Follow the seasons into Qigu, Tainan, and learn about the aquaculture and local life behind every bite of seafood, from oysters, milkfish, and clams to white shrimp. Choose a 3-hour half-day seafood tour, or spend a full day visiting eco-friendly fish farms, lagoons, and the Taijiang landscape, extending your journey from the dining table to the source.
The fish farms, tidal creeks, and lagoons along the Qigu coast record how people adapted to the saline and aquatic environment to develop aquaculture after the Taijiang Inner Sea gradually silted up. Fish farms not only supply seafood to our tables but also provide space for migratory birds to forage and rest during the harvest, pond-drying, and water-level adjustment seasons. Production, habitats, and local life are all interconnected here.
Gufenyuxiang was founded in 2017 in Shifen Village, Qigu, Tainan, by Liao Yi-pei and Lin Hsiao-ching, who have backgrounds in urban planning and spatial design. 'Gu' connects to Qigu, 'Fen' to Shifen, and 'Yuxiang' refers to a hometown where aquaculture is the core of life. The team started by collaborating with schools and fishermen, transforming aquaculture knowledge into seafood education, and bringing classrooms into the fish farms. From learning about a single fish to understanding how a body of water sustains life, they invite travelers to rediscover the people and environment behind the seafood.
Oct–Dec | Oysters and Textiles? Qigu Oyster Circular Economy Seafood Education Experience
Starting with recycled oyster shell materials, learn about oyster farming and circular utilization, participate in hands-on oyster activities, and finally complete a DIY Qigu seafood wrap.
Meeting point: Didiokongjian
13:30–14:00 | Oyster Shell Transformation: Introduction to Recycled Fishery Textile Materials | Didiokongjian
14:00–14:30 | Oyster Mini-Lecture | Didiokongjian
14:30–15:30 | Oyster Hands-on Activity / Shucking Experience | Didiokongjian
15:30–16:30 | DIY Qigu Seafood Wrap | Didiokongjian
Oyster shucking methods and tool regulations are subject to on-site instructions.
Jan–Mar | What Fish Is This? Milkfish Deboning Seafood Education Experience
Starting from a milkfish mini-lecture, watch the deboning technique up close, take a guided tour of eco-friendly fish farms, and create a canvas bag to keep your memories of the source.
Meeting point: Didiokongjian
13:30–14:20 | Milkfish Mini-Lecture | Didiokongjian
14:20–15:00 | Milkfish Deboning Demonstration | Didiokongjian
15:00–15:30 | Eco-friendly Habitat Fish Farm Tour | Located at a fish farm 100m walk from Didiokongjian, accessible on foot
15:30–16:30 | Milkfish Canvas Bag Creation | Didiokongjian
Deboning is a demonstration item; travelers are not expected to handle knives.
Apr–Jun | Clamming Around? Qigu Clam Farming Seafood Education Experience
Put on waders and walk into the Qigu fish farms. From aquaculture knowledge to harvesting and grading, get close to the source with your own feet. After the activity, each person can take home a bag of vacuum-packed clams.
Meeting point: Gufenyuxiang
This space can accommodate up to 20 people. If the number of participants exceeds this, the venue will be moved to the Liukong Visitor Center, and you will be notified separately.
13:30–14:30 | Clam Lecture: Understanding Qigu Aquaculture | Gufenyuxiang
14:30–14:50 | Transportation | You must provide your own transportation
14:50–16:10 | Clam Harvesting and Grading Experience | Qigu Nanwan Ecological Aquaculture Farm
16:10–16:30 | Clam Q&A: Feedback and Exchange | Nanwan Pier
Shoe sizes for every traveler must be collected before the trip; please provide available sizes when booking.
Jul–Sep | What's the Shrimp? Qigu White Shrimp Farming Seafood Education Experience
Learn about white shrimp farming from a seafood lecture, tour eco-friendly habitats, try your hand at setting umbrella nets and harvesting shrimp, and finally compare the characteristics of white shrimp through taste, connecting the knowledge of the source back to your table.
