Hehuan Mountain climbing - an easy and approachable trails

To the foreigners or the mountain lovers, Hehuan Mountains are the most approachable trails.  One can take the public transportation to reach here and stay 3 days and two nights to hike the appointed peaks.  Be careful!  Remember to bring the heavy coat with yourself!  Because the height around this area is over 3000 meters, and the temperature is 18 degree celsius lower than the plains area.

Here, there are two lodging systems, one needs to make a reservation earlier in advance, because the vacancy is limited.  To stand at the scenery view platform, one is surrounded by the beautiful mountain peaks, and the grass-like plant on the ground is called "Yushan Arrow Bamboo," which grows shorter on facing the strong wind, and higher at the place where the wind blow is blocked. 

Following is the picture-mix.

Chinese Hemlock Natrual Trail in Taipingshan Forest Area

Taipingshan Forest is located in the north of Taiwan facing Pacific Ocean, like the rain forest weather, humid whole year.  The area is about 12,631 hectares and close to 2000 meters high.  Every tail here is approachable and has its unique view.  The lodge here is needed to book much in advance, especially in the summer time, to get rid of the hot oven temperature from the city.

Chinese Hemlock Natural Trail takes 3 hours about  to and fro.  Along the trail, one walks through the native Taiwanese cedar (Red wood), the same tree kind like Douglas fir of Olympic National Park of USA in her Pacific states.   The tree export business here in the early age after WWII is one of the major incomes to our government, but never again.  Now, it's the age to emphasize the eco tour, our Forest Department set up the very severe regulation to protect the forest source all around Taiwan.  The trail is ascending gradually stair by stair, better to have a good knee joint protection.  There is a small wetland close to the end of the trail like the secret garden as the picture shown, surrounding by Taiwanese cedars and Chinese Hemlocks.

Cingjing Veterans Farm... above 1700 meters located in the center of Taiwan

Sunshine weather or not, Cingjing Veterans Farm is well known of its sheep shearing show.  On Apr. 30, 2015 it's a heavy cloudy day, good for touring but taking a risk to encounter the raining chance.  All in all, it's good for the tourists, because Taiwan is really hot during this period.  Thanks for the convenient transportation, the tourists can go there by the private car or the public transportation system.

In the old time, this is the ranch of Taiwan aboriginal tribe of Seediq (賽德克族), but after 1961 the whole area was developed by a new group of immigrants from the southwestern China, planting fruit tree, tea trees, vegetable including the famous high-mountain white cabbage, and raising sheep for the purpose of the touring business.  

In the afternoon of Taiwan mountain it will start to form the fog, so it's better to leave the mountain before two or three o'clock.  In Cingjing Veterans Farm the foggy problem is not that serious as Ali mountain, so one can stay as long as they like.  Since the living vacancy in the common days is not tight, it's better to stay for one night or two to enjoy the foggy scenery.  It is also because of the fog that makes the tea trees grow well and get a very good quality here.