"Eryanping Trail" is widely known for its beautiful scenery of sunset, sea of clouds, and tea plantation, and is a secret environment for photographers. (Photo/Provided by Alishan Scenic Area Management Office)
Huaxia Jingwei.com, February 1: According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network" report, Alishan's three major recreation systems are mainly along the Alishan Highway, the Northwest Corridor and the Zou cultural tribes, from flat land to high mountains, whether it is a parent-child grassland, a green tea plantation, a secluded and quiet bamboo forest or an ecologically rich original forest, it is worth travelers to slow down and savor, Alishan Management Office has conceived "tea, coffee, railway, aborigines, ecology, romance" 6 major theme tours, welcome tourists to Alishan, not only to see the scenery, but also to play in the ground, buy in the ground, feel the warmth of Alishan and the beauty of the four seasons.
Travel, food, and tea culture
The average sunshine is short, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the unique geographical conditions make Alishan one of the best tea producing areas in Taiwan, especially the alpine oolong tea, Jin Xuan tea, green tea and tea bags produced in Alishan are quite popular, and the mellow taste shows the local taste, and different tea factories have launched various experiences, such as riverside tea tasting, bamboo forest tea banquets, etc., each with its own style!
In recent years, the Alishan Management Office has continued to invest in community industry counseling and create various possibilities and imaginations for tea banquet styles, such as in line with the spring, summer, autumn and winter solar terms, with the theme of "Four Seasons Tea Tourism", presenting the infinite imagination of tea culture, including holding tea ceremonies and tea banquets that combine tea and coffee, catering to the young and diverse market, creating a community with one feature, and launching the tourism industry marketing with the "Travel, Food, Tea Culture" tour, so that tourists are no longer passers-by, but willing to stay more time and savor the quiet and simple life of the tea village.
Drinking coffee has become the most fashionable way to play
Alishan Scenic Area includes 4 townships including Fanlu, Zhuqi, Meishan and Alishan, plus the adjacent Zhongpu, constituting the Greater Alishan area, with an altitude of 600 to 1400 meters, abundant sunshine in the morning, clouds and mist in the afternoon, and a large temperature difference between day and night, which has created suitable conditions for coffee growth and geographical advantages, and the three major recreation systems of Alishan, along the Alishan Highway, the northwest corridor area and the Zou cultural tribe, all have coffee estates located in them, and tasting sweet Alishan coffee has become the most trendy way to play.
There are many coffee shops on Alishan that are planted and roasted by themselves, showing the most local, diverse flavors, each with different flavors, it is worth visiting one by one, including many characteristic shops at the stations along the Alishan Forestry Railway, the tea experience in the northwest corridor can be converted into coffee tasting, tourists are welcome to visit the coffee estate, come to an ecological tour of the park, hand roasting experience unplugged coffee, coffee hanging ear bag DIY, coffee blind test and other activities, starting from the cultural terroir of the origin to know Alishan coffee.
One of the Five Odd Mountain Railway
"Sunrise, sea of clouds, railway, forest, sunset" is the famous five wonders of Alishan, and Taiwan's only world-renowned mountaineering railway is in Alishan, which was built for the transfer of timber in the past, and now it has transformed into a tourist train, carrying tourists through the forest, and you can also step on the trail to get close to nature without taking a train, absorb rich phytoncide, and experience the charm of the alpine forest.
In response to the cypress resources of Alishan Forest Farm and the construction of Alishan Forestry Railway, there are 20 stations along the whole line, including Chiayi, Beimen, Lumasan, Zhuqi, Mululiao, Camphor Liao, Independence Mountain, Liyuanliao, Jiaoliping, Shuisheliao, Fenqihu, Duolin, Cross Road, Pingzana, Erwanping, Shenmu, Alishan, Numping, Gaoyue, Zhushan, etc., the station has its own unique style and landscape and humanities, on the century-old forest railway, take the forest railway train slowly, along the way you can watch the heat, warmth, Changes in plant species and beautiful landscapes of mountains and valleys in the three temperate forest zones.
