Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/10
By: Chiang Chun-liang and Isabel Wang
Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area opened its first
Photo courtesy of Chiayi Forest District Office
prayer rooms for Muslim visitors to the mountain resort area in Chiayi County on Friday.
Two prayer rooms were opened in the recreation area — one in the tourist center and the other at the main Alishan transportation station — the Chiayi Forest District Office under the Forestry Bureau said in a statement.
Not only are they the first Muslim prayer rooms at a national forest recreation area in Taiwan, they are also the country’s highest prayer rooms above sea level, the office said.
The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area is situated at about 1,400 meters above sea level. [FULL STORY]