| Toroko
Gorge |
Location:
Eastern
Taiwan |
| Introduction
and history |
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One
of Taiwan's most famous and premiere tourist attractions
is the Toroko Gorge. This spectacular marble canyon
is best explored from the neighboring town of
Hualien populated by 100,000 people.
Amongst the natural beauty there are some cultural
and other sites to see in the gorge such as the
red suspension bridge, temples set in mountains
and, most famously, the Eternal Spring Shrine.
This Shrine was built over a waterfall and dedicated
to the 450 people who died making the Cross-Island
Highway that runs along the gorge. The Highway
certainly gives a feeling of how hard it was to
build here. The amazing route is precariously
cut right into the side of the gorge.
Beyond
Toroko, the road proceeds up into the high mountains
of central Taiwan where there are incredible views
of numerous peaks lined with terraced slopes.
On some days at the highest point one can drive
into the clouds and have the mist blowing through
your vehicle.
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The
mountain drive climbs to 3,200 m (10,500 ft) high,
the highest road in Asia outside Nepal and Tibet.
The highest point is near Hohuanshan, where slippery
grassy trails went to the peak.
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of the sites to see while visting the Toroko Gorge
include The Gorge
Gateway, Eternal-Spring shrine, SwallowCaves, Tunnel
of Nine Turns, Tienhsiang Lodge, The Marble Factory,
Chi-Hsing Bay, Stone Sculptural Park. Toroko
Gorge is truly a remarkable site to see and shouldn't
be missed while in Taiwan. |
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service tours that include this site: |
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Departing
from Taipei:
2 day Hualien Full service package
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| D.I.Y
tours that include this site: |
2
day Hualien D.I.Y package
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| Points
to keep in mind: Hotel pick ups from downtown
Taipei City hotels are available for the full service
Haulien package. Please advise your full hotel name
and address at the time of booking. |
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