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.