Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area

Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area

Mingchi national forest recreation area is located in Datong Township, Ilan County, with an altitude of about 1150-1700 meters. In the park, the concept of garden landscape is used to design architectural landscape with ancient style, and other recreational facilities such as Mingchi nursery, forest bath trail, taolan Pavilion, cixiao Pavilion, as well as fern garden, Moss Garden, Jingshi garden, fairy tale forest labyrinth and other scenic spots are added to this area taste. Along the forest bath trail, climb up to the highest point of cixiao Pavilion, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains and the natural scenery of Mingchi. Mingchi national forest recreation area is full of primitive ecology. In addition to the rich forest landscape, there are frequent birds, butterflies, squirrels, mandarin ducks, mallards and other animals shuttling through the forest. In early summer, wild cicadas all over the mountain sing together, creating a natural movement that fascinates tourists.

geographical environment

Mingchi, also known as chiduan, is a high mountain artificial lake with an altitude of about 1150 meters. It is surrounded by dense primeval forests. The scenery is misty and graceful all the year round. It has the reputation of "beiheng pearl". Mingchi is the highest watershed between Gaogan River and Lanyang river. It is also the highest point across the highway in the north. It is also a famous summer resort in the north and a good place for forest bathing. Mingchi is a high mountain natural lake. It is surrounded by mountains, which makes it a closed and quiet space. It is also located in the mountains, where the environment is low temperature and humid, which makes it a special scene with dense clouds and almost no sunshine. The climate here is cool and the landscape changes instantaneously. It is like a fairyland in a dream. Moreover, the primitive ecology is abundant. With the light of mountains and water, the scenery is misty and graceful. It is like an independent paradise.

In addition to its rich forest landscape, Mingchi is also rich in biodiversity. Birds, butterflies, squirrels, mandarin ducks, mallards and other animals are all frequent visitors to the forest. In early summer, cicadas sing all over the mountain, creating a fascinating natural movement. Visitors can't forget to return here. In addition, Mingchi villa provides exquisite accommodation and catering, so that civilized people who have lived in the city for a long time have the best rest place.

Mingchi is originally a vast and deep marsh pond. Due to the environment of the pond, it forms a closed space with low temperature and humidity. It is cloudy and foggy all day long, and almost no sunshine. It is like a fairyland in a dream country. Mingchi is the highest watershed between Gaogan River and Lanyang River, and also the highest point of the Northern Cross Highway.

Main attractions

Mingchi national forest recreation area is equipped with facilities such as footpaths and pavilions around the lake; the pool side garden of Mingchi national forest recreation area is the focus of sightseeing, and the whole area is divided into CI garden, Jingshi garden, Tibetan garden, etc. Ciyuan, the site of Mr. Jingguo's Mingchi Pavilion, has been rebuilt as a memorial. Among them, cixiao Pavilion is the highest point and the best place to have a panoramic view of Mingchi. Jingshi garden inherits the design concept of Ciyuan, integrates the landscape architecture of song and Yuan Dynasties, and presents the natural landscape garden in the form of garden in garden, with black tiles and white walls between gardens In 1964, the forest conservation department named it to commemorate the father's birthday; the forest fairy tale labyrinth, which is based on the matrix arrangement of plantations, plans a forest labyrinth and integrates the fairy tales of snow white and the seven dwarfs, which is very interesting; the peripheral area of Mingchi, Mingchi, is filled with dead red cypress trees to echo Mingchi country The baimulin group on the side of the mountain in Jialin forest recreation area, together with the Bidou peak in the northwest, the bright pool is like inkstone, and the dead wood is like a pen, forming a wonder.

In Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area, you can enjoy the baptism of forest fenduojing and experience the mystery of nature. It is also an attractive place of Mingchi National Forest Recreation Area. Of course, in addition to here, there are many charming places in Ilan, such as Qilan National Forest Recreation Area, Songluo National Trail, Shenmu Park of Chinese history, Cuifeng lake and other natural landscape attractions, which can let the public enjoy Enough time to relax in Yilan during the holiday. With the opening of Xueshan tunnel, the traffic time has been shortened. You might as well plan a trip to Yilan now!

Tourism information

Self driving:

1. National Road NO.2: get off the Daxi interchange in Taoyuan and turn to beiheng highway to reach Mingchi forest recreation area.

2. National Highway No.5: from national highway No.1 (Zhongshan high) to Xizhi system interchange, turn to national highway No.5 (Beiyi Expressway), go through Xueshan tunnel to Toucheng interchange, turn to Binhai Highway (provincial highway No.2) to Zhuangwei, then turn to line 7 of Taiwan, and then go through Yilan City, Yuanshan to Datong Township, then connect to beiheng highway to reach Mingchi forest recreation area.

3. National Highway No.5: from national highway No.3 (No.2 High) to Nangang system interchange, turn to national highway No.5 (Beiyi Expressway), go through Xueshan tunnel to Toucheng interchange, turn to Binhai Highway (No.2 provincial highway) to Zhuangwei, then turn to tai7 line, and then go to Mingchi forest recreation area via beiheng highway from Yilan City and Yuanshan to Datong township.

Address: 267 No.1 Mingchi villa, Yingshi village, Datong Township, Ilan County, Taiwan

Longitude: 121.47328266778

Latitude: 24.650251432798

Tel. + 886-3-9894106

Ticket information: adult ticket: NT $100 on weekdays, NT $120 on holidays; group ticket: NT $100 on weekdays, NT $100 on holidays (group with 20 or more full tickets); preferential ticket: NT $60; military, public education, student ticket: NT $60 on weekdays, NT $90 on holidays; physical and mental disabilities, children, veterans: NT $10

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