Geological Impression Cultural Painting Historical Memories The Legend of Immigrants Collision of Plates Tour to Tribes Including the migration of Han people and immigrants during the Shaping the Beauty of the Rift Valley Understanding Indigenous Culture Japanese rule and from various parts of Taiwan after the Restitution of Taiwan, the humanistic scenes of East Rift Valley has been enriched East Rift Valley National Scenic Area Administration The East Rift Valley is the long and narrow valley between the Central The East Rift Valley is a multicultural area with rich indigenous and has left salient hallmarks on the land. The Administration Office and Hegang Visitor Mountains and Coastal Range. As it is situated on the fissure of the cultures. Information Center Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate, many faults are formed. No. 168, Section 2, Neighborhood 17, Hengang Village, The rift valley is a closely knitted network is formed by Hualien River, The Major Rites of the Six 1 Dongli Rice Mill Ruisui Township, Hualien County Siouguluan River, and Beinan River that constitute the landforms of Major Tribes in East Rift Valley This rice mill began to operate 03-8875306 gorge, waterfall, hot spring, meander, river terrace, alluvial fan, faults, in the Qing Dynasty. It had 08:30~17:30 bad land and more. Amis Tribe witnessed the good harvest of Toll Free Service Hotline: 0800-000115 Good rice grown in Fuli and Chishang. Wulu Gorge Tiefen Waterfall 4 Harvest The Good Harvest Rite is held from July to Liyu Lake Service Station 1 Rite August every year. Rich in tribal color, it is the It is located between Wulu and Tiefen Waterfall is also called most important rite in the year. Dongli Village, Fuli Township, Wandering Around East Rift Valley No. 100, Huantan North Road, Chinan Village, Hualien County Lidao, and is an s-shaped gorge Shigong Waterfall. With a height Shoufeng Township, Hualien County cut by the Wulu River at the upper of about 26m, its water is cool 03-8641691 stream of Sinwulyu River. About and refreshing, falling off from Puyuma Tribe 4km in length, there are a hanging the tall and straight cliff. Mangayan gayau (Monkey Rite) is held in late Japanese Architectures Clusters bridge, hot springs, and other Mangayan Lushan Service Station December, being an adulthood rite for the During Japanese rule, there were  sightseeing spots around. gayau plans for massive immigration of 2 No. 39, Donghu, Neighborhood 9, Luoshan Village, Fuli Dongfeng Village, Yuli Town, Puyuma young men to go into the tribal house. Township, Hualien County Hualien County Japanese. Now, many examples 03-8821725 323km, Tai Route-20, Hairui Township, of Japanese architecture, shrine Taitung County ruins, and village and town Luye Service Station Bunun Tribe projects are seen everywhere. No. 46, Gaotai Road, Yongan Village, Luye Township, Malaho- daigian Malahodaigian (shooting the ears) ritual is Taitung County 2 Xiao Tianxiang 5 Liji Bad Land held at the late April and early May, it is a test Fengshan Village, Fengli Village, ritual and Fengping Village of Shoufeng 089-551637 Liji mélange is the front end of as well as the legacy of hunting skills. On one side of Fudong Highway, it Township in Hualien. is a steep cliff. On the other side of the Philippine Sea Plate, formed Longtian Village, Luye Township, Beinan Visitor Information Center it, it is a deep valley, with a small by tiny mudstones, which contain No. 286, Binglang Road, Neighborhood 16, Binlang cave running through the rock. At a sticky minerals mixtures. As the Taroko Tribe Taitung County Village, Beinan Township, Taitung County glance, it looks as grand as Taroko rainwater erodes the land along After harvesting millets in October every year, the surface, many gullies are 3 089-239462 Gorge; therefore, it is called “Xiao Taroko people will hold the Mgay Bari to express Mgay Bari formed by erosion. Unsuitable for Tianxiang.” their gratitude to their ancestors’ spirits and pray farming, it is called a badlands. Liji Information Station for a good harvest in the coming year. No. 52, Liji Road, Neighborhood 3, Liji Village, Beinan 7km, Tai Route-23, Fuli Township, Township, Taitung County Hualien County Passing over Liji Bridge at Beinan Township, Taitung County Sakizaya Tribe 089-239432 Different from traditional Good Harvest Palamal Rite, it is a ritual of reminiscent of Sakizaya Lushan Waterfall 3 Puyuma Mountain 6 ancestors sacrificed in the Qing Dynasty. With this worship, tribespeople pray for rebirth. Lushan Waterfall is located at the At the opposite side of Liji Badland, upper-stream of Luozi River, being Beinan conglomerate is a part of a waterfall formed on a mountain the Eurasia Plate. It is formed by the Seediq Tribe Fenglin Tobacco Building washing of Beinan conglomerate by Immigrants coming from western Taiwan built many Minnan style and fault. Divided into the upper level Seediq holds the Hunting Rite and Fishing rainwater at the end of the Central Hunting Hakka style villages and towns here. Among them, Fenglin has Hakka and lower level, it is 120m high. Rite at the end of the year on different dates. Mountains, nicknamed “Little Yellow Rite style architecture as well as the first international certified “Cittaslow With plenty of water, this fall is Tribespeople celebrate these traditional rites magnificent. Mountain.” International” in Taiwan. with songs and dances to commemorate their ancestors’ spirits. Luoshan Village, Fuli Township, Hualien North of Liji Bridge, Beinan Township, Fenglin Town, Hualien County Township, Hualien County Taitung County

