Sun Lin Lake Hiking Trip
杉林溪爬山行


This Saturday(2007/03/31), Me, Robert and Mom went on a hiking tour to Sun Link Sea (official name), a recreational nature reserve in Nantou County, Taiwan. This day is the perfect day for hiking, with light sun, slight breeze and a cheerful mood to boost. Nantou is situated in the centre of Taiwan, with mostly mountain terrain. Sun Link Sea(pronounced Sun Lin Si in Mandarin,which literally means Lake by the Trees) is a major tourist venue here because of its beauty and gains tens of thousands of visitors a year. Ticket price for adults is NT.200(US$5.8).The following are the photos I took. Enjoy.
這裡拜六，我跟二哥及媽媽去南投著名景點杉林溪爬山，杉林溪接近台大農業實驗室，有個很漂亮的瀑布，因此每年都吸引很多遊客觀光。





7:30AM
The main entrance into the nature reserve.
大門口的入口。




7:50AM We start climbing up the mountain. Along the way, we can see beautiful oak trees and pockets of pond water. The climate here is quite cold, therefore allowing oak trees to grow to a big size. 我們開始往上爬，在途中我們可以看到很多大伯樹，這裡因為是深山，所以柏樹普遍也長得較高大。
8:30AM We find the waterfall at last. The air here is so fresh it makes you want to live here forever. Did I mention scenery? 我們終於到達了瀑布，這裡空氣好到讓你永遠都想住這裡。我有提到風景有多美嗎？

Me, Donivan Hsiao
我，蕭煥諺




Robert, my twin brother.
蕭煥謙，我二哥

8:50
After we're finished with the waterfall, we keep on walking the old tracks. Here, we before the entrance to a tunnel, states this Notice: "Ancestor's Tunnel. Our earlier people logged nearby trees , They used their blood and sweat to make this tunnel. To show your respects to them, lower yourselfs down and enter with respect."
我們瀑布看完之後，繼續走下去。我們來到一個隧道入口前，告示牌寫著"先民隧道。先民伐木運木材手工鑽x費歲月行得先民血汗流，彎腰低頭示感懷。



























10：30
We walked through thick dense forests and man made gardens. There are too many places to go to so we headed back to the waterfall. You can actually see old tracks that have lost to nature.Taiwan is mostly mountains, so back when the Japanese occupied Taiwan, they had to build a lot of tracks in the mountains in order to quell the aborigine rebellion with ironically, aboriginal labour. There are only a few left. I've heard some mountaineers say that they travelled through thick forest and suddenly see a rock with a picture of a deceased Japanese officer on them.
我們一直走進去，有時還會看到一些已經敗給森林的就步道。以前我在中橫公路爬山的時候，有看到在重林裡面有個大石頭，上面有個殉職的日本軍官圖案，那時是深夜只有我和我哥，以點恐怖。

We get back to the waterfall the other way that goes directly under the waterfall,
where we can truly see its beauty closeup.
我們從橉一邊到瀑布，可以直接去瀑布底下，近近的看到瀑布的美。
















11:00
We then went to the "Gardens", park authorities had done this on a joint cooperation with the NTU agricultural division. Trees here grow very tall, probably because of the cold climate. (Taiwan is a tropical Island.)
我們要去"花園"這裡好像是園方跟一大學合作的花園。


11:30
We get to the Gardens. My stomach is starting to rumble!
我們到了"花園"了，我的肚子開始餓了！


11:40
"Guilt Inquiry Stone. The stone is neutral and fair. The proper gentleman should step on this stone with one feet. If he can't last 10 seconds, then he is guilty. " I stood 15 seconds!
問罪石


We walk back to the entrance of the park.
我們回到入口吃中餐

The Tong Blossom. I think this is an indigenous Taiwanese flower.
油桐花，現在開花季真的很美



After Sun Link Sea, we travelled to a nearby township. It is famous for one thing: a NT$40million toilet. I couldn't believe my years when my mom told me this.
我們去附近的一個村莊，她唯一莠民的就是花了四千萬打造的廁所，蛙！NT$40,000,000ㄟ！


Electronic sensor latrines, paintings one the wall, air-conditioned, a fountain in the centre and nice music. It's got everything! But is 40million worth it?
感應便斗，冷氣房，牆面掛滿了畫作，中間還有個池塘，但 四千萬值得嗎？


A traditional temple rest stop here in Taiwan.
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