Fulong Beach 4.69

Fulong Beach, also known as Fulong Bathing Beach, is located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei City at Northeastern Taiwan. It is the outlet of the Shuang River.HistoryThe beach was opened to the public on 22 June 1975. The resort at the beach was initially operated by Taiwan Railways Administration. It was then later transferred to the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration of Tourism Bureau.GeologyThe sands there are golden, which is rare in Taiwan. The Shuang River divides the beach into inner and outer parts. Recently the sands of the beach have been diminishing year by year, and the coastline is moving shoreward; i.e., the beach is shrinking. It is believed to be related to the staithe built for the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan for equipment disembarking.FacilitiesNearby is a camping site named Longmen. There is a footbridge named Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋) linking the two parts. However, the watercourse of the river varies every year to some extent; sometimes the bridge is functional; other times it is not, because the seaside end would be in the river or in the sea.EventsSince 2000, the Hohaiyan Rock Festival (貢寮國際海洋音樂祭) has been held here for 3 to 5 days in the summer. Normally, it takes place in mid-July, but 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.