Transportation Map Information Map of East Rift Valley

How to go to Hualien and Taitung

By plane

Hualien Airport Taitung Airport 03-8210768 089-362530 Hot Air Balloon Carnival 089-362531 11甲

1.Mandarin Airlines Bunun Tribe 02-4128008 http://www.mandarin-airlines.com/index.html the way, you will pass by Tianxiang, Taroko, 2.Uni Air and Xincheng. Take Tai Route-9 and drive south. Hualien Sugar Factory 02-25086999（Domestic flights） https://www.uniair.com.tw 2. Drive north then turn to Hualien. 02-25011999（International flights） 3. Drive south then turn to Taitung. Railway Highway: 1968（24H） Provincial Highway By train County Highway Visitor Center ←Director General of Highways, MOTC Taking TRA North-Link Line or TRA South-Link Line to all Station stations in the East Rift Valley Information Station General Enquiry 0800-765888 Attraction ← Train Schedule Transportations to East Rift Valley ‧ ‧ ‧ By car By car Car rental By train ‧Taiwan Tourist Shuttle A.Departing from Northern Taiwan 1. Depart from Taipei-Yilan Highway. Take National Highway 5 and get off at Rift Valley – Hualien Line Rift Valley Luye Line Suao Interchange. Go to Tai Route-9 to Hualien. TRA Hualien Station (Bus Station) Taitung Bus Station 2. Get off at Suao Interchange from National Highway 5. Take Tai Route-9 to Hualien. Danongdafu Organic Rice Paddies Luye Gaotai

B.Departing from Southern Taiwan Take Tai Route-1 to Fengkang, Pingtung. Take Tai Route-9 and go north to Taitung.

C.Departing from central Taiwan 1. Take Tai Route-14 to Lushan, Renai Township, Nantou County. Get Tai Route-14A to Dayu Mountain, Sioulin Township. Go to Tai Route-8. Along

Liushishi Mountain Liyu Lake Travel in the Four Seasons Forest Park Zone Parent-child Tour The Capricious East Rift Valley Embrace Nature Holding Hands, Parents & Children Where You’ll Find Fun All Year Round Deep Breath in the Forest Magnificent Views of Farms

