After the botan tribe incident in Taiwan in 1874,in order to consolidate the border defense and appease the aborigines, the Minister of Mission Shen Bao zhen sent Taiwan and Fujian Province's overland governor Luo Da chun to build the road of Lifan. The funding was two years, and the road one foot on the flat road and six feet on the mountain was used as the standard road. It could pass through the horses and form a south and a north road with the Kunlun Old Road that was completed at that time, so it was called North Road. It is now called Suhua Ancient Road. The route starts from Su'ao in the north, and passes through Dong'ao, Great Nan'ao, Dazhuoshui, Daqingshui, Deqili, Xincheng, Qilai Hualien Port, Wuquan City, Dabalang, Zhouxueshe, and so far to Xiuguluanluowei. Before the opening of the North Road, the transportation and trade were all based on the sea road, while the land road was only the east-west aboriginal migration route and hunting road. The North Road exits along the cliff. It is quite narrow and tortuous. The road width is only about one foot, and the road conditions are unstable. Sometimes it collapses and the traffic function is extremely limited.
Under the Qing Dynasty ’s policy of opening mountains and mountains, it had multiple functions such as advocating national might, preventing sea pirates, immigration and reclamation, and obtaining resources; however, after the construction of this road, it was still attacked by indigenous people from time to time. Problems such as severe disease, etc., were relocated to the camp less than a year and a half after completion, and allowed to be abandoned. In 1881, Qing Dynasty battalion officer He Xiulin led troops to rebuild, and in 1889, Liu Mingchuan deputy general Liu Chaodai dredged again, but the generals of the latter, such as Ji Yong, lived in amazement daily, with more than half of the officers and men killed and wounded. Although the Aborigines surrendered later, in fact, the road south of Dongao in the late Qing Dynasty was deserted. After the Japanese rule, the North Road was renamed Da Nan'ao Road and Coastal Lifan Road by the Japanese. Seven stations were set up along the line, and the road was renovated and widened several times. In 1916, the Governor General of Taiwan saw that the situation on the island was stable, and began to excavate the Tokai Hiking Trail. It took 7 years to increase the road width to 12 feet. After completion in 1923, it was available for office and travelling people. , But the vehicle is still impassable.
In 1925, in order to allow vehicles to pass, the road was widened to a width of 3.56 meters, and a gravel road was laid on the section from Suao to Taroko, some of which were for wheels, so two roads were paved. The concrete (that is, the rigid pavement) was then widened from Tailugekou to Hualien Port by 14 meters, and the gravel pavement was laid. The total length of completion is about 120 kilometers. In total, there are 9 large bridges and 14 tunnels. The entire line opened to traffic in 1932, and was renamed the Linhai Road and classified as a designated road. Along the line, it is considered to be improved and maintained by the state treasury or local funds. At that time, after opening to the sea, Donghai Auto Transport Co., Ltd. operated passenger transportation services, providing buses to transport passengers to and from Yilan and Hualien. There were two departures every day.
At the western end of Taroko Gorge is the tiny village of Tianxiang where we stayed a night at the Silks Place Taroko. The next day we walked the scenic Baiyang Trail.
