- Southwest Coast National Scenic Area
Southwest Coast National Scenic Area is a central-government designated tourism area in
Taiwan ,Republic of China .The scenic area, which was set up in November 2003, covers parts of
Tainan County ,Chiayi County , andYunlin County . It promotes tourist attractions on land and at sea between Taiwan Highway 17 in the east, and where the ocean reaches a depth of 20 meters.It includes the main winter habitat of the
Black-faced Spoonbill , an endangered waterbird.In addition to ecological attractions, the scenic area has several remnants of Taiwan's now-defunct
salt industry.The headquarters are in
Beimen Rural Township , in Tainan County.
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