are its temples; its beaches, reefs, caves, and rock formations; its net cages for fishing; the bamboo forest and wetland park Zhúlín Shēngtài Shīdì Gōngyuán) in the center of the island; the architecture and shops along Sanmin Road Sānmín Lǎojiē); the Sanfu Fishing Port Shānfú Yúgǎng); the Sea View Pavilion Wànghǎi Tíng) beside Beauty Cave, Restoration Pavilion Fùyù Liángtíng) on a reclaimed landfill on the east coast, and Sunset Pavilion Luòrì Tíng) on the island's southwest corner; and Sanzu or Wild Boar Ditch Shānzhū Gōu), a steep gully northwest of Sanban'ao near Black Dwarf Cave. The Taiwanese government has restricted access and set daily limits for visitors at the islands' intertidal zones since 2012. The increased control has helped restore the areas' ecosystems and biological diversity in the years since. Religion Chinese ancestral veneration is abundantly demonstrated, with most plots of undeveloped land on the southern half of the island outside the tourist areas covered with graves. Regulations established by Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior usually prohibit burials within of a residence, but complying to this particular law on Liuqiu Island would be impossible. Liuqiu is famed for its many temples: at least 38 main ones and as many as 70 in total. The people are quite religious and it is common to pray and give offerings for recovery from illness; for blessings for new ships, houses, and marriages; for protection while fishing; and for appropriate times for funerals. The deities worshipped on the island are mostly those of the local faiths of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in Fujian, whence the original Han settlers originated. The most important and popular is Guanyin, the Buddhist Bodhisattva of Compassion. Her Jade Cloud Temple Bìyún Sì) and her annual birthday festival on the 19th day of the 2nd lunar month are likewise the main ones on the island. The birthday festivities are celebrated at temples in every village, with ceremonies and Taiwanese opera performances in her honor performed for about a month and a half. This has become a major tourist draw, as has the still larger "Welcoming the King" festival held every three years in honor of the plague subduer deity, Lord Wu. Two other important temples are Spirit Mountain Temple Língshān Sì) on a cliff beside Baisha Port, built in the early 1960s and primarily dedicated to Lord Buddha, and the Palace of the Three Prosperous Ones Sānlóng Gōng) south of Benfu