Is Alishan a famous scenic spot?

Alishan National Scenic Area is located in the eastern part of Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is a national-level special scenic area planned and managed by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. It was established in 2001. Its scope covers the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area in Alishan Township, which is still operated and managed by the Forestry Bureau, and has expanded to nearby well-known scenic spots in Meishan Township, Zhuqi Township and Fanlu Township.

Alishan is not actually the name of a mountain, but a general name for a specific range. The correct term should be " Alishan Mountain is geographically part of the main mountain range of the Alishan Mountains, adjacent to the Yushan Mountains to the east and the Xueshan Mountains to the north (Note: Many sources claim that Alishan is also known as Tashan, with an altitude of 2,484 meters, but this is not the case).

Sunrise

The famous Alishan sunrise has different positions and times in four seasons (due to the rotation of the earth). The best one is on the Zhushan Sunrise Tower. A good sun-viewing spot is to go to Zhushan. You can take the Zhushan sun-viewing train at Alishan Railway Station or Chaoping Station (the journey takes about 25 minutes) or go up the steps from the archway of the sun-viewing trail in Zhaoping Park (the journey takes about 40 minutes. There are signboards along the road), and in front of Guanrilou Square, there are detailed maps of the boundaries between Chiayi and Nantou counties and the sunrise.

Sea of ??Clouds

Alishan Sea of ??Clouds, one of the eight scenic spots in Taiwan, usually appears at sunrise or dusk when the weather is clear and there are floating clouds; layers of clouds and mist are undulating, covering the nearby peaks. Like a small island emerging from the vast ocean. The best season to view the sea of ??clouds is autumn.

Sunset glow

The reason why the sunset glow at Alishan, a tourist attraction in Taiwan, is gorgeous is because the air in the high mountain area with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters is thin and the solar radiation is strong, resulting in strong ultraviolet rays in the air. The blue sky shown on the horizon is more beautiful than the flat ground, and the sunset is relatively more beautiful.

Forest (Alishan Forest Recreation Area)

Alishan, a tourist attraction in Taiwan, has very rich forest resources, among which the virgin cypress forest is the most precious. Affected by altitude, the distribution of plants in Alishan shows tropical, warm, temperate and cold zones.

After the Japanese discovered the Alishan Forest in 1899, they established this virgin forest as an important forest farm. After Taiwan was regained, logging was prohibited for conservation purposes and it was developed into a forest recreation area.

During the Alishan flower season from mid-March to mid-April every year, mountain cherry, Yoshino cherry, double-flowered cherry, etc., decorate the entire mountain into a beautiful and colorful sea of ??flowers. While walking along the tree-lined avenues with towering ancient trees, in addition to absorbing forest phytoncides, you can also listen to the beautiful songs of thrushes, warblers, tits, thrushes and other birds (Alishan is one of the top ten best bird watching spots in Taiwan) One, belongs to the mid-altitude bird area). Even the thousand-year-old trees in the area that were originally felled have half-dead tree root shapes that are worth admiring. Of course, attractions such as Sisters Pool are not to be missed.