1 Mataian Ecological Wetland Shin Kong Chao Feng Resort Ranch Mataian Ecological Wetland Leisure Farm is rich in ecological resources. 1 Visitors can ride their bikes It is an all-round leisure farm, 1 around to enjoy the beauty of providing visitors with the leisure, nature. It is also a traditional Luanshan Forest 4 good food, and accommodation. habitat for Amis tribespeople, Both adults and children can spend 3 who have developed a special Museum 1 day to 2 days here. In the parent- ecological fishing method, child animal zone, children can In the past, it was the hunting called palakaw. learn to love animals and treasure ground for Bunun people. Now, it nature. retains its primitive look. Visiting No. 15, Lane 42, Daquan Street, Daquan Village, Guangfu Township, Hualien here, people may feel like walking No.20, Yongfu St., Fenglin Township, into the primitive woods in the County 03-8700015 Hualien County film Avatar. 03-8772666 Danongdafu Organic Rice Paddies Chulu Ranch 4 It is located in the control area in the mountains at Yanping Township, Taitung In the past, it was a It is the ranch in Taitung 2 County. Appointments should be made in advance by phone or email before Rift Valley Flower Sea spacious sugar cane 2 JJ Valley Farms with the longest history. You field of Tai-Sugar. With visiting. Around the Lunar New Year, canola flowers bloom all over the green mountains Located by Ruishui Rafting Service can enjoy the magnificent Fireflies and Butterflies Watching at the reforestation in the 0911-154806 [email protected] and under the blue sky, constituting a magnificent yellow picture. It is the best Center, its fresh milk sterilized at landscape around or you past decade or so, it has picture to welcome the coming of spring. Liyu Lake 650C is highly recommended. Of can take a walk in the ranch become the first artificial 5 course, you don’t want to miss its or grass skating zone to Between April and May every year, there are various kinds of fireflies and forest on a plain in Taiwan. delicious hot pot. enjoy different outdoor butterflies dancing around Liyu Lake. The Rift Valley Administration will It is ideal for cycling. feelings. 2 hold firefly and butterfly watching activities in this period. No. 230, Section 3, Zhongshan Road, Ruishui Township, Hualien County No. Farm 1, Neighborhood 28, Mingfeng Village, Beinan Township, Taitung County 4 03-8875588  No. 31, Danong Road, Dafu Village, Guangfu Township, Hualien County 089-571002 03-8700870 Ruishui Farm 3 Chishang Muye 5 Chihnan National Forest This splendid farm is opened to Vacation Resort the public for free. Visitors can Recreation Area experience close encounters with Operated by the Tai Sugar Company, 3 Chishang Muye Vacation Resort is In the past, it was a lumber Bunun Tribe Recreational Farm cattle and ostriches there. Of transportation station. Now, it course, its fresh and quality daily huge, spacious, and diversified. You has transformed into a forest Managed in the manner of cultural industry, Bunun tribe allows visitors to products are highly recommended. can find prairies, ranches, red cedar recreation area, displaying all feel the mountains, forests, brooks, butterfly valley, and more in their tribe. forest path, and more. Visiting there, people can embrace nature and feel free. sorts of lumbering machines, No. 157, Neighborhood 6, Wuhe steam locomotives and more from Village, Ruishui Township, Hualien No. 110, Xinxing Village, Chihshang White Pomelo Flower Grass Skating different forest zones in Taiwan. No. 191, Shengping Road, Neighborhood 11, Taoyuan County Township, Taitung County Village, Yanping Township, Taitung County Pomelo flower blooms from February to April every year. Rich in fragrance, On the grass slope at Luye Gaotai, visitors can skate the green grass to 03-8876611 089-862736 it grows in the pomelo garden in Hegang Village, Ruisui Township. enjoy the excitement of speed. No. 65, Linyuan Road, Shoufeng 089-561211 Township, Hualien County

