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Dongyan Mountain Forest Recreational Area

Phone:886-3-3821506 Address:336 No. 35, Siayun Village, Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Fuxing Dist., Taoyuan City Taiwán, R.O.C
Dongyan Mountain Forest Recreational Area is situated in Taoyuan City's Fuxing District, at the foot of the Snow Mountain range. If one looks at the mountain from Amupin in Taoyuan, its shape is like a reclining maiden gazing wide-eyed towards the east, hence the name "Dongyan Mountain" (east eye mountain). The entire recreational area spans an area of almost 1,000 hectares, which includes the spectacular view of a 300-hectare cedar forest. The highest point in the park is the 1,212-meter "Dongyan Mountain". From the peak of the mountain visitors can see the breathtaking view of all nearby mountain ranges, Taoyuan, Sanxia, and the Tamsui River; it is also a good location to enjoy the night lights in Taoyuan.The two main features of Dongyan Mountain are the "cedar forest" and "sea of clouds". Due to its elevation at around 1,000 meters, during the early years, the area was used as a cedar plantation; therefore the cedar forest became the most prominent scenery in the park. The several hundred hectares of thick and verdant forest has formed a dense cover which makes an ideal habitat for a wide variety of amphibians, making Dongyan Mountain a good destination for parents to take their children and for environmental education classes. The terrain varies widely within the mountain region, misty clouds often form above the forest in the afternoons, and this is the time when Dongyan Mountain is most beautiful. If you are lucky, you might even see a rainbow coming out from the eyes of the maiden.Dongyan Mountain Forest Recreational Area has various forest trails with a total length of 16Km; it includes the "self-guided hiking trail" which climbs up the 1,212-meter main peak of Dongyan Mountain; the "knowledge trail" which focuses its displays on the plantation culture and logging industry; the "parent and child peaks trail" with one large and one small...
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