Shizhuo

Taiwan

Shizhuo

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The mountain village of Shizhuo is located on the road from Chiayi to Alishan and is home to Alishan high-mountain tea. Above the village, hiking trails lead through tea plantations and bamboo forests.

The mountain village of Shizhuo is located on the road from Chiayi to Alishan and is home to Alishan high-mountain tea. Above the village, hiking trails lead through tea plantations and bamboo forests. All buses from Chiayi to Alishan stop here; the journey from Chiayi takes about an hour.

Shizhuo is about an hour from Chiayi on the mountain road to Alishan. The buses 7329 and 7322 stop in town. Set aside half a day for walks through tea fields and bamboo forest, or stay overnight to catch the Alishan bus the next morning.

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Fenqihu

Fenqihu is a mountain village on the Alishan Forest Railway on the way up from Chiayi. Trains make a longer stop here, and the place is known for its Bento lunchboxes. Buses 7329A and 7322A from Chiayi also pass through Fenqihu.

Alishan

Alishan

Alishan is a forested mountain region in Taiwan's western Central Mountain Range, reached by a historic narrow-gauge railway from Chiayi. Ancient cypress forests, mountain villages, and stunning peak sunrises make it one of Taiwan's classic mountain destinations.The Alishan Forest Railway was built during the Japanese colonial era for logging, ascending from Chiayi at 30 meters to Alishan Station at 2,216 meters. En route, it traverses tropical, subtropical, and temperate forest zones. After severe typhoon damage in 2009 and 2015, it is fully operational again since July 2024. From Alishan, an early morning train takes you to Zhushan, where many observe the sunrise over the mountains.

Central Taiwan

Central Taiwan

Central Taiwan stretches from the metropolis of Taichung into the Central Mountain Range, home to Sun Moon Lake and the Alishan mountain area. Those seeking lakes, forests, and tea plantations will find them here.Taichung, with its high-speed rail station and metro, serves as the region's transport hub, with buses departing from here to Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County. Further south, the historic Alishan Forest Railway runs from Chiayi to over 2,000 meters. To its east rises Yushan, Taiwan's highest mountain at 3,952 meters.

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Sun-Moon-Lake

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