Surf: Catching classic Bashien Dong lefts, at Eight Fairy Cave, will convince visitors of the power of Taiwanese surf. It’s a long, boulder pointbreak that lines up great walling lefts on big NE swells, combined with NW winds. Usually soft shoulders outside and the odd short peeler on the rocky inside, before the heavy shorepound. Environment: The rivermouth can create intense rips and some rights to the north.