Theme Site─Wushan area, Nanhua Township, Tainan County
Wushan Walkway A great place to get rid of uproars
otal length: 12 Kilometers. Divided into North and South sections Exuberant Forest Forms Great Overlooking Vision
The Wushan Walkway has now become a hot route for mountain climbing and walking. |
Situating remotely in the mountain ridge belt at an altitudinal height of 500 meters, the Wushan area of Nanhua Township, Tainan County covers an exuberance of natural landscape resources, as well as multiplex animal and plant species. Sticking to the ideas of naturalization, localization and diversity, the agricultural council of executive yuan has depended on the local feature landscape to integrate the abundant leisure tourism resources in the Wushan Mountain groups, thus shaping the Wushan area into a beautiful and wealthy village of natural and diversified features.
In this mountain densely covered with jungles, there is a so-called Wushan Health Walkway, along which there are various large stones in strange shapes and multiple animals & plants. There are numerous waves of tourists coming here over weekends and during holidays as such an environment can involve the forest baths, phytoncide flavor, broad eyeshot on top of the mountain, sea of clouds at dawn and rosy clouds at dusk. In this area, there are also the valuable Taiwan macaques shuttling back and forth in the mild wind and mountain forest. Moreover, a majestic and elegant temple of graceful model stands with incense smoke circling around as if cloud and mist are pervading in the countryside. This building emanates serenity and sedateness, and it looks like a secular fairyland when a breeze is blowing your face.
The Taiwan macaques are shuttling in the mild wind and mountain forest just like the legendary Monkey King that can display 72 changes. |
Standing on the Wushan Walkway, one can catch the sight of all the green fields in both Tainan and Kaohsiung, overlook to the east, the peaks in the south section of central mountain ridges as well as the plains in the valley of Nanzihsian River, and see clearly to the west, both the Xinhua hills and ChiaNan Plain. When there is a clear sky, it is even possible to oversee the even further Taiwan Straits. To the north, one can overlook both the Nanhua reservoir and Jing Mian reservoir, and to the south, one can ever look further into the Neimen and Cishan townships, as well as the Tsaoshan Moon World of fancy landscape in the Kaohsiung County.
Sweet Longans Aromatic Mangoes Wushan is worthy of your tour
Wushan stands as the largest longan growing area in the Nanhua Township. Whenever the flowers blossom or fruits are gathered, the aroma would spread everywhere to attract both the bees and butterflies for honey and waves of tourist for picking up the fruits. Longans planted in Nanhua can have sweet-smelling and juicy pulps, and therefore, enjoy the sound reputation on the market. As longan flowers are the favorite honey source plants for honey bees, the quality of longan flower honey can receive the greatest attention accordingly. As such, Nanhua Township has grown as an important site of the whole county, on which longan flower honey is produced
Due to the excellent quality, the particular mangoes grown in Nanhua can entertain a sound reputation among consumers. |
Benefiting from the cretaceous soil here, mangoes grown in Nanhua can be popular to gourmands as well. Nanhua mangoes can have very thin skin, high sweetness and strong aroma. Complemented with the real adoption of classified package, the Irwin Mangos grown here with the brand of Nanzhiyuan have gained high comments while the sales of such fruits have been much more outstanding.
The Wushan area abounds in ecological resources, while refreshing phytoncide diffuses in the Acasia Confusa forest on the mountain. On both sides of the Wushan walkway, there are various fruit trees standing in great number, while animals living here would include nearly 300 wild Taiwan macaques, as well as black-browed barbets, squirrels, bamboo partridges, frogs and fireflies, etc.
Groups of people bring along business opportunities, while the fragrance of coffee spread among the forest.
The original groups of temple in the area of Wushan have brought along substantial teams of people offering incenses, while the health walkway can attract continuous waves of tourists at weekends or during holidays. Therefore, recent years have seen the rise of practitioners running the coffee and snack food businesses, who would sell either gourmet foods and beverages, or beautiful scenes or landscape. Their operation has filled the Wushan area with the fragrance of coffee and gourmet foods attracting tourists to have a taste here.
Wushan Coffee is a store operated in the unused space of a civil house, while there are exuberant flowers in its courtyard to welcome the guests. |
Moving on the Wushan Walkway, you will encounter a legendary gold mine with a length of 35 meters on the Jin Guang Shan Mountain, as well as a bat cave in which the space can emit the mysterious charms as much as its name sounds. About 300 wild macaques would assemble in the Taiwan Macaque Protection Area, where these animals would come down the mountain to Look Foods in the early morning everyday. At 4 Pm, they would return to the mountain forest after satiating their stomachs. When these macaques come down the mountain, you can feed them with bananas, peanuts or fruits while watching the living state of macaque groups.
The Wushan Coffee serves as a successful case in the reutilization of an unused civil house. From its front gate to its curtilage, there are splendid displays of flowers prepared to welcome the guests, while the dense fragrance of coffee is floating and spreading in the air. Behind the main hall, there are several high longan trees with exuberant and dense flourishing flowers, functioning as a best source for the feature longan jasmine tea full of the honey scent.
Most attractive for tourists to stop by would be Xiangxiewan situated at a curved corner of the mountain road. Built in accordance with the deployment of original terraces here, this refreshing and unconventional premise would not only be conscientious in preparing the gourmet food & beverages, but also pay great attention to create the beautiful ambience and scenery. Inside this building, one can enjoy the landscape at the foot of the mountain from various angles, as well as the idleness in the half a day of floating life. Besides, night scenes here are even more intoxicating, while the seclusive serenity accrues from the myriad twinkling lights in the far distance. |
2006