Falling in love with Alishan
Alishan is best known
for its sunrise, sunset,
sea of clouds, railways
and forest.
This
is Alishan station,
supposedly Taiwan��s
largest train station
constructed of wood.
Nearby is a trail
that leads visitors
into a forest of millenium
red cypresses and
Japanese cedars.
Guess
how old this red cypress
is?
Huang
Yuan-ming, Guide
Its diameter at breast
height is 13 meters,
so it��s about 2000
years old. There are
36 ancient trees here.
Each of them are numbered
and described in the
signs.Today we visited
some of Alishan��s
most popular destinations.
Next week we��ll be
hitting some of the
lesser traveled paths.
Stay tuned!
This
one here isn��t quite
the oldest, but it��s
the most popular and
voted THE sacred tree
in Alishan.
Some
people make visiting
this forest an item
on their bucket list.
And some couples even
choose to get married
here to make their
wedding even more
memorable and sacred.
Not
far from the forest
is Fenqihu, a town
where tourists stop
for meals and souvenirs.
We have with us today
an English friend.
Everybody, this is
Jack.
Incredibly
foggy, it��s like this
in Fenqihu just about
every day. Kind of
mystical and enchanting.
This
is an old bakery with
a popular dessert
called ��train cake.��
Liou
Jia-rong, Baker
My grandpa would use
to sell these on trains.
This flavor is Alishan
oolong tea.
It really tastes like
tea.
It��s good.
Another
item they sell on
trains and also in
town are lunch boxes.
In its heyday, the
entire town can sell
1500 lunches a day.
Michella
Jade Weng, Presenter
Jack Harrison, Traveler
Sweet potato.
Is it good?
Tasty.
Not bad.
Jack
Harrison, Traveler
It was great. I loved
the �ѵ�Awalking along
that street. Same
with the train station.
It was very cool.
It was all foggy and
misty when we walked
through that, which
was very atmospheric.
Today we visited some
of Alishan��s most
popular destinations.
Next week we��ll be
hitting some of the
lesser traveled paths.
Stay tuned!