5 Daylily Season 7 Still Lake and Running Streams Leisure Small Owns Blooming daylily flower is the magnificent landscape special Spa and Boating Rift Valley Literary and Artistic Scenes to Chike Mountain Liushishi Mountain in the Rift Valley. In New Water Fun Experience Profound Joy of Taking a Walk August every year, the flowers pave a golden yellow carpet on the mountains during the flower season. Red Leaves Hot Spring 1 Yuli Natural Stone Gallery 1 It is also called the Inner Hot Spring. It retains Originally, natural stone pictures were an the look of Japanese hotels in the early times, art activity for local people, both adults and allowing people to feel the old Japanese children, using local materials they could atmosphere. People can enjoy hot spa and find everywhere. Gradually, it has become a check in to the hotel here. salient feature of Yuli Town now. In this small 4 town, there are many old restaurants selling No.188, Hongye Village, Wanrong Township, Liyu Lake Scenic Area 8 gourmet snacks that you don’t want to miss. Hualien County It is the biggest inland lake 5 03-8872176 in Hualien County. The East Rift Valley National Scenic No. 50, Minquan Street, Yuli Town, Hualien Township Area Administration has 03-8883166 #115 花蓮觀光糖廠 Hualien Cup Triathlon Ruishui Hot Spring Zone developed it into a vacation In May every year, the Rift Valley Administration and Hualien County Contrasting with Red Leaves Hot Spring, resort. 2 Government will sponsor the “Hualien Cup Triathlon” to present visitors 2 Ruishui Hot Spring is called as Outer Hot with opportunities to keep fit and go sightseeing. Spring. Recently, many hot springs have been dug to form a hot spring zone. Take Tai Route-9 at Ruishui Township. No. 100, Huantan North Road, Chinan Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien Hualien Tourism Sugar Factory County 03-8641691 Hualien Tourism Sugar Factory consists of historical architectures, in which 6 Hualien County to Ruishui. Then, turn right to cultural relics of various eras are preserved providing evidence to the Wanquan Road. developmental history of sugar industry in Taiwan. 6 Dapo Pond Antong Hot Spring Zone Dapo Pond was named in No. 19, Sugar Factory Road, Guangfu Township, Hualien County different Chinese characters 03-8704125 #200 Hot Spring Carnival Antong Hot Spring Zone is 3 with the same pronunciation Between October and February in the next year, the hot springs and local developed into two sections: in the past. It is ideal for gourmet food ensemble to present this marvelous feast to comfort visitors Upper Section and Lower cycling and enjoying pastoral 5 bodies and appetites. Section. In this area, there are scenes. Monument of Tropic of Cancer Park many hot spring homestays for you to choose from. The Monument of Tropic of Cancer Park is located on Wuhe Platform at Ruishuei Take Tai Route-9 and turn to Tongshui Lane, Zhongshan Road (there is a Township. It is a monument in the form of a white sundial, around it four old Chinese 9 Tai Route-30, Yuehe Village, Yuli signpost at the street corner.) magic beasts are guarding the four positions. Paragliding Town, Hualien County. 089-862041 Paragliding is a popular activity Wuhe Village, Ruishui Township, Hualien County (East of 275.7km, Tai Route-9) in the Rift Valley throughout Lichuan Aquafarm 7 the year in various locations. 4 Wulu Gorge Hot Spring It is the home to golden clams. Here Among them, Luye Gaotai is It is a hot spring located along the Southern Wuhe Stone Pillars 3 visitors can enjoy the nostalgic and the most famous spot for this Cross-Island Provincial Highway gushing out rustic funs of “catching clams and Called as Satokoay in Amis language, it is a ruin aerial sport that can be done of the fissures of Wulu Gorge. Under the rock washing pants.” of the Late Stone Age of “Beinan Culture.” It is Earthquake Story House in all the four seasons. Summer Solstice 235 cliff, we can see ripples of various colors, such also the holy place where ancestors’ spirits live On 2F of the Earthquake Story House, the geological features and related On June 21 – the Summer Solstice free tea will be presented to visitors by as yellow, brow, black, dark green, and more. according to Amis legend. elements of the faults are displayed. 1F is the “Chishang Hakka Business the Monument of Tropic of Cancer to showcase the specialty of Wuhe – No.45, Gonghuo Village, Shoufeng Exchange Center,” displaying the cultural features and produce of Chishang. Honey Tea and Tea Culture Art. It is located between Wulu and Lidap along the Township, Hualien County Southern Cross-Island Provincial Highway. Wuhe Village, Ruishui Township, Hualien 03-8651333 County No. 153, Qingfeng, Qingfeng Village 153, Chishang Township, Taitung 03-8875400 County 089-862041#135