Walk into Taiwan to Nantou and Hualian's Shuangcheng story

Hualian, the first time seeing the name, my heart filled with a hint of emotion, inTaiwan, unlike Riyuetan Pool, Ali Mountain people indulge in elaborating on, unlike Taipei, Kaohsiung be well-known, far and near, however, this name was enough to attract me. Nantou, Taiwan as the only one Linhai County, has given birth to the most beautiful Taiwan lake, it is not a kind of compensation of heaven. From these two cities, to see a different Taiwan island.

Carp Lake

Hualian: Island last pure land

Hualian, the first time seeing the name, my heart filled with a hint of emotion, in Taiwan, unlike Riyuetan Pool, Ali Mountain people indulge in elaborating on, unlike Taipei, Kaohsiung be well-known, far and near, however, this name was enough to attract me, "flower" is the symbol of beauty, but with a "Lotus" shares of elegant temperament. Opened Taiwan's data, just know, this is ancient say "qilai" Taiwan first county, was called "Taiwan tour pal's last piece of pure land", here, to save Taiwan's most primitive natural scenery, Taiwan's original inhabitants Amis to show you the most original Taiwan folk customs.

The scenery in Hualian, Taroko Gorge is the most prestigious, come to Hualian not to Taroko that is a pity. Taroko park area of Taroko Gorge, the Liwu River and east along the Central Cross-Island Highway as the main body, and covers the South Lake central cusp peaks, made up of Acacia, hills, mountains, Taroko Qingshui cliff, three stack Creek watershed. The scope of East West until the water, Acacia Xifeng, South and Laishan Qi peak, north to South Mountain, a total area of ninety-two thousand ha. From the Taroko to Tienhsiang section, called too Lu deep gorge, stretching 20 kilometers, is the essence of landscape in the cross road. "Cross-strait cliff Maninsan, Qifeng insert day, steep mountains, rocks and towering, valley stream Qushui anxious Linquan Yousui, treasure island, as eight of the crown". This assessment is not an exaggeration.

Taroko

The entrance to a red column glazed tile decorated archway reminiscent of a dream of Red Mansions in Fantasyland, in Taroko the East-West Cross-Island Highway, you can enjoy the view of Taroko Gorge Scenery, towering rocks on both sides, will be deeply felt a strong visual shock. However, through the Taiwan mountains steep Central Cross-Island Highway will also let you in the time to appreciate the beauty of sigh. Be personally on the scene, can let a person can't help remembering Li Bai song "difficult roads of Shu", this way, it is almost inaccessible. Some roads are cut out from the precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs on the road from the mountain, some full belly through, to lighting, people to excavate tunnel side of the cliff, forming a window. This road is condensed from the mainland more than 1 veterans of the sweat and blood and tears, along the wayChangchunAnd Jin Hengqiao's temple was built to commemorate the martyrs "hills topple and the earth shake, a heroic death, and then the ladders stone stack connection".

There are several suitable popular walking trails in the park, every walk of the scenery along the way are different, such as the Central Cross-Island Highway Taroko to U Canyon vertical wall Tienhsiang between millions of years, is composed of abundant Liwu stream downward erosion and the formation of, is the most signs in the park scenery, in addition, the park has greatly small mountain up to 27, also have different walk into. You can live in a Amis style in the Taroko cabins, a taste of roast pig, enjoy a quiet night sky and associated.

In Hualian, in addition to Taroko, there is a sign of scenery, is located in Shoufeng village under the mountain pool carp carp lake, the older generation called "Da Po", Amis is called ba. In the pond with clear does not dry up, the water from the lake heart out, is a Carp Lake wonderful place. The pool has a carp hill, about six hundred meters high, is Hualian's main paragliding venue, the paraglider is often visible in bright in the sky, the sky is more colorful embellishment. For backpackers, the most comfortable fun way to rent a bicycle around the lake along the ring road, along the way can be Carp Lake panoramic view of a landscape of lakes and mountains. Ring Tam Road everywhere has the pavilion to rest or tea viewing, ride tired, stopped to have a look the scenery, or to the lake fishing or walking, are very comfortable. Qixing lake name as Carp Lake, but acknowledged the sunrise is the beauty of Hualian, the sun is higher than the instantaneous sea level, like a golden egg yolk just from inside the eggshell outflow; air layers of clouds like biscuits, sandwiched between a creamy in general a layer of soft and light of the sun. If you are fortunate enough to catch up with, also is drunk beautiful moment.

In addition to the beautiful scenery, here is the Taiwan's original inhabitants local Amis's most widely distributed, is also the Taiwan Minority Habitation County, rich ethnic group is the largest cultural features of Hualian county. Some customs and festivals of ethnic minorities will also attract many visitors, every seven or eight months Amis harvest festival is one of the most attractive. Amis is said to be in 2000 before moving to the Malays have become. "Harvest Festival" is Amis Amis have the Spring Festival, is celebrated harvest festival last year. When the "Harvest Festival", everyone around in a circle, each response duet songs. In addition, settled in Hualian and the Atayal and Bunun, Pingpu ethnic groups, ethnic groups have had on the modern life, but some are still maintained traditional cave and fishing and hunting life. So, in the countryside of Hualian, you can feel the customs of ethnic minorities in Taiwan authentic.