The weather on Friday was dry even though a bit windy, which made it slightly chilly. I decided to hike the Jinbaoli Trail (Fishermen’s Trail) in the Yangmingshan National Park.

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/03/11
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The weather on Friday was dry even though a bit windy, which

made it slightly chilly. I decided to hike the Jinbaoli Trail (Fishermen’s Trail) in the Yangmingshan National Park.

The Jinbaoli Trail follows an ancient route, which used to be the main route for travel between Shilin in Taipei and Jinbolli (Jinshan, New Taipei City) on the North Coast in the early days when there were no Coastal Highway (Provincial Highway No. 2) and Yangjin Highway (陽金公路). The ancient trail was used by porters to transport such products as fish, sulfur, and tea, and parts of the trail were steep. The trail is said to have been heavily traveled during the Qing Dynasty and used regularly up until 1950’s.

In a way, I was actually following in the footsteps of the early Taiwanese settlers, and I believe the section I traveled on Friday from Qingtiangang to the Shanghuang Creek parking lot is the most beautiful part of the historic trail, where relics of the past could be seen here and there, including the deserted terraced fields, Hanbing’s House and Xuyan Bridge.    [FULL  STORY]