The Rough Guide to Taiwan by Rough Guides

Author:Rough Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Taiwan
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2018-07-25T09:57:37+00:00

Alishan National Scenic Area

阿里山國家風景區; ālǐshān guójiā fēngjǐngqū

Stretching from the foothills of western Taiwan all the way to the Yushan National Park, the extraordinarily diverse ALISHAN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA covers some 420 square kilometres of picturesque tea plantations, tranquil homestays and inviting Tsou aboriginal villages. Confusingly, there is no single mountain called Alishan; the actual peak that attracts the most viewers at sunrise is named Zhushan. It’s the centrepiece of the Alishan Forest Recreation Area, the region’s main tourist hub, which most Taiwanese refer to – similarly confusingly – as just “Alishan”.

The spectacular Alishan Forest Railway is one of the scenic highlights of Taiwan, but sadly only half of it was running at the time of writing, due to successive typhoon damage. First destroyed by Typhoon Morakot in 2009, the line was ready to re-open in 2015, but then Typhoon Dujuan hit, and set plans back to the drawing board. In the meantime, visitors can enjoy a ride from Chiayi as far as Fenqihu and then bus the last leg to Alishan, or take a short ride on the Zhushan and Sacred Tree branch lines from the Forest Recreation Area itself.

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