Precarious future: The battle to save Taiwan's Queen's Head
By Benjamin Yeh In Yehliu, Taiwan Agence France Presse ( China Daily ) Updated: 2015-12-05 08:00:36
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Photographs of Taiwan's ancient ‘Queen's Head' rock taken in (from left to right) 1969, 1980, 1990 and 2010 in Yehliou, New Taipei City, in northern Taiwan. Scientists are battling to save Taiwan's ancient 'Queen's Head' rock from erosion. Photos By Taiwan Tourism Bureau / Agence France Presse |
More than 3 million people visit the coastal landmark in northern Yehliu each year, named for its supposed likeness to England's Queen Elizabeth I.
The tilting "head" is an imposing sweep of sandstone which mushrooms out of a slender stem.
Honed by sea water and strong winds the head tapers up to a point, likened to the piled-up curls of the eponymous royal.
But at 4,000 years old, exposure to the elements means it may soon topple.
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