TabanguislocatedattheendoftheAlishanMountainswithanelevationofabout900metersabovesealevel,anditisthehometownofTsouTribe.About300yearsago,twomajoroldcommunities,TabanguandTefuye,becametheTabanguVillage,thelargestTsouTribe,attheintersectionoftheChangguchuanRiverandtheYisihji-annaRiveroftheZengwunup-streams.TabangukeepsmanyTsou'straditions,customs,worshipceremonies,andculture.ThevillageholdsceremonieslikeGood-HarvestFestivalandMayasvieveryyear.However,thebiggestfeatureofTabanguisstillitsenrichednaturalecologicalresources,includingtheYisihji-annaNaturalEcologicalParkandtheDade-anEcologicalGarden.SofartherearetwotrailsinTabangu.BothoftheancientforestrytrailsservetheTsouTribeforhuntingandbattlingandarefilledwithartificial-plantedconiferoustreesalongthewayfromtheJapaneseEra.ForestsintheYisihji-annaNaturalParkareprimitive.HugeShansutreesareeverywherebytheroad.Youcanalsoseecleanrivers,streamsandwaterfalls.Besides,Tabanguisalsoagoodplacetowatchbirds.Tabangu'smajorindustriesareteaandhighcoldvegetables,mainlyShankueiandbambooshoots.ItisthecenterofalltribesinAlishanTownshipandthelocationofTsoupeople'spolitical,economical,culturalandadministrativedepartments.Manygovernmentofficesandculturalworkshopsarehere,suchastheAlishanLibrary,the228Monument,theTsouAboriginalPeople'sResourcesCenter,theEcologicalTravelCenter,theSenior'sActivityCenter,etc.Tabanguvillagersareveryhospitable,sothereareafewsimpleB&B'sandrestaurants.VisitorscancontacttheEcologicalTravelServiceCenterforinformationontourpackages.