It is said that there is an unwritten agreement that you must go to Hualien when you go to Taiwan, and you must visit Qingshui Cliff and Taroko National Park . As the leading area for Taitung tourism, although the earthquakes are frequent, it seems that it has not affected the dusty tourists coming one after another, and have a look at the two world-class natural wonders in Hualien with your own eyes. About 25 kilometers north from Hualien, after receiving the shock education of Qingshui Cliff, the cute Hualien driver Xiaojun used his cute minibus to pull us outside the Taroko National Park, and grandly recommended the Jiaxing Ice Fruit Shop in Xincheng Township, Hualien. The main ancient lemon juice here is sweet and sour, and it is the most popular among tourists. You can park and drink a cup. The ice is sour and refreshing, and the summer heat is completely eliminated.
Continue to move forward and come to the entrance of Taroko National Park. Taroko is the most important node of the Zhongheng Highway , which is connected to the east and west of Taiwan. It starts from Taichung in the east and ends at Hualien in the west. There is an antique archway with red pillars and golden tiles at the entrance. The book: The east and west cross the highway.
If you want to see Alishan and Sun Moon Lake in Hualien, you can pass through this highway. In 1956, Chiang Ching-kuo mobilized more than 10,000 veterans to build roads. The veterans finally opened the road with their original hammers and explosives.
The enthusiastic Xiaojun is also an avid photography enthusiast. In order to find the ideal angle, the young man twisted his fat body and curled up on the road on his mobile phone to present a very nice commemorative photo to tourists.
In order to save time, Xiaojun directly sent us to the entrance of the Banshan Shakaku Trail. After passing through a long tunnel, his eyes suddenly became clear. A girl who was exploring alone was thinking about her next goal in front of the scenic spot map.
Qishakaya Trail was originally called the Mysterious Valley Trail, which means "molars" in the Taya tribe. According to legend, the ancestors of the indigenous Taya tribe dug molars when they reclaimed wasteland and got their name.
Shakaya Trail is built along the mountain walls along the mountain. Along the way, you can enjoy the clear green and clear marble rock texture folds and lush forest landscapes of the stream. Because the trail is steep and earthquakes occur from time to time, even though there are wire guardrails, you must be particularly careful about falling rocks flying above your head.
Shakayou Trail follows the Liwu Creek in the park. Liwu Creek is the main water system in the park. It is named after the high mountains, steep cliffs and mist. On both sides of Liwu Creek are famous for their majestic and nearly vertical marble canyon landscape.
Taroko Canyon is a 20-kilometer alpine canyon between Tailu and Tianxiang, Hualien County, Taiwan. This area brings together many peaks above 3,000 meters above the altitude of 3,000 meters. The mountains are towering into the clouds, the valley is unfathomable, the streams are rushing, the waterfalls are like curtains, the scenery is amazing, and the air is fresh. After the crystallized limestone passes through the high temperature and high pressure in the earth's crust, it forms natural marble with ever-changing patterns and grains. It is not only hard in the material but also rich in texture. It has a deep cliff, waterfalls are in the sky, streams are gurgling, strange rocks are rugged, and the scenery is majestic. It can be said to be a magical and wonderful creation of the world. Therefore, it is listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Taiwan, "Luge Youxia".
Tarouko National Park features canyons and cliffs. About 8 million years ago, the Eurasian plate and the Philippine marine plate collided with each other. The violent crust changes caused the Taiwan strata to rise sharply. For millions of years, the abundant river water of Liwu Creek has continuously cut the Taroko, the oldest rock strata in Taiwan's geological history, thus forming the most unique marble canyon landscape in the world today.
raised his eyes and hung high above his head. He looked frightened. The frequency of earthquakes in Hualien made people feel that the marble on the top of the mountain was like the sword of Damocles. The huge stone looked down on everything with the momentum of Mount Tai. Everyone was walking under it, trembling and running sideways, holding their heads and running away.
6.5 million years ago, the earth's crust was throbbing and it was difficult to curb. The Philippine plate gradually moved from south to northwest, constantly squeezing the Eurasian plate, gathering energy to find a breakthrough for release. Finally, after the violent Penglai orogenic movement, volcanoes occurred frequently, and tsunamis rolled, like a stone monkey, a beautiful and rich treasure island of Taiwan emerged in the East China Sea of China.
