalt columnar rocks, sea erosion platforms, etc. were eroded. According to research by geologists, the rocks of the Penghu Islands are lava platforms composed of basalt flows. After millions of years of seawater erosion and the lifting and lowering of the rock plate, today's landforms were formed.

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The main attractions of Penghu Bay:

1. Zhongtun Bridge is on Zhongtun Island, Penghu County, Taiwan Province. In the 20th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1755), north and south stone embankments were built with Zhongtun Island as the center, connecting Penghu and Baisha Islands. In 1971, a cross-sea bridge with a length of 2.150 meters was built between Tongliang Village on the southwest coast of Baisha Island and Hengjiao of Yuweng Island. It spans the Houmen Waterway at the north entrance of Pengxing Bay and looks like a rainbow on the sea. Since then, the three core islands of the Penghu Islands have been connected by car.

2. Magong Mazu Temple is located in Magong Town, Penghu County, Taiwan. According to legend, it was built in the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593) and is the earliest Mazu temple in the Tai-Peng area. In the 23rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1684), Mazu was named "Tianhou" by the Qing court, and the temple was renamed Tianhou Palace.

3. The Tongliang Ancient Banyan Tree is located in the southwest corner of Baisha Island, Penghu County, Taiwan, in front of the security officer of the ancient temple in Tongliang Village. According to legend, in the twelfth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1673), a merchant sail from the mainland sank nearby. Two potted banyan trees carried in the ship floated to the shore and were planted in front of the Penghu County temple for the people.

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