From the harbour at the end of Chungcheng road (this is where the boat from Taiwan leaves you off), a quick walk west along Jinlung Rd takes you to Shuncheng Gate and a section of the Makung Old Wall. City walls were constructed around Makung as a defensive measure. After the occupying French left the city in 1885, the walls were mostly knocked down by the Japanese. Parts of the wall are in the process of being overrun by cacti and aloe plants the size of ponies. The old neighbourhood around the wall is dilapidated, providing an interesting counterpoint to the renovated 'old' town sections.