To four million years ago, the Philippine marine plate and the Eurasian continental plate collided for a long time to form Taiwan Island. The slowly raised surface rock layer of the central mountain range was stripped and exposed to the marble body. These marble bodies are subjected to the long-term erosion of Liwu Creek and the continuous ups and rise of the earth's crust, forming an almost vertical U-shaped canyon.
originated from Liwu Creek, the main peak of Qilai Mountain in Taiwan, and it poured from the source at an altitude of 3,449 meters and rushed straight to the Pacific Ocean. For millions of years, the Western Pacific and the Central Mountains have been experiencing wind and rain, with an annual average rainfall of more than 5,000 mm, supporting Liwu Creek to cut the mountain without hesitation without hesitation, thus forming the world's largest and most unique marble canyon landscape composed of marble rock layers on both sides, so it is called the world's first marble canyon.
Walking along the Shakaku Trail and walking a few kilometers, you will see two parallel hanging buckets, dangerously shaking Tenglan suspension bridge for the local indigenous Taroko people, and the flat and stable wooden suspension bridge is for tourists to use.
However, in order to experience the living customs of the aboriginal people, most tourists will choose to show off their skills on the swaying vine-cloud suspension bridge.
Taruko Park is surrounded by huge peaks, from the bottom of Qingshui Valley to the top of Nanhu Mountain, the drop is as high as 3,742 meters. It not only creates a complex layer and diverse variety of plant landscapes, but also provides space for wild animals such as mountain pepper fish from the Ice Age, as well as Mo's tree frog, Taiwan black bear, Taiwan macaque pig, Taiwan pangolin, mountain qiang, sam deer, long-maned goats and other wild animals.
Taruko National Park is the fourth "national park" in Taiwan. It is located in the eastern part of Taiwan Island, spanning three administrative regions: Hualien County, Taichung County, , and Nantou County. Taroko is taken from the language of the local ethnic minority in Taiwan: "Great Mountains". yes! The magical nature will always write a great music at the right time and at the right place!
Changchun Bridge after the reconstruction due to earthquakes and typhoons is painted in eye-catching red. In order to resist natural disasters, all steel frame structures are used. In order to facilitate tourists to visit, vertical steel stairs are added on the left and right sides of the bridgehead, which is very humane. It is said that the steel structure used in the original bridge comes from the same factory as the French Eiffel Tower.
Changchun Bridge is about 250 meters long, with a single hole spanning above Liwu Creek. Two-way two-way lane connects the tunnel opposite the stream bank. There are more than a hundred lions of different shapes on the marble guardrail, which is somewhat imitating the Lugou Bridge, so it is also called Baishi Bridge.
After walking through the red Changchun iron bridge, a waterfall on the opposite cliff flew out from the bridge hole of a wind and rain corridor with blue glazed tiles, red columns and white marble railings, and merged into the fog stream at the foot of the mountain. On both sides of the bridge are temple pavilions and pavilions covered with golden glazed roofs. Xiaojun told us that this is a Changchun Temple built to commemorate the martyrs who built the Zhongheng Highway. When the Zhongheng Highway was built, all the road tunnels were dug inch by veterans with explosives and iron drills. Due to the dangerous terrain in the mountains and backward technology, many employees involved in the construction were buried in the Taroko. In the Changchun Temple, the spiritual positions of 212 veterans who died in the line of duty during the construction of the Zhongheng Highway were worshipped.
Indeed, many mainland tourists who have seen Taihang's majestic posture, the Three Gorges, and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon magnificent, but they do not know that the entire canyon is completely cut from marble, with the first in the world in length and depth. In addition, this amazing Zhongheng Highway that embodies the blood and tears of the Kuomintang veterans, learn about Taiwan's history and you will find more stories and beauty! Taiwanese female poet Xi Murong has been to Taroko many times. She wrote her love for Taroko into a collection of pictures called "Dialogue between Water and Stone". Let us pay tribute to Taroko with this "Score" by Xi Murong!
appears from the fog and disappears into the fog again. The singer who sings all the way and refuses to stop! In fact, some traces remained. Between the wet and clean sand particles, if you are willing to bow quietly by the water and look at the sandy riverbed carefully, reflecting the sky light, in the place where the reflections of your smile overlap, the flowing body has actually depicted countless subtle ups and downs between the sand particles, recording the tremor when touched and the lingering when you give up!
