Alishan

Alishan

Alishan, 75 kilometers east of Chiayi City, Taiwan Province, is located at an altitude of 2216 meters. Its coordinates are 23 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 120 degrees 48 minutes east longitude. It is close to Yushan, the highest peak in Taiwan in the East. Because of the mild climate in the mountainous area, it is still fresh and pleasant in midsummer, and the lush trees, it is the most ideal summer resort in Taiwan, and a famous tourist scenic spot in Taiwan Province.

Alishan and Yushan mountains are adjacent to Yushan park. The average temperature is 10.6 ℃, 14.3 ℃ in summer and 6.4 ℃ in winter. Alishan Forest Recreation area is adjacent to Jianan plain in the west, Yunlin and Nantou counties in the north, Kaohsiung and Tainan counties in the south, with a total area of 1400 hectares.

Alishan is composed of 18 high mountains, which belong to the branch of Yushan Mountain range. There is Lanxi across from the main peak of Yushan Mountain. Surrounded by peaks, the mountains are emerald and the trees are towering. It is said that before, there was a Zou chieftain arbari who came here alone to hunt. After returning with a full load, he often brought his people here. In order to remember him, he named this place after his name. To understand the real history of Alishan culture, we should go deep into the cultural tribe of the Zou people in Alishan. In the Cultural Park of the Zou people in Alishan, we will know the heroic native people of the Zou people.

The sunrise, sea of clouds, sunset, forest and alpine railway in Alishan are collectively known as the five wonders of Alishan: Alishan railway has a history of more than 70 years. It is one of the three remaining Alpine railways in the world. It passes through four zones of heat, warm, warm and cold. The scenery is very different. Taking the train is like being in a nature museum. In particular, the three spirals and the zigzag climb of the first lane are unforgettable experiences. Zhushan is the best place to watch the sunrise. To get to Zhushan, you can take the train or follow the steps along the stone road beside the telecommunication bureau, and you can get there about 40 minutes through the forest.

geographical position

Alishan is a branch of Yushan Mountain, which is composed of 18 mountains, including dawuluan mountain, Jianshan mountain, Zhushan mountain and Tashan mountain, which cross Nantou and Jiayi counties. Alishan Forest Recreation area is located 75 kilometers east of Chiayi City, Taiwan Province, with an altitude of more than 2000 meters. Its coordinates are 23 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 120 degrees 48 minutes east longitude. It is adjacent to Yushan Mountain range and Yushan Park in the East, surrounded by mountains. The climate is cool, with an average temperature of 10.6 degrees Celsius, 14.3 degrees in summer and 6.4 degrees in winter. Alishan Forest Recreation area is adjacent to the Jianan plain in the west, Yunlin and Nantou counties in the north, Kaohsiung and Tainan counties in the south. Alishan Forest Recreation area belongs to forest land, with a total area of

Up to 1400 hectares.

Traffic information

arrive

1. Passenger bus

You can take the bus from Guoguang passenger transport Taipei West B station to Jiayi County, and then take the bus from Jiayi county to Alishan station.

2. Train

You can take the high-speed rail from Taipei to exit 2 of Jiayi station, take the express bus BRT to Jiayi railway station, about 25 minutes, and then take the Taiwan Haoxing scenic spot shuttle bus to the foot of Alishan. Taipei to Chiayi high speed rail full price ticket: NT $1180 (standard seat), children and the elderly discount ticket: NT $590 (standard seat)

Taiwan's haohang scenic spot shuttle bus (Alishan line) is divided into line a and line B. tickets are purchased at Daya station, Jiayi station and Jiayi station of high-speed railway. The one-way ticket price for line a is NT $290 and that for line B is NT $250.

There are three routes for the forest train in the scenic spot: Alishan railway station - Maoping railway station. The ticket price is NT $100 for one-way ticket and NT $200 for round-trip ticket. The one-way time is about 7 minutes. From Alishan railway station to Shenmu railway station, the fare is NT $100 for one-way ticket and NT $200 for round-trip ticket. The one-way time is about 7 minutes. Alishan railway station - Zhushan railway station (see the sunrise special train, only the train will leave before sunrise, the time needs to be consulted on the same day, the ticket price is NT $150 one way, the round-trip ticket is NT $300, the one-way time is about 25-30 minutes.)

ecological environment

appearance of a forest

Alishan area is rich in forest, from subtropical broad-leaved forest to coniferous forest in frigid zone. The hills below 800 meters are tropical forest, mainly composed of Acacia and Broussonetia papyrifera. Camphor, maple, Phoebe and Fagaceae are the main warm zone forest facies. The forest facies of about 1800-3000 meters is temperate forest. Red cypress, Taiwan Platycladus orientalis, Taiwan fir, hemlock and Pinus armandii are known as Alishan five trees. The thousand year old cypress group in Alishan is the most dense giant Wood Group in Taiwan. Cypress is also divided into red cypress and yellow cypress, among which yellow cypress is relatively rare. In 3000-3500 meters, it is mainly Abies formosana, showing the forest form of frigid forest.

animal

In the aspect of birds, there are middle and high altitude bird groups such as chestnut backed forest Robin, wine red rosefinch, scale breasted Wren, etc. There are also Taiwan macaques, red bellied squirrels, mountain Qiang, mountain pigs and other animals.

