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Category: National Parks

A Visit to Cool KENDING National Park

On May 15, 2016

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Second day of our 4-day trip organized by the Forest Bureau. We took the pre-dawn train to catch a stunning Alishan sunrise. Later in the day we visited some cool places down in Chiayi City

#Alishan #阿里山 #阿里山日出

Read an article about the trip here: https://taiwaneverything.cc/2020/11/10/alishan-kenting/

Here are some of the people who did the trip with us:

The DoDo Men
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Francesca 張思佳
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Raudlah 安多哈
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Ami
台灣大自然的Blog：https://taiwantrailsandtales.wordpress.com/

Who we are
We are a small publishing company (Vision) based in Taipei. We produce an English magazine (Travel in Taiwan) introducing readers to Taiwan as a travel destination.

Who I am
My name is Johannes (友漢), "Twelli". I love creating videos about places in Taiwan and I try to post a few videos every week (well, more like twice a month). Please let me know what you think about this channel and feel free to ask me any question. Thanks for your support!

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Alishan Sunrise
The next day we did what most tourists who stay overnight inside the forest recreation area will do: taking the pre-dawn train to Zhushan Station, then walking to the Mt. Ogasawara lookout platform and watch the sunrise over Mt. Jade (Yushan), Taiwan’s highest mountain. The 5 o’clock train, departing from Alishan Station, was packed, everyone in great spirits and full of expectation.

Zhushan Station, the line’s terminal station, currently being remodeled, everyone had to get off the train at the penultimate stop, Duigaoyue, and walk from there for about 40 minutes to the sunrise view location. A sizable crowd had already gathered when we arrived and everyone was marveling at the “sea of clouds” that had formed in a deep valley seen below from the observation platform. The sunrise did not disappoint either, pictures were taken, everyone was excited.

While I had seen the sunrise before, I was not aware that there is another attraction close by. Our passionate and caring tour guide for the whole trip, Moon Liu, took us a bit further south from the sunrise view platform. “Let’s see the mikado pheasant!” This type of bird being notoriously elusive, I was doubtful of the chance to see one, especially considering the many tourists gathering here at this time of the day. But no, there it was, feeding peacefully, not far from the boardwalk, oblivious of the people snapping pictures. I waited my turn. Actually I waited until everyone had left. The bird started to come closer and I was able to take pictures of it walking past me just two meters or so away.

Before reaching the sunrise viewing platform on your way from the railway station you will pass a wooden building on the right-hand side. This is the Mountain Ali Tea No. 35 teahouse, a great place to have a simple breakfast, which includes excellent high-mountain tea (Oolung and black tea) produced in the Alishan region. Adjacent to the teahouse is a high-mountain botanical garden perfect for a relaxed early morning stroll. There, I spotted quite a few interestingly looking birds frolicking in the trees. Btw. if you have breakfast on the terrace of the teahouse, be aware of the white-whiskered laughingthrushes trying to get close to your table. I left my seat for just a few seconds and one of them had already stolen a raisin from my plate…

Alishan Sunrise Train Info
Since the time of the sunrise varies according to the time of year (7am in early January, 5:20am in June), the schedule for trains departing Alishan Station for Zhushan Station changes from day to day. The times are announced the day prior at around 4:30pm on the official website, at Alishan Station, the recreation area’s entrance, and the visitor center. The number of passengers each morning is limited to 700 (weekdays) and 1,000 (holidays and weekends). Tickets (NT$120) need to be bought in advance online or at one of the main stations of the Alishan Forest Railway.

Chiayi City Railway Park
After returning to Chiayi City we visited the area around Beimen Station, the second stop on the Alishan Forest Railway Line. If you are interested in history and railways, this is the perfect playground for you. A local guide, Mr. He Sheng-jie, showed us around the Chiayi Lumber Factory and the Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park, where you can learn about the history of logging in southern Taiwan and have a close look at a number of decommissioned locomotives and train cars on display.
At the end of October we did a 4-day trip organized by the Forest Bureau. We visited the Alishan and Kenting national forest recreation areas and had a lot of fun. This is the video of the first day. We took the Alishan Forest Railway. Cool experience!

