The first weekend of December I fulfilled my longtime wish of visiting the villages of Dali (大禮) and Daitong (大同) up in the mountains of the Torako Gorge in eastern Taiwan 

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/12/10
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–The first weekend of December I fulfilled my longtime wish of

visiting the villages of Dali (大禮) and Datong (大同) up in the mountains of the Torako Gorge in eastern Taiwan in a three-day journey, and my conclusion is that it’s a trip worth taking.

I started driving to Hualien on Saturday (December 2) afternoon under soggy weather conditions. Rain was especially harder in the area around Suao, Yilan. But when I entered the Hualien portion of the Suhua Highway (蘇花公路), there was no rain and the ground was dry. I was happy because that meant the hike up to the Datong and Dali area of the Taroko National Park was practicable and my longtime dream would finally come true.

I arrived in Xincheng Township (新城鄉), which is located at the eastern entrance of the Taroko National Park, just before dark fell, and found a bed and breakfast to stay overnight. I walked around Xincheng’s old street area on Saturday night and found that Xincheng is a very quiet and peaceful town.    [FULL  STORY]