Geomorphological features

Tashan, the main peak, is more than 2600 meters above sea level and is close to Yushan, the highest peak in Taiwan to the East. Commonly known as Alishan, Alishan is composed of 18 mountains, covering the main mountain system of Alishan. In terms of topography, Alishan Mountain belongs to the branch of Yushan Mountain, and is separated by nanzixian River, shalixian River and Yushan group peaks in the saddle of tatajia. Alishan is another colorful cherry forest. Cherry blossoms are famous both at home and abroad. From February to April every year, cherry blossoms are listed as the blooming season.

Alishan Mountain is a branch of Yushan Mountain, facing deep valley and xiaotashan in the west, Zhushan mountain in the East and dugaoyue mountain across chenyou Lanxi River to see the main peak of Yushan Mountain in the distance, datashan mountain in the north, Wansui mountain, Shuishan mountain and Shishan mountain in the south to reach the front peak of Yushan Mountain. Although Mt. Ali covers a large area, it is generally referred to as the forest recreation area of Mt. Ali in the area of the marsh Park (2274 meters above sea level). Mt. Ali has a variety of landscapes. It can enjoy flowers in spring and summer. It can watch the sunrise and the sea of clouds in autumn and winter. It can be seen in all seasons of the year. The mountain railway, forest, sea of clouds, sunrise and sunset are also known as the five wonders of Mt. Ali.

Climatic characteristics

The topography of Mt. Ali fluctuates greatly. Due to the influence of high mountains, the climate is cool. The annual average temperature is about 10 degrees Celsius, the average minimum temperature is 8 degrees Celsius, and the average maximum temperature is 15.7 degrees Celsius. It has high humidity, abundant rainfall (rainy season from April to September, and dry season from October to March). The annual rainfall is more than 2500 mm. It is also because of the high altitude and mountains,

There are 111 foggy days in Alishan area

During the Japanese colonial era, it was once named as the "national" Park of Mt. Ali. Alishan used to be an important forest farm in Taiwan, but now it is a well-known forest recreation area at home and abroad. With its high terrain, fresh and pleasant air, and low temperature in summer, Alishan is known as a summer resort.

Historical story

The annals of Zhuluo County in the Qing Dynasty describe Alishan as "ten miles away from the county, the mountain is wide and deep..." The name of Mt. Ali is not clearly indicated. On the other hand, according to Japanese Abe Mingyi's book "Research on the place names of Taiwan", the book thinks that the pronunciation of Zhuluo Pingpu People is similar to that of Fengshan Pingpu People. Fengshan Pingpu People call the Shengfan of Alishan area "karii", which spread to Zhuluo Pingpu People and mispronounced as "ARII".

In February 1899, the Changping family of Shitian, Jiayi office, visited and discovered the cypress primeval forest in Alishan.

On June 12, 1900, the Japanese government sent Konishi Chengzhang, Yoshiro Ogasawara, mikuro Kochi and Ishida Changping to investigate the forest in Mt. Ali. According to the survey, there are about 300000 original cypress trees throughout the whole Mt. Ali, thus starting the origin of natural forest resources in Mt. Ali. In November 1906, tojiro Ogasawara discovered the Shenmu group including the present-day Alishan Shenmu. In September 1945, the Second World War ended. On October 25, Taiwan was restored. Japan returned Taiwan to China. After more than 30 years of logging work in Alishan business district, the natural red cypress, Sabina and other precious tree species were almost completely cut down.

In 1963, in order to protect natural resources, the Forestry Bureau designated more than 39600 hectares of "state-owned" forest land in Alishan and Yushan as "Alishan Forest Recreation Area" and drew up a plan to budget for renovation and maintenance year by year.

In 1975, the Taiwan Provincial Government renamed "Alishan scenic area" as "Alishan Forest Recreation Area".

On March 1, 1976, the "Executive Yuan" of the Taiwan authorities approved the "Alishan Forest Recreation Area Plan" covering an area of 175 hectares. On November 9 of the same year, a forest fire broke out in Alishan, burning down most of the shops, dwellings and hotels in front of Maoping railway station. According to the approved plan of Alishan Forest Recreation Area, the old community in the burned area was changed into a "natural park" (today's Plum Garden), with flowers and trees planted and footpaths built for public recreation. According to the Alishan reconstruction plan, the victims moved to the fourth lane (today's Zhongzheng village shop brigade community, Zhongshan village residential area, etc.), and the forest service bureau built shops, hotels and houses. According to the provisions of the Alishan reconstruction plan, they were rented and resettled. The staff of the forest Service Bureau were allocated to the dormitory in Xianglin village.

In 1995, the Taiwan Provincial Government approved the "Alishan Forest Recreation Area Plan", covering an area of 1400 hectares, which is managed by the Jiayi Forest Management Office of the forestry bureau

Chinese PinYin : A Li Shan