It is known to be
one of the "eight wonders of Taiwan" and we’ve heard that the beauty
of Alishan girls are exotic coming from the “Alishan de guniang” or "The
Girls of Alisan" was a popular song back then. Ironically, we found out
that this song is only applicable a decade back as the “The Girls of Alishan”
were now “The Women of Alishan” olz Nevertheless, the area is still famous for
its natural beauty namely the cypress trees, sakura & mountain.
Our nice and
comfortable "min su" with excellent service ∩__∩y
As it
was spring, the weather was pretty cooling, at about 19 degrees Celsius. As
night, it can drop till 16 degrees Celsius. If you are visiting in the winter,
it will be even colder!
We had
steamboat (perfect in the cold weather) before we begin our journey!~
Apparently
in the mountains, it is tend to get foggy or raining *brrrrrrr*
Look
at the magnificence of these tall straight cypress trees!
There were a lot of huge
sakura trees but there was only a small number of pink blossoms. Our hostel
owner told us that during sakura season the place is full of cherry blossoms and
gets very crowded~
Couple shot with the lovely flowers (^_^)∠※
Ahhh flowers again
The
Sisters Ponds are actually two high mountains ponds side by side above 2,100
meters sea level. The Elder Sister Pond is approximately 530 square meters
while the Younger Sister Pond is approximately 66 square meters in terms of
surface area. A gazebo made of cypress is built on the Elder Sister Pond.
A very relaxing and peaceful place .....
At the
end of the Sisters Ponds trail, there is a flight of stairs down, with tall
cypress planted on both sides. Very pretty and mysterious~
Alien-looking tree *spookyyyy*
Forever One Heart tree <3 span="">
Alishan Sacred Tree
Alishan
Shenmu Station (阿里山神木車站)
Alishan Shoujhen Temple
Yummy dried wild boar meat & dinner #^.^#
Nz morning, woke up as early as 4am to catch the sunrise! Long queue @Alishan train station @.@
It's worth the long queue & early wake-up hours~
On our way back~
Really impressed
with the beauty of nature, strongly recommend to those who visit to Taiwan, don't miss Alishan!
XOXO
sassycat