Meeting point: Didiokongjian
13:30–14:30 | Seafood Lecture: What's the Shrimp? | Didiokongjian
14:30–15:00 | Fish Farm Tour: Eco-friendly Habitat Tour | Didiokongjian and fish farm sites
15:00–15:30 | White Shrimp Farming Experience: Setting Umbrella Nets and Harvesting Shrimp
15:30–16:30 | Taste Experience: White Shrimp Tasting Competition
- Full-Day Satoumi Tour | From Landscapes and Tables to Ecology -
Oct–Feb | Meeting the Guests—Taijiang Winter Feast
Visit eco-friendly fish farms to look for winter migratory birds, enjoy a special meal featuring eco-friendly seafood at noon, and take a boat into the lagoon in the afternoon to learn about Qigu's ecology and fishing village life from a water-level perspective.
Meeting point: Liukong Visitor Center
09:30–10:00 | Introduction to Eco-friendly Habitats | Liukong Visitor Center
10:00–11:30 | Bird Watching at the Fish Farms | Eco-friendly bird habitats (2-3 locations will be arranged on the day of the activity based on bird sightings; you must provide your own transportation)
11:30–11:40 | Transportation | You must provide your own transportation
11:40–13:00 | Eco-friendly Seafood Specialty Meal | Local Qigu Seafood Restaurant (restaurant will be arranged based on the number of people, usually Dengta Zheng Afen Seafood Restaurant)
13:00–13:30 | Transportation | You must provide your own transportation
13:30–15:30 | Lagoon Boat Ecological Tour | Longshan Pier
6 hours in total. Migratory birds are a natural observation; the appearance of specific bird species is not guaranteed.
Mar–May | Satoumi Cycling—Taijiang Spring Etude
Ride a bicycle to understand the landscape and local life of Taijiang, enjoy local ingredients for lunch, walk into an art village in the afternoon, and record the Satoumi scenery through paper-cut postcard creation.
Meeting point: Jiangong Elementary School
09:00–09:30 | Taijiang Satoumi Concept, Pre-trip Briefing, Warm-up | Jiangong Elementary School
09:30–12:00 | Cycling, Introduction to Satoumi Landscapes | Various locations along the way (total cycling distance approx. 13 km)
12:00–13:00 | Local Ingredient Specialty Lunch | Xianrenzhilu
13:00–14:00 | Taijiang Art Village Tour | Taijiang Art Village
14:00–15:00 | Satoumi Landscape DIY Paper-cut Postcard | Taijiang Art Village
6 hours in total. Includes bicycle and helmet; those who do not cycle must drive themselves.
Jun–Sep | Crab Encounters and Cicada Songs—Taijiang Summer Night Carnival
Learn about summer farming through a watermelon field tour, make watermelon pickles by hand, enjoy a special meal, and walk into the Chengxi windbreak forest to listen to cicadas and observe nocturnal ecology.
Meeting point: Chengxi Village Activity Center, Annan District
You must provide your own transportation for the watermelon field tour during the activity.
15:00–16:00 | Watermelon Field Tour | Xiguazhong Watermelon Field
16:00–17:00 | Watermelon Pickle DIY | Chengxi Activity Center
17:00–18:00 | Pre-trip Introduction, Watermelon Pickle Specialty Meal | Chengxi Activity Center
18:00–18:10 | Transportation | You must provide your own transportation
18:10-20:00 | Listen to cicadas, night ecological observation in the windbreak forest | Chengxi Windbreak Forest
20:00-20:30 | Q&A, return trip | Dismissal point: Chengxi Village Activity Center, Annan District
Total duration: 5.5 hours, including specialty meals. Biological observation depends on natural conditions on-site; sightings of specific species are not guaranteed.
- Tour Information -
Experience area: Qigu and Taijiang coast, Tainan. Arrangements depend on the selected seasonal package.