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01:20 Silks Place Taroko 10:30 Tianfeng Pagoda and Xiangde Temple 16:15 Baiyang Trail
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From Travel in Taiwan magazine 2018-7-8:
Silks Place Taroko A sumptuous place to spend a Taroko Gorge night is at the refined Silks Place Taroko hotel, where dark-stain wood is the dominant interior theme, smartly complementing the marble-white facade. It’s located at the edge of Tianxiang on a picturesque perch – atop the low-plateau point where the Liwu and Dasha rivers meet before the combined waters rush through the inner gorge for more forceful rock-sculpting. The riverbed here is strewn with massive boulders of widely differing striated artwork – including one of pure marble – and macaques make their way down the steep wooded slopes for a drink in the morning. Though deep in a gorge that is a Mother Nature aesthetic tour de force, a stay at this hotel is time spent in the lap of manmade luxury. The range of amenities and special activities is too sweeping to cover fully, but a number stand out. There is a full spa, along with two superb pools, one indoor and one outdoor. The latter is on the roof, beside it a Jacuzzi, with both offering a wonderful 360-degree panorama. Indoor and outdoor activities oriented toward both kids and adults are offered. Of special note are the guided tours, Truku-theme weaving sessions, nighttime indigenous dance shows in the lovely inner courtyard and mini-concerts by the rooftop poolside fireplace, and Moonlight Cinema showings by the rooftop pool, with patio loungers as seating. The restaurant dinner and breakfast buffets have a delicious range of international and Chinese choices, and Retreat Floor (VIP) guests can choose to take breakfast in the sun-drenched rooftop Retreat Lounge, with Eastern/Western set meals. (Rooms, all very large, start at NT$8,000) Silks Place Taroko (太魯閣晶英酒店) Add: No. 18, Tianxiang Rd., Xiulin Township, Hualien County (花蓮縣秀林鄉天祥路18號) Tel: (03) 869-1155 Website:
Baiyang Trail The Baiyang Trail begins with a dramatic human-engineering flourish. You dive directly from the roadside into a straight-as-an-arrow 380m-long tunnel (bring a flashlight!) that pierces a mountain from the main gorge to a secondary gorge. At the end of the even-grade 2km section of the trail is a golden prize, which bursts into view upon exiting a tunnel. At a footbridge leaping a deep-cut cleft carved by a waterway seemingly too modest for the task, a lofty twin cataract plunges ethereally downward from vertigo-inducing heights. The trail was constructed as a narrow cliff-hugging road by the Taiwan Power Company in 1984 for use in a later-cancelled hydropower project. There is in fact a further section beyond the present trail, currently closed for safety reasons. #Taroko Gorge #Baiyang Trail #Hualien
????เราแวะ National Center for Traditional Arts หรือศูนย์อนุรักษ์ศิลปะโบราณแห่งชาติ 國立傳統藝術中心 ถ้าใครที่สนใจด้านประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะจีน ที่นี่เป็นอีกที่ที่ไม่ควรพลาดค่ะ เค้าจำลองเป็นตึกทรงโบราณ ประดับประดาด้วยโคมจีน เราสามารถชมขบวนแห่(หรือจะเดินร่วมไปกับขบวนก็ได้) คนที่นี่เค้าเชื่อว่าจะขจัดสิ่งชั่วร้ายและนำความโชคดีมาให้ ภายในศูนย์อนุรักษ์ศิลปะโบราณแห่งชาติยังมีคอนเสิร์ตฮอลล์ มีอาคารแสดงนิทรรศการ มีลานกิจกรรม มีโรงงิ้วจำลอง ที่นี่นอกจากจะเป็นสถานที่พักผ่อนทำกิจกรรมของครอบครัวแล้ว ยังมีงานฝีมือและของพื้นถิ่นอีกเยอะเลยค่ะ ทั้งปั้นปูน ทำร่ม การเขียนพู่กันจีน เครื่องหอม หรืออยากจะใส่ชุดงิ้วถ่ายรูปก็ได้ค่ะ
National National Center for Traditional Art 268, Taiwan, Yilan County, Wujie Township
????จุดต่อไปคือ ด้านหน้าสถานีรถไฟอี้หลาน เป็นพิกัดของสถานที่น่ารักอย่าง Jimmy Liao Park เมืองอี้หลานเป็นบ้านเกิดของ Jimmy Liao หรือ จิมมี่ เล (คนไต้หวันออกเสียงว่า ‘จี๋หมี่’) เค้าเป็นนักเขียน นักวาดภาพ เป็นศิลปินที่โด่งดังไปทั่วโลก ผลงานสร้างชื่อของจิมมี่ เหลียว ที่เป็นที่รู้จักก็คือ หนังสือเรื่อง “ผู้หญิงเลี้ยวซ้าย ผู้ชายเลี้ยวขวา” (A Chance of Sunshine) ตอนหลังเรื่องนี้ถูกนำไปทำเป็นภาพยนตร์ด้วยค่ะ
Jimmy Park No. 240號, Section 1, Yixing Road, Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan 260 +886 3 931 2152
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Taiwan’s East Coast is home to steep cliffs, stunning blue ocean, marble mountains and dense green jungle and city of Hualien is best located to explore the famous Taroko Gorge (grand canyon of Taiwan) and gorgeous Qingshui Cliffs (eight wonders of Taiwan), more than 1000 meters high with a vertical drop right into three distinct color tones that makes up the Pacific Ocean. Gorge itself is the first 19 kilometers of the Central Cross-Island Highway as is named after Truku people, one of 16 officially recognized tribes. This incredible stretch of natural beauty with its waterfalls and ravines is in itself quite spectacular, and when you add to that the sometimes precariously positioned temples, it’s a must-see for every visitor.
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