We booked a cottage for four at Alishan Youth Activity Centre where Erwanping station is located.
Erwanping Station (Chinese: 二萬坪車站) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Alishan Forest Railway Line located in Alishan Township, Chiayi County. The station was opened on 1 October 1912.
The daily mean temperature in April is only about 11 degree celcius here. Alishan is well known for its sunrises, sunsets, sea clouds, railways and forests. We were unable to wake up (not advisable too) for the sunrise, but we managed to capture the beautiful sunset at Erwanping Station and clouds on the other day.
We walked along the railway tracks a few times as this part of the railway is temporarily not in use.
The entrance fee is NT300 for a foreigner to enter Alishan National Scenic Area. I wanted to see cherry blossom so much but only had a glimpse of a few trees. Should have come earlier before the flower season is over. We took the red mini train and imagined pink and white petals raining down from the swaying tree. At least, we still managed to snap a few pretty shots.
The next day, on our way back to the city, we stopped at Fenqihu (奮起湖), a small town of low wooden buildings built into the mountainside at 1,400 meters, midpoint of the Alishan Forest for its production of high altitude food products such as bamboo shoots and aiyu jelly (愛玉). We tried the rail lunch boxes (火車便當, Fenqihu bento) for lunch.
Daddy is my hulk! He is so strong to carry both of us on him.
I saw wasabi plant for the first time!
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