Half-day duration: 13:30-16:30, 3 hours, max. 30 people per session.
Full-day duration: Spring 09:00-15:00, Summer 15:00-20:30, Autumn/Winter 09:30-15:30. Spring and Autumn/Winter sessions are 6 hours; Summer sessions are 5.5 hours. Max. 20 people per session.
Age requirement: 7 years and above. Waders and bicycles must meet size and operational requirements.
Check-in time: Check-in starts 10 minutes before the activity. If you are late, please head to the activity location on your own.
Service language: Chinese.
Transportation: Self-arranged. Transportation to/from the meeting point, transfers during the tour, and parking are not included.
Half-day White Shrimp/Oyster/Milkfish: Meet at Diao Space at 13:30; tour ends at Diao Space at 16:30.
Half-day Clam: Meet at Fishy Fishy at 13:30; tour ends at Nanwan Pier at 16:30.
Full-day Fishy Guests: Meet at Liukong Visitor Center at 09:30; tour ends at Longshan Pier at 15:30. You must provide your own transportation for location transfers during the tour.
Full-day Satoyama Cycling: Meet at Jiangong Elementary School at 09:00; tour ends at Taijiang Art Tribe at 15:00. The entire activity involves cycling and walking. Please park your vehicle around Jiangong Elementary School; the end point is within walking distance of the parking area.
Full-day Crab Encounter & Cicada Songs: Meet at Chengxi Village Activity Center, Annan District at 15:00; tour ends at Chengxi Village Activity Center, Annan District at 20:30.
A pre-departure notice will be sent via email one week before the activity, including: precise meeting point address, map location, parking information, and on-site contact person.
The meeting point depends on the session. Contact person: Ms. Liang, 0911-667897.
- Annual Schedule | November 2026 - November 2027 -
The annual period is from November 2026 to November 2027. Registration is accepted based on designated sessions. Confirmation of whether the tour will depart will be notified 7 days before departure. Registration does not guarantee tour departure.
November 2026 | Half-day Nov 29 (Sun) 09:00-12:00 White Shrimp.
December 2026 | Full-day Dec 19 (Sat) 09:30-15:30 Fishy Guests; Half-day Dec 26 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Milkfish.
January 2027 | Full-day Jan 9 (Sat) 09:30-15:30 Fishy Guests; Half-day Jan 23 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Milkfish.
February 2027 | Full-day Feb 20 (Sat) 09:30-15:30 Fishy Guests; Half-day Feb 27 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Milkfish.
March 2027 | Full-day Mar 20 (Sat) 09:00-15:00 Satoyama Cycling; Half-day Mar 27 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Milkfish.
April 2027 | Full-day Apr 10 (Sat) 09:00-15:00 Satoyama Cycling; Half-day Apr 17 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Clam.
May 2027 | Full-day May 22 (Sat) 09:00-15:00 Satoyama Cycling; Half-day May 29 (Sat) 13:30-16:30 Clam.
June 2027 | Full-day Jun 19 (Sat) 15:00-20:30 Crab Encounter & Cicada Songs; Half-day Jun 20 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 Clam.
July 2027 | Full-day Jul 17 (Sat) 15:00-20:30 Crab Encounter & Cicada Songs; Half-day Jul 18 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 White Shrimp.
August 2027 | Full-day Aug 21 (Sat) 15:00-20:30 Crab Encounter & Cicada Songs; Half-day Aug 15 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 White Shrimp.
September 2027 | Full-day Sep 18 (Sat) 15:00-20:30 Crab Encounter & Cicada Songs; Half-day Sep 19 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 White Shrimp.
October 2027 | Full-day Oct 16 (Sat) 09:30-15:30 Fishy Guests; Half-day Oct 17 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 Oyster.
November 2027 | Full-day Nov 13 (Sat) 09:30-15:30 Fishy Guests; Half-day Nov 21 (Sun) 13:30-16:30 Oyster.