Bioluminescence- Duration
- 3 days
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Steady
Bioluminescence in the Matsu Islands
Taiwan
The blue tears, glowing plankton that light up the coves of the Matsu Islands from spring to summer.
Skill · Beginner

Photo: Joe Lo from Changhwa, Taiwan · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
County · Taiwan
Lienchiang County is the Matsu Islands, a scatter of granite islands off the coast of Fujian governed by Taiwan. Stone villages, coastal trails and the glowing blue tears of spring and summer draw visitors.