Zou Nianqing is wonderful
Alishan tribe has a unique Zou traditional culture and rich ecological wonders of mountains and forests, come to Alishan tribe as a guest, whether it is Zou culture, ecological exploration, mysterious legends, local food feasts, absolutely let tourists feel unprecedented, wonderful tribal journey, especially the traditional life of the Zou people and rich ecological tourism resources, the wisdom of the ancestors of life is contained in it, can be said to be a unique cultural treasure.
From September to December every year, the Alishan Management Office and the nine major tribes of Alishan jointly organize the Zou New Year Celebration of the Alishan tribe, under the premise of respecting the local life of the tribe and the culture of the Zou tribe, combined with the annual theme activities of each tribe, and warmly welcome tourists from inside and outside the island to come to the Alishan tribe as guests. In the past, the "Tribal Zou New Year Celebration" was the first to appear at the Shanmei Treasure Island Fish Festival, followed by Dabang Aiyu Season, Life Bean Season, Laiji Thanksgiving Festival, Xinmei Bitter Tea Oil Festival, Chashan Hufu Pavilion Festival, Deer Sharing Festival, and Leye Industry Festival.
Fireflies flutter in the mountains
Do you know that Alishan can enjoy fireflies all year round? Every year in late spring and early summer, thousands of fireflies gather in Alishan, as many as 42 species, accounting for about two-thirds of Taiwan, fireflies from low altitude to middle and high altitude areas can be seen, it can be said that it is the best treasure house for watching fireflies, for this reason, many communities have launched night firefly viewing guides and related tours in the firefly season, leading tourists to enjoy the romantic atmosphere of fluorescent glittering.
In Alishan District, you can enjoy different kinds of fireflies all year round, especially the sparkling fireflies on the railway, which are as dazzling as the Milky Way. (Photo/Provided by Alishan Scenic Area Management Office)
In fact, fireflies in autumn and winter are rarer than fireflies in spring and summer, and when they haunt them, they are as romantic as shooting stars in the sky.
In the white dew season, thousands of yellow-headed herons migrate southward, passing through Taixing Village, Meishan Township, Chiayi County, a group of groups along the Qingshui River Valley, circling up along the air flow in the valley, flying over the mountain, going to the south, changing the formation several times The wonderful picture, like a silver dragon flying in the valley, forming a "ten thousand herons and phoenixes" seasonal limited scene, is the only special ecological scene in Taiwan, always makes people exclaim again and again, from early September to mid-October every year, 4 o'clock in the afternoon to 6 o'clock in the afternoon is the peak of the yellow-headed heron transit, and you can celebrate the grand occasion when you visit Taixing Village.
Shenmu Starry Sky Romantic wedding
The Alishan Management Office has been deeply involved in the real estate industry for many years, creating a unique romantic atmosphere of Alishan Shenmu wedding and starlight wedding, giving a new romantic impression of "wedding dresses, honeymoon trips, wedding gadgets", and further inventory of Ali's romantic check-in attractions, so that newlyweds and lovers can warm up their feelings with new experiences and surprises through scenic spots, small trips or tea parties, etc., and make the most romantic stories in the years to come.
The classic "Shenmu Wedding" inherits the two characteristic ceremonies of the Zou tribe wedding experience and the Xianglin Shenmu wedding ceremony, and through the allegorical marriage customs of the tribal wedding, the forest wedding scene composed of the Xianglin Shenmu group is placed in the forest wedding scene, and the true love promise is made to each other in front of the Shenmu, turning the union of the newlyweds into a timeless feeling in the heart.
"Starlight Wedding" uses the concept of starlight sprinkled on Alishan, from the Niupuzai Love Prairie, Ruili Starlight Spike Love Garden to Meishan Taiping Cloud Ladder, continuing to brighten up the romantic landscape in the jurisdiction through the Starlight Wedding, connecting the local culture, and further driving the development of the surrounding industries.
Alishan four seasons are extraordinary, looking for flowers in spring, visiting the Firefly River in summer, enjoying the maple in autumn, participating in festivals, and gathering to meet the first dawn in winter, Hong Weixin, director of Alishan Scenic Area Management, said that Alishan Mountain is beautiful and humanistic, we are actively moving towards providing a touching classic tour through the tourism development and world friendship of sustainable business philosophy, and sincerely invite you to come and experience this Alishan Scenic Area full of surprises!