Theme Site─Longyanlin Area, Jhongliao Township, Nantou County
A Silver-green village The rear garden of the city
The diversified, valuable animals and plants. |
The multiplex, creative packages of special agricultural products. |
Have a cup of coffee or flavor tea in the afternoon while looking at the dance of mountains, rivers and butterflies. Listening to the sound of rain, river and water frogs to perceive the nimbus in the countryside. |
The Long-An Roque Ground wholly covered with green grasses. |
Called as Longyanlin, the Seventh village of North Jhongliao of the Jhongliao Township was originally an unknown village prior to the September 21 Earthquake. But after that disaster, this place has gradually evolved into an alternative recreational village under the construction of the SWCB, the council of agriculture, executive yuan, as well as in the successful integration with such resources as the landscape, ecological farming gardens, farms, community learning and roque sport, and local industry culture.
Excellence of locally grown fruits throughout the four seasons, while the longans would be the champion of fruits! |
When you come to Longyanlin, you can well experience the natural ecology, take part in water playing activities, assimilate the phytoncide and enjoy the refreshing and regimen organic foods, while diversified recreational DIY activities are available here as well. For those who prefer the tranquility in the rural life, they can well have a cup of coffee or flavor tea, and perceive the nimbus in the countryside. If you want to enjoy the vast landscape, you can also oversee the magnificent Chiouchiou Peak and the graceful Shancha Lake. n addition, both the ZhangPing Riverside Walkway along which the profuse and diversified flowers would blossom in variance with the changing seasons, and the Long-An Roque Ground wholly covered with green grasses have provided the best sites typical of health, communication and recreation for the graying population, so that Longyanlin has become a silver-green leisure village suitable for both elder and younger people.
Longans would prevail over the crops cultivated in the Jhongliao Township, while the plantation would cover an area of up to 1000 hectares and there would be an annual harvest of several million jins. There would be a two-thirds substantial shrink of the logan pulp after baked in the longan stove for three days and two nights so that the densely aromatic and palatable dried longans can be produced.
The wonderfully excellent skills of the local artists at Longyanlin |
Waterfall Exuberance of natural resources. The Amazing masterpiece of the great nature
With the downfall of the torrential white-snow waterfall, a number of beautiful rainbows are formed. |
Whenever the natural landscape resources in Longyanlin are mentioned, the Long-Fon Waterfall would be widely regarded as one of most representative scenic spots locally, while the grandiose left fall is the Long (Dragon) fall and the right fall of three sequential layers is called as the Fon ( Phoenix) fall. When there is ample rainfall in the summer, the sound of this waterfall would be highly sonorous. In addition to the continuously evoked silver white waters, a number of beautiful rainbows would be formed here under the sunshine.
You can arrive at the Long-Fon Waterfall if ascending by the steps of stone ladder of Longlinxiang for a distance of
Join the recreational water play to experience the natural ecology |
about 600 meters, while there are an exuberance of natural resources, over 500 species of plants and countless varieties of insects along the way. Especially in Aril and May when the mountain valley is full of fireflies, it is most appropriate to appreciate such flying insects here, while the period from May to July would be a season in which the unicorn beetles spread all over the wax trees. In spring and summer, it is frequently possible to catch the sight of flying and dancing butterflies.
The plant dyeing that becomes quite popular recently also signifies a local industry that Jhongliao is aggressively promoting. The difference lies in that this method would use the roots, stems, flowers and fruits of the longan trees as the dyestuff, so that distinctive sceneries can be displayed in different seasons. |
2006