Tofu rock

Tofu rock

This entry is compiled and applied by "popular science China" Science Encyclopedia

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Two sets of parallel joints are produced by the tectonic stress of the rock strata, which cut the rock mass to form massive rock blocks, which is very similar to the appearance of tofu, so it is called tofu rock.

brief introduction

Under natural conditions, the rock will be compressed by external forces, which will form roughly perpendicular cracks. These joints are easily eroded by wind or sea water, so they are continuously cut along the cracks, gradually deepened, and form obvious lattice. From a distance, the rocks are arranged in order, just like the cut tofu

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Tofu rock and steamed bread stone

When the rock is pushed by pressure, two groups of intersecting cracks are formed, which are generally called conjugate joints. After the joint is formed, the spray generated by the sea water at the high tide crosses the height of the sea erosion platform, and the falling waves scour along the stone crevice, which is called tofu rock. When the top of the tofu rock is further eroded by the wave and becomes a round and gentle shape, it becomes a steamed bread stone.

Island of peace

Heping Island, formerly known as Shiliao Island, is located at the northernmost end of Taiwan Island. It was originally an island, and then connected with Keelung City by Heping Bridge to form the so-called Lulian island. It is located in the east of Keelung port. The marine erosion landscape in the park includes sea erosion platform, sea erosion ditch and sea erosion cliff. The most famous scenic spots are "tofu rock" and "ten thousand people pile"

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Heping island is an isolated island located at the northernmost tip of Taiwan Island. Later, the local government built a bridge here to connect the island with Keelung City. Due to the northeast monsoon, wave erosion and rain, many weathered rocks and sea erosion patterns appeared on the island, which became a natural landscape of strange rocks and rocks. The stones here are called tofu rock

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The sea erosion topography is one of the characteristics of Heping island. The reason is that the waves constantly brush the cliffs near the sea, and the cliffs gradually retreat, forming a flat terrain with almost the same height as the sea level in front of the cliffs, which is commonly known as the sea erosion platform. During the low tide, the exposed area is quite wide, forming a wide "intertidal zone" between the rising and falling tides twice a day. There are all kinds of coastal creatures, which attract birds to look for food. This place can not only explore the mystery of the sea erosion shed, but also be a good place to watch the coastal creatures.

Address: Heping Island

Longitude: 121.84200286865

Latitude: 25.110399246216