Qimei ranks the fifth largest island in the Penghu Archipelago. After handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the island was renamed to Qimei or Cimei in 1949 to commemorate a historical story from the Ming Dynasty in which seven women committed suicide when Japanese pirates raided the island. The maiden jumped into a well which later grew into 7 rare Catalpa Bungei trees.
By the island, there is a reef rock protruding from the sea which is in the shape of an expecting woman. Legend has it that on the island there once lived a sweet couple. One day, the husband went out fishing and then died at sea. Unable to bear the sorrow, the wife jumped into the sea to commit suicide. After several years, the rock near the coast miraculously formed into the shape of an expecting woman.
The Double-heart of Stacked Stones or the Twin-Heart Fish Trap is a stone fishing weir located on the north side of Qimei Township. It is a well-preserved ancient fish trap made by stacking stones to form a trap that resembles a flying heart.
The archipelago’s fourth-largest island, Wangan has secluded beaches, one of Taiwan’s best-preserved traditional fishing villages and the chain’s only nesting sites for the endangered green sea turtle.
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