Taking the Alishan mountain railway to see the lake of clouds - BBC Travel Show
Carmen Roberts wakes at 3:30am to make the journey on the Alishan mountain railway in Taiwan, all to see the stunning sunrise above the lake of clouds in tranquil Taiwan.
Travel-ying Alishan Taiwan (阿里山台灣)
Taiwan 2018 - Alishan
Adventure Trails at Alishan
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Sunrise Trail; Alishan, Taiwan
430 am hike in Alishan in wait of the Sunrise
(too much thick cloud, no sunrise at expected time 636 am)
Quick stop in Fanlu Township on the way to Chiyai
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Falling in love with Alishan.
Alishan is best known for its sunrise, sunset, sea of clouds, railways and forest.
This is Alishan station, supposedly Taiwan's largest train station constructed of wood. Nearby is a trail that leads visitors into a forest of millenium red cypresses and Japanese cedars.
Guess how old this red cypress is?
Huang Yuan-ming, Guide
Its diameter at breast height is 13 meters, so it's about 2000 years old. There are 36 ancient trees here. Each of them are numbered and described in the signs.Today we visited some of Alishan's most popular destinations. Next week we'll be hitting some of the lesser traveled paths. Stay tuned!
This one here isn't quite the oldest, but it's the most popular and voted THE sacred tree in Alishan.
Some people make visiting this forest an item on their bucket list. And some couples even choose to get married here to make their wedding even more memorable and sacred.
Not far from the forest is Fenqihu, a town where tourists stop for meals and souvenirs. We have with us today an English friend. Everybody, this is Jack.
Incredibly foggy, it's like this in Fenqihu just about every day. Kind of mystical and enchanting.
This is an old bakery with a popular dessert called train cake.
Liou Jia-rong, Baker
My grandpa would use to sell these on trains. This flavor is Alishan oolong tea.
It really tastes like tea.
It's good.
Another item they sell on trains and also in town are lunch boxes. In its heyday, the entire town can sell 1500 lunches a day.
Michella Jade Weng, Presenter
Jack Harrison, Traveler
Sweet potato.
Is it good?
Tasty.
Not bad.
Jack Harrison, Traveler
It was great. I loved the 老街，walking along that street. Same with the train station. It was very cool. It was all foggy and misty when we walked through that, which was very atmospheric.
Today we visited some of Alishan's most popular destinations. Next week we'll be hitting some of the lesser traveled paths. Stay tuned!
The Search for Alishan－Discover Alishan；尋找阿里山之花漾四季阿里山（英語版）
What makes Alishan National Forest Recreation Area high on anyone’s list of travel destinations?
Glorious sunrises, spectacular seas of cloud, verdant forests, the charming old forest railway and spectacular Cherry Blossom displays have no doubt made Alishan one of Taiwan’s top tourist draws, and this is just the beginning of the list…
Comprising 18 mountains, the world-famous Alishan was once the hunting grounds of the Zhou aboriginal people.
The arrival of the ethnic Han Chinese pushed the original settlers to the lower elevations of the mountain, known as Chiayi Fanlu township today. With their permanent settlements at Shanmei, Yele, Dabang, Tefuye and Laiji comes the uniquely colorful indigenous culture. ……
Wankou Hotel - Alishan - Taiwan
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Wankou Hotel hotel city: Alishan - Country: Taiwan
Address: No. 45, Zhongzheng Village; zip code: 605
Just set in Alishan National Scenic Area, Wankou Hotel is located in Chiayi. It is only a 5-minute stroll from Alishan Railway Station, where guest can take a popular Alishan railway tour. Free WiFi access is available.
-- Installé sur le site de l'Alishan National Scenic Area, le Wankou Hotel est situé à Chiayi. Il se trouve à seulement 5 minutes à pied de la gare d'Alishan, où vous pourrez faire un trajet en train populaire d'Alishan.
-- El Wankou Hotel se encuentra en Chiayi, en la zona natural protegida de Alishan. Está situado a solo 5 minutos a pie de la estación de tren de Alishan, donde se puede tomar el popular tren turístico de Alishan. Además, hay conexión WiFi gratuita.
-- Das Wankou Hotel begrüßt Sie im Naturreservat Alishan National Scenic Area in Chiayi. Sie wohnen nur 5 Gehminuten vom Bahnhof Alishan entfernt, von wo aus Sie beliebte Eisenbahnfahrten unternehmen können. Kostenfreies WLAN ist verfügbar.
-- 万国别馆坐落在嘉义的阿里山国家风景区内，距离可供客人享受阿里山火车之旅的阿里山火车站仅有5分钟的步行路程，并提供免费无线网络连接。 万国别馆距离嘉义火车站有2小时的车程，距离嘉义高铁站有2.5小时的车程。 每间客房均享有美丽的山景，配有电视和热水浴缸。部分客房还设有私人阳台。浴室配有吹风机和免费洗浴用品。 万国别馆设有日光露台和共用休息室。旅游咨询台的工作人员很乐意为您安排旅行行程、行李寄存服务以及机场班车服务。
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Hotel Alishan
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