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akikonomu Says: A pretty nice scenic area where you could have meals in restaurants overlooking the lakes or take a cruise of the lake. The souvenir shops around the lake are a grim reminder of the negative influence of tourism on nature areas. We found this family owned stall serving local...
akikonomu Says: Another tourist town in the Nantou area most tours end up in. The town of Jiji is famous for its train station which is almost a replica of any Japanese train station. I was shocked when I saw it because it was an almost exact copy of the Biei train station in Hokkaido. The...
HoHuanShan -look at the view and freeze!
matt_of_asia Says: HoHuanShan is the highest point on the highway system in Taiwan. It is nice to come up. If you are lucky you can see skiffs of snow when you come up from December to February. -Be warned if there is any chance or skiffs of snow ACTUALLY present expect huge traffic jams....
matt_of_asia Says: In nantou county there exists a mighty span of bridge that connects one tiny run down road to a small flat farm area across from it. This mighty span is the Dong-Pu bridge. It is a small suspension bridge suitable for walking, and is a wonderfully pointless view of the area...
chewy3326 Says: From Tatajia, the road winds downhill towards Alishan, soon reaching the famous Luling Sacred Tree (鹿林神木). Luling Sacred Tree is a 43-meter tall, 2,700 year old giant Chymaecyparis formosensis. It is the second largest sacred tree in Taiwan, and...
chewy3326 Says: Tatajia's most popular trail is a 3-km round trip trail to a Big Tree. In good weather, this trail supposedly has some unbeatable views, but my visit (fog everywhere, visibility about 20 meters) wasn't so great. From the Tatajia visitor center, the trail heads immediately...
chewy3326 Says: Tatajia (Tatachia) (塔塔加) is the highest point on the road to Tatajia/Alishan Highway (about 2500 meters). There is a Yushan National Park visitor center here. Honestly, I was somewhat disappointed by Tatajia, not because there's anything wrong with it...
chewy3326 Says: The Husband and Wife Trees (the Couple Trees) sit beside the road to Tatajia, near the entrance of Yushan National Park. These trees, now apparently dead, are still standing together; they're rather photogenic. If you notice, there's a lot of fog in this photo. As we drove...
chewy3326 Says: Guanshan (Kuanshan) (關山) is further down the Tatajia road from Guanfeng. Apparently, the view at Guanfeng used to be good (meaning right after the construction of the road to Tatajia), but since then, many trees have grown, almost totally obscuring the view. In...
chewy3326 Says: Guanfeng (Kuanfeng) (關峰) at about 1500 meters above sea level offers a spectacular view of some of Taiwan's tallest peaks. In the center of the view is Duiguanshan, a rather dull mountain; but to its right, at the edge of the view, is Yushan, (Jade Mountain)...
chewy3326 Says: A not very well known but immensely beautiful area is the Yushan National Park-Tatajia area. The road leading to Tatajia starts at Shueli and heads south. It passes through valleys filled with grapes and surrouneded by densely forested mountains. Soon the road reaches Sinyi...
chewy3326 Says: Xitou's Bamboo House is an unoccupied house in the Bamboo Forest made completely out of bamboo. The house was supposedly constructed for ex-President Chiang Ching-kuo, but Chiang never moved into the house. Tourists are not allowed to enter the house; however, there won't be...
chewy3326 Says: From Wuling, it's only a short distance to the top of Hehuanshan main peak. The Hehuanshan trailhead is about 500 meters downhill Wuling; the trail is actually an abandoned roadbed. Signs at the trailhead state the trail takes 1.5 to 2 hours round trip, but it is actually...
chewy3326 Says: Past Qingjing Farm, the Hehuanshan Road suddenly narrows to a single lane. The road climbs quickly, following mountain ridges with great views. Driving this road is rather dangerous; drive slowly and safely, you never know what's around the next corner. Eventually the road...
chewy3326 Says: Kunyang (昆陽) is a small stop at the entrance of Taroko National Park, and is less than 2 km from Wuling. From the Chilaishan viewpoint, the narrow Hehuanshan road continues snaking upward, eventually reaching this parking area. Taroko National Park (Tailughe...
chewy3326 Says: From the entrance of Taroko National Park, the Hehuanshan Rd climbs shortly Wuling (武領), a pass between the Hehuanshan main peak and Hehuanshan East Peak. At 3275 meters above sea level, Wuling is the highest public road accessible point on the island of...
chewy3326 Says: In the higher mountain areas of Central Taiwan, it is likely you will experience acute mountain sickness (AMS), considering that roads reach past 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) and many visitors will be coming up from near sea level. Symptoms of AMS iinclude headaches;...
akikonomu Says: Whilst some may consider this a tourist trap - it's one of those tourist shops guides bring you to - I pretty liked this factory. Set in the rural countryside, the surroundings boast of beautiful farms and streams. There is a short introduction to the aborogines of Taiwan...
akikonomu Says: Most places in rural Nantou are practically off the beaten path. Be astonished by the abundant supply of cheap kyoho grapes in the regional farms. They are almost 1/5 of what we have to pay in Singapore. Kyoho grapes are prized in Japan for its succulent flesh tinged with a...
THLIN Says: There are three supporting railways in Taiwan. I have been to two: one is Neiwan and the other is Jiji. Jiji is famous for its ruins after 921 earthquake in 1999. There is not much to see alongside the way, if you want to see something magnificent except for few ruins. BUT...
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The center of Taiwan. a small park. climb up the never-ending stair and see the whole Puli. When on the top of the mountain, go the other way to down stair and...
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Nantou, Qinjin(Chingching), and Mount HoHuan!!!!
Hi my friends! Thanks for hopping into my latest page on here. My friends and I went to Nantou in late June. We went to Sun Moon Lake, QinJin(ChingChing) and Mountain Hohuan. We went everywhere...
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Took a bus from Puli to Shueili. The bus driver drove very fast (a little bit dangerous sometimes because some parts of slopes are narrow)and she knew everyone on the bus. The mountain and the roads...
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Nantou County is the only landlocked county in Taiwan. It is sparsely populated and has mountains more rugged than any other part of the island. Tens of peaks soar above 3000 meters here, including......
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Lying in the "mid-West" of Taiwan, Nantou is a largely agricultural area with beautiful hills, streams and farms. Some of the important crops in this area include fruits like betel nuts, kyoho grapes,...
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