DanayiValleygotitsnamefromadirecttranslationfromTsoulanguage.ItisoneoftherarelycleanriversinTaiwan.ItislocatedattheupstreamoftheZengwunRiverwithanelevationofabout500metersabovesealevel.Theriveris18kilometerslongandverybeautiful,andtheclimateisverynice.Infact,DanayiValleywasnotinagoodconditionmorethan10yearsago.Peoplearbitrarilycaughtfishandshrimpshereandpollutedthewater.Eventually,theTsoupeopleinShanmeiVillagecouldn'tstanditanymore,sotheydecidedtoprotecttheimportantwaterresourcesoftheirtribelifevein.Thus,DanayiValleywastakengoodcareofformorethan10years.Sofarwefinallycanseethroughthebuttonoftheseclearrivers.The"DanayiValleyNaturalEcologicalPark"isthefirstparkranbypeopleratherthanthegovernmentinTaiwan.ItissupervisedbytheShanmeiCommunityDevelopmentAssociationandopentothepublic,anditchargesonlyasmallfeeforcleaningandmaintenance.TheseyearsDanayiValleyhasbecomeanewlandscapeinAlishan.Theyevenperformdancingandsingingattheentranceofthepark.DanayiValleynotonlyhasarichnaturalecology,long-creepinggreenmountains,warmquiettrails,shiningriversandstreamsinthevalley,outstandinggiantstonesinthewater,anddancingbirdsandbutterfliesonbothshores,butalsohaslotsoffishhere,suchasthenumerousbitterflowerfish.Ontheotherhand,tobalancetheecology,theZengwunRiverinDanayiValleyisopenforpeopletofishinrainingseasonsandwhenthefisharebreeding.Theyevenprovidefriestothebreedingbusinessmen.Becausetheecologicallandscapehasbeentakengoodcareof,andlotsofeffortsareputintothetouristresourceshere,theTsoupeople'slivesoftheShanmeitribearegettingbetterandbetter.Andthelifequalityofthecommunityhasbeenimprovedalot.