Chigu Salt Mountain
Chigu Salt Mountain
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The Taiwan Salt Company has turned a four-story-high pile of salt into a tourist attraction.
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Neighbourhood: Beimen Area II
This part is the more populous and busier district along the coast in western Tainan. It was one of the places where the Siraya people, Taiwan’s plains aborigines called home. Extending from Jiali, Soulangh Cultural Park is the centre of culture and art in the area. The exhibitions in the warehouses at the sugar refinery integrates local culture.
The Ye Wang Koji ceramics in Jhensing Temple in Jiali District are listed as national historical monuments and have significance in terms of history, culture, and art.
Sigang is rich in flax. The Grand Sigang Bridge that stretches over Zengwun River has gained the reputation as being the No.1 bridge in Tainan. The Sigang Procession is performed every three years and regarded as the No.1 procession rituals in Taiwan. The procession integrates both pestilence and procession rituals, and is a crucial religious ceremony in the coastal regions. The impressive procession reaches a climax when the king boat (a boat that is said to carry a king/god and rids a place of plague and evil spirits ) is set ablaze to scare off plagues.
With regard to Cigu, it features white and soaring high salt mountains and Taiwan salt museum, which looks like a white pyramid. The ecology along the coast and the sand banks depict the changes in Tainan’s lagoons over the course of history. Cigu has abundant seafood and makes an essential habitat for black-faced spoonbills and migratory birds. To taste the freshest seafood, this is the place!
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Eustasse
East District, Tainan2 contributions
Jun 2021
Just a small man-made hill covered with salt. Not a tenner but the place is quite instagramable this could be good for couple for a short romantic stop.
Written 24 May 2022
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Peggy L
186 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Just a small hill which made by salt. Half an hour could be done to view whole place. Visit here when u need to fill ur itinerary.
Written 30 January 2020
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Angelia W
162 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Not really a mountain. More like a hill. The area to walk up the hill was closed when we were there. The salt has turned brownish and the worker were busy pouring new salt over the hill with the machinery and all. Not really worth the trip in my humble opinion.
Written 18 December 2019
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Jui C
72 contributions
Sep 2019 • Friends
It was really hot when we came here. There are some snack vendors, sand and salt carving displays. You can buy salt without iodine. You can reach here by bus!
Written 7 September 2019
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Ian
Hong Kong, China39 contributions
Jun 2019
The second time round, this time not alone. Located in the outskirt of Tainan City, getting there by bus is most convenient, although the trip took more than half an hour. Not a scenic bus route but countryside view from halfway to the destination; the 'mountain' is in fact a huge heap of dried sea salt left over by the salt processing plant ! Raw sea salt collected from nearby salt-drying fields and dumped on there as the industry closed, leaving a 'white mountain' for visitors to walk, just about 20 meters high to the top. Nice to take pictures resembling on a snow mountain ! There was nothing else to see apart from shopping in a gift store, and eat by the stalls or in an air conditioned cafe. A stall offered salt-baked local fish, oysters or even crabs, fresh and inexpensive, good for lunch. There is a museum a distance away (one bus stop) about the history of sea salt refining industry, may not worth visiting as one has to wait for the next bus to go back to the city.
Written 19 June 2019
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liburannatal
Singapore, Singapore36 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
I am not sure why this is considered an attraction in the first place. The "mountain" itself is not that high -not even deserving to be considered a hill. The steps to reach the top are poorly maintained with many holes. The view from the "mountain"top is disappointing as the surrounding areas are mostly empty lands.
When I was here, the salt sculptures in the 2 small exhibition halls were not ready yet. Otherwise they would be another things to view here.
When I was here, the salt sculptures in the 2 small exhibition halls were not ready yet. Otherwise they would be another things to view here.
Written 29 May 2019
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Kent_Adventure
Singapore, Singapore62 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
This is one of the tourist bus last stop and also the waiting location for the tourist bus to return back to Tainan Railway Station.
The journey was Long and at this location nothing much to see except salt hills and some display made out of salt.
It is like sand castle sculpture using Salt.
It is Creative and nicely created to display.
It is inside a mini-museum layout that shelters the created salt display items.
Try walking up to the salt hill but it was very windy and cold.
When go to the top, can see the scenery further away.
There are some food stalls align in a row selling food and a shop selling local Taiwanese items including food.
Maybe can spend the time on other tourist attraction if time is limited for the trip.
As the bus trip to this venue is a little far from the Anping area.
The journey was Long and at this location nothing much to see except salt hills and some display made out of salt.
It is like sand castle sculpture using Salt.
It is Creative and nicely created to display.
It is inside a mini-museum layout that shelters the created salt display items.
Try walking up to the salt hill but it was very windy and cold.
When go to the top, can see the scenery further away.
There are some food stalls align in a row selling food and a shop selling local Taiwanese items including food.
Maybe can spend the time on other tourist attraction if time is limited for the trip.
As the bus trip to this venue is a little far from the Anping area.
Written 1 January 2019
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0rion
123 contributions
Feb 2018
Honestly! I had to spend 1h10 into the bus to get there! and the last bus left at 18:10! what for? for a mountain of "salt" black of air pollution... anyway, it's my opinion, but nothing very amazing there!
Written 26 February 2018
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jastan87
Singapore, Singapore12 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Wasn't expecting much when I planned this but the view was spectacular!
Walk up the mountain if you can and you will be able to see the beautiful surroundings.
Be careful when walking as it can get rather slippery.
Walk up the mountain if you can and you will be able to see the beautiful surroundings.
Be careful when walking as it can get rather slippery.
Written 2 January 2018
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TravellerSand
Singapore87 contributions
Oct 2017 • Friends
Spend long journey for a hill not even a mountain.
Nothing special.
Time is better spend else where!
Nothing special.
Time is better spend else where!
Written 29 November 2017
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cpcog
Sydney, Australia1,365 contributions
Is the fake salt mountain still under maintenance and not climbable?
I would like to go there in August 2016. Any idea that it would be reopened or not at that time?
Thanks!
laiyuchi
Taiwan
The salt mountain is still under maintenance
There will be a path to go to the top
In summer,the open time is from 9:00 to 18:00
It's quite hot in summer in Taiwan
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