Heart trap Penghu Bashny.Net

The first such fish traps, the man began to build in the Neolithic period. Their main idea was to use the tides. When the water by the tide rises, the fish enters the bay, and after the fall of the level remains trapped in the stone.





This greatly simplifies the capture of fish, as in the open sea out was risky. In the area of ​​Penghu archipelago, near the island of Taiwan, such traps survived more than five hundred. One of the most famous of these traps is considered to be a trap in the form of two hearts, located near the town of Chimei. It is built of basalt and coral reefs. Dam itself when viewed from above, actually simulates two connected hearts. This place attracts tourists romantic. Including the newly-weds.