Cijin Island in Kaohsiung is popular among daytrippers in Kaohsiung for its black sand beaches and the 19th-century lighthouse on its northern tip, which has become a minor tourist attraction. The island also boasts Taiwan’s largest collection of shells at the Cijin Shell Gallery, a museum on the second floor of the island’s tourist center overlooking the beach. The more than 3,000 shells were donated to the city by local collector Huang Ko-Liang and the local tourism bureau built a museum to house them. Sorted by genus, the shells are…
