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小門嶼地質公園

小門嶼位於西嶼島的北端，與西嶼約有20公尺的狹 區、岩石展示區、小門嶼生態區、小門海洋生態
窄水道相隔，早期本來為獨立島嶼，居民需搭船到 區、小門人文區、標本展示區。花草蟲鳥也都詳細
西嶼島。現已修築橋樑供人車通行。本嶼面積雖僅 分類介紹。以圖片及文字解說，或是實景的縮小模
0.51平方公里，但其玄武岩景觀為澎湖群島的縮 型為主，標本、岩石等實物輔助解說。
影，更有本嶼特殊的小門嶼地層。北側是侵蝕型海 小門嶼除了多樣性的玄武岩自然景觀，還有鯨魚洞的
岸，多為海崖，有狹窄的礫石灘地(崖錐地形)及廣 傳說，充滿神秘色彩。低漥凹谷溝地附近還有非常具
闊之海蝕平台。南側是海灣沙岸。中央是一條向南 有特色的「菜宅」。「菜宅」是用來抵擋強勁的東北
傾斜的低漥凹谷狀溝地，聚落發展則位於此低漥地 季風，使作物在冬天裡還能順利生長的防風農地，是
帶南側。小門嶼地質公園有一座小門地質館，主要 澎湖特有的人文景觀。當地居民目前在當地販賣「菜
是以澎湖特有的地質地形為主題，展示澎湖各類岩 宅」種植的農產品，如絲瓜和南瓜。也有當地魚獲晒
石，包括小門嶼的自然生態與人文景觀也以圖文展 乾和貝殼藝品、石雕販賣。有些遊客特別喜歡當地的
示。設有八個不同主題的展示區，展區包括小門嶼 產品，因此為居民帶來不少經濟收入。
導覽區、澎湖群島的地貌、小門嶼地景模型展示

小門嶼鯨魚洞
Siaomenyu's Whale Cave

小門地質館岩石展示 Siaomenyu Geopark
The stone specimen exhibition
in the Siaomen Geology Gallery
Siaomenyu is located off the north coast of vided into eight zones, including the Introduc-
Siyu. There is a only 20 meters wide waterway tion of Siaomeny, Penghu Islands’s Landscape
between these two islands. In the past, Landforms, Siaomenyu’s Landscape Model, Rock
Siaomenyu residents needed to take a boat to Exhibition, Specimen Exhibition, Siaomenyu’s
Siyu. Nowadays, they can travel to Siyu by car Ecology, Marine Ecology and Culture Exhibition.
or by foot after the bridge between Siaomenyu On this island, except for basaltic landscapes,
and Siyu was built. The size of Siaomenyu there is a mysterious legend of Whale Cave.
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is only 0.51 km . Nevertheless, it has the There are unique “beehive farmlands” near the
miniatures of Penghu's basaltic landscapes and gullied land. The stone walls of these beehive
the distinctive Siaomenyu Bed. The northern farmlands are built to withstand the strong
seashore was eroded and it includes a variety of northeastern monsoon, so these farmlands are
coastal environments such as sea cliffs, narrow windproof farmlands which can enable the crops
gravel beaches, talus terrains, and broad abrasion continuing to grow through the winter season.
platforms. The southern seashore lies sandy The beehive farmland landscape is a distinctive
beaches in the bay area. The central area of cultural landscape of Penghu. At present, the
Siaomenyu lies gullied lands inclined toward to crops (e.g., sponge gourd, pumpkin) grown on
the south. The settlements was developed at its these farmlands are sold locally. The local spe-
southern side. cialities also include dried fish, shell crafts, and
The Siaomen Geology Gallery was established stone carvings which are quite popular among
in the Siaomeny Geopark. The themes of this tourists. Thus, selling them brings a good income
gallery are the Penghu's unique geology and for local residents.
小門嶼菜宅
Siaomenyu's beehive farmland topography. The gallery’s exhibition floor is di-

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