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The Breathtaking Southern Cross-Island Highway in Taiwan

Commonly referred to as Provincial Highway No. 20, the Southern Cross-Island Highway is one of the three breathtaking cross-island highway systems that cut through Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range. The other two are: the Northern Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway 7), and the Central Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway 8). For more beautiful images, please watch the following ...

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A stretch of the Soputhern Cross-Island Highway.

Taiwan’s Caoling Historic Trail With Its Many Distinctive Sights

The Caoling Historic Trail is located in the mountainous area of Gukeng Township in southern Taiwan’s Yunlin County. The trail is famous not only because of its stunning scenery, but also because of its quick recovery after several natural disasters. Please watch the following video of the Caoling Historical Trail: History of the Caoling Historic ...

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The Caoling Historic Trail.

A Breathtaking Ancient Trail

Nestled between Pingtung  County (屏東縣) in southern Taiwan and Taitung County (台東縣) in the east, the Alangyi Ancient Trail (阿塱壹古道) used to be an important route for aboriginal tribes for hunting, migrating, and trading goods between the eastern part and the southwestern plains of Taiwan in ancient times. Alangyi is derived from Al­jungic, the name ...

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The Alangyi Ancient Trail.