Friday, 7 June 2013

Sansiantai: Dragon Bridge To The Island Of The Three Immortals

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The eastern coastline of Taiwan is renowned for its natural beauty. Unspoiled beaches stretch for miles and at one point, Sansiantai, there is a wonderful surprise. A beautiful arched bridge, meant to resemble a dragon of Chinese legend, stretches from the mainland across to a group of small islands.

Sansiantai is saturated in folklore. The three enormous rocks making up the island's most conspicuous feature long ago gave rise to a native myth that three of China's Eight Immortals once chose the island for a place to rest. Even the name of the island translates to the Terrace of the Three Immortals.

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