#Alishan #阿里山 #阿里山鐵路

Read an article about the trip here: https://taiwaneverything.cc/2020/11/10/alishan-kenting/

Here are some of the people who did the trip with us:

The DoDo Men
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedodomen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDoDoMen/

Francesca 張思佳
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx4wUICIFGy-u0c7_iHowiw

Raudlah 安多哈
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTPMSbNoc_tv9SHhQ-0Olw?view_as=subscriber

Ami
台灣大自然的Blog：https://taiwantrailsandtales.wordpress.com/

Who we are
We are a small publishing company (Vision) based in Taipei. We produce an English magazine (Travel in Taiwan) introducing readers to Taiwan as a travel destination.

Who I am
My name is Johannes (友漢), "Twelli". I love creating videos about places in Taiwan and I try to post a few videos every week (well, more like twice a month). Please let me know what you think about this channel and feel free to ask me any question. Thanks for your support!

Website: http://taiwaneverything.cc
Travel in Taiwan: https://issuu.com/travelintaiwan
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/taiwantravelmag
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taiwaneverything.cc

Alishan Forest Railway
Based in Taipei City in the north of Taiwan, the first part of my and some of my fellow travelers’ journey was getting down to Chiayi City in the south to catch the 9 o’clock train bound for Alishan. Luckily, the Taiwan High Speed Rail bullet trains take you down to south Taiwan in no time (I took the 6:30am train and arrived at 7:40). After meeting up with the other tour participants and the tour leaders we took the bus to Chiayi Railway Station. Currently, the forest railway operates between this station and the tiny station of Shizilu in the Alishan area. From there, you have to take a bus further uphill to reach the national forest recreation area. After the line was severely damaged during typhoon Morakot in 2009 it was temporarily shut down, save for the trains running inside the forest recreation area. The project of restoring the railway in its entirety has been a difficult one, but step by step, the line has been revived. At the end of 2012, trains started to roll again between Chiayi and Zhuqi; in early 2014, the stretch from Zhuqi all the way up to Fenqihu was reopened; and in July of 2017 two more stations were put back into business, the last being Shizilu. Plans are to have the complete line restored by 2022.

Some facts and useful info about the Alishan Forest Railway – The railway line project was started in 1906 during the Japanese colonial era; the first section between Chiayi and Zhuqi was completed in 1908; in 1912 the line was extended to Erwanping, and in 1914 it reached Zhaoping. Many decades later the railway became a tourist attraction. In 1983 the 9.2km Minyue branch line to Shihou Station and in 1986 the 6.25km line to Zhushan Station (close to the sunrise viewing platform) were established. – Today, there are 20 stations in total: Chiayi (30m) – Beimen (31m) – Lumachan (82m) – Zhuqi (127m) – Mujiliao (324m) – Zhangnaoliao (543m) – Dulishan (743m) – Liyuanliao (904m) – Jiaoliping (997m) – Shuisheliao (1,186m) – Fenqihu (1,403m) – Duolin (1,516m) – Shizilu (1,534m) – Pingzhena (1,711m) – Erwanping (2,000m) – Shenmu (2,138m) – Alishan (2,216m) – Zhaoping (2,274m) – Duigaoyue (2,405m) – Zhushan (2,451m) – The total length of the line is 71.4km and it has 47 tunnels and 72 bridges. – On weekdays the train departs from Chiayi at 9am (on weekends and holidays at 8:30am [to Fenqihu] and 9:30am [to Shizilu]); from Shizilu the train departs for the trip back to Chiayi City at 1:50pm (on weekends and holidays at 1pm). – The train ride from Chiayi to Shizilu takes about 3 hours. – Tickets are priced NT$459 one way.

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