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It was so misty on the Summer day that the reserve became a harsh and tough place to be accessible - Alishan, Taiwan
Alishan Forest Railway is an 86 km network of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist attraction with its unique Z-shaped switchbacks, and over 50 tunnels and 77 wooden bridges. Taiwan's Ministry of Culture has listed the forest railway as a potential World Heritage Site.
Sunrise above the Alishan mountains in Taiwan.
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The top of the gap is 1,250 meters above sea level. It is located near the 54th kilometer of the Alishan Highway. It is the closest foggy spot on the Alishan Highway (54-56K). At the same time, it is also a place to look at the sunrise. Therefore, it used to be called "The Dome". From Longmei to the top of the road, as the road climbs with the mountain, the airflow of Bazhangxi and the upper reaches of Zengwenxi meets here, forming a unique cloud waterfall landscape. From the observation deck of the Second Yanpingshan Trail, the cloud can be felt most. The dynamics of the waterfall, in addition, whenever the snow falls in the winter of Yushan, the white snow of the mountain can be seen at the top of the gap and along the Shantou.
Originally, in order to rush to Alishan, the tourists came to the top of the gap. Nowadays, local farmers and artists organize leisure agriculture areas, and strive to promote the top of the Alishan front yard. Not only can you view the mountain scenery such as sunrise and cloud sea, but also local flavor meals and tea gardens and coffee fragrance. This attraction, which has gradually attracted the attention of tourists, has indeed had a rich history of humanities in the past. It turns out that the gap top belongs to Gongtian Village in Fanlu Township. In the history of Taiwan's development, in the early days, carbon, medicine, vine, sawing, cutting, brain peeling, palm peeling and papermaking were the mainstays. The place names are derived from the high-rise confrontation between the Gengdingshan and the Eryanping Mountain. The ancestors took the pores into the mountains. According to the topographical features, the name was “Gap”.
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The view from our B&B in the Alishan Mountains.
7 shot panorama at 100mm.
Had dit weekend wat vers materiaal willen schieten met het mooie weer in Nederland, maar heel weekend met koorts thuis gezeten. Nu maandag dat ik weer mag werken weer beter..Grrrr.
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Beautiful view over the mountains of Alishan in Taiwan, shot taken more then 2 hours before sunset, but the colours were already beautiful.
Alishan, Taiwan
The weather is so changeable, it can be misty for a few hours and then the sunset appear out of nowhere...
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The area has been settled by Taiwanese aborigines since time immemorial, but ethnic Chinese began settling only in the 19th century. Development really took off only when the Japanese completed the Alishan Forest Railway (1912), a remarkable narrow-gauge train originally built for logging the area's giant cedars. By the 1970s, logging had pretty much ended and tourism had become the area's primary earner, and the entire area was declared a "national scenic area" in 2001.
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