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The “turtle and snake forming a sea mouth” in the Lanyang legend refers to Turtle Island and the winding sand dunes. Li-ze is a section of the sand dunes. The Lanyang coast line is an inward concave arc-shaped coast eroded by the sea. Only the Lanyang溪 (Lanyang Stream) originates from the valley between the Snow Mountain Range and the Central Mountain Range. The Dongshan River carries a large amount of sediment and rushes into the Pacific Ocean. The strong erosion and abundant transported materials, along with the northeast monsoon that visits for more than half a year every year, cause the coastline to protrude eastward into a pointed delta. Its accumulation effect is very strong and continues to proceed, forming a coastal sand dune as high as several dozen meters tall by the sea in Li-ze; Because the sand dunes are sprawling along the coast and the rivers and streams are difficult to flow into the sea, low-lying areas between sand dune ridges make drainage difficult. As a result, water accumulates to form wetlands. On the sand dunes, Imperata cylindrica, Pandanus julianettii, and Acacia dealbata, etc. line up. The smoothness of the sand dunes is like a waxed beach. The green along the sand dunes form an excellent view.