Get to know Cigu District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Tainan City
- Chinese name
- 七股區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 110.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The salt landscape
The salt mountain hosts sculpture displays, and fresh salt is laid over its weathered surface before major salt-art events. Large themed figures have stood on the summit, with earlier figures retained around the grounds after new themes replace them. The white salt makes a strong visual contrast with a clear blue sky.
Lagoon and sandbar
Cigu Lagoon (七股潟湖), locally called Neihai-a (內海仔), is a remnant of the former Taijiang Inland Sea (台江內海). Raft trips pass oyster racks and fixed fishing nets. Egrets and fiddler crabs inhabit the surrounding mangroves. Offshore, Wangziliaoshan sandbar (網仔寮汕) has casuarina woodland and beach morning-glory groundcover, with views towards the Taiwan Strait (台灣海峽).
Sources for this guide
七股鹽山－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
七股潟湖－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Cigu District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Cigu District
Plan your visit
Getting there
Cigu District is about 15 km in a straight line from central Tainan City. Search for 七股區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Qigu Salt Mountain and Taiwan Salt Museum. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Tainan City →More in Tainan City
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Qigu Salt Mountain and Taiwan Salt Museum · tommy.lan · CC BY-SA 2.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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