We are going to board the Alishan train Look, there are more and more clouds here The huge trees in the mountains and rivers are right behind me We bought two tickets From Hualien to Chiayi We are going to Alishan If you search Google Maps it has a lot of cars to turn around But when I bought the ticket here He said there is a direct bus to Chiayi There is direct access To the direct train But it takes 7 hours Today we are all on a train journey I didn’t expect to sit there for 7 hours If you transfer from Taipei, it will be faster. But there are no seats available from Taipei to Chiayi He said there were no seats There are just no tickets left Let's go buy some food first This looks so delicious It looks really good Let's have this They all look delicious This is a cup of milk tea I don’t know if this is the milk tea that is more commonly drunk in Taiwan. Then we also bought one called Jiguang Xiangxiang Chicken And then there are Japanese food Going north and going south Then today we are going north on Route 175 Ziqiang goes to Chiayi This time we took the Ziqiang train from Taiwan. This train has been running since the 1970s Witness the development history of modern transportation in Taiwan It was the highest-level train of the Taiwan Railways at that time. And now it mainly serves due to terrain reasons Areas not covered by high-speed rail For example, our starting point today is the Hualien area. How big is the chicken steak of Jiguang Xiangxiang Chicken? It's really big This milk tea is not sweet at all The three-point sweetness I want is delicious. 7 hours train We took the slowest train From Hualien to Chiayi Many stops If you get to the back, there will be a lot of people with standing votes. It got very crowded later But overall it's okay Yes, what about after arriving in Chiayi? We have a new discovery We actually saw the moon in the sky This means it’s sunny here Because we have been in Taiwan for a few days Never seen the sun Never seen the sun or the moon That’s why I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s trip to Alishan When [renting a bicycle] here, you usually use line Or just scan the QR code directly with your mobile phone His bike is 4 hours Previously 10 yuan per 30 minutes Almost every 30 minutes It’s only RMB 2 yuan. And then there are electric cars Electric bikes are the first two hours 20 yuan every 30 minutes 40 yuan per 30 minutes from the third hour onwards That’s 4 yuan for the first 30 minutes 8 yuan for an hour is not bad for an electric car You can experience it It's 8 o'clock in the morning now Then I vacated all my suitcases Ready to be stored at the hotel And now the bag I’m carrying is extremely heavy Because we can’t put our luggage on the small train too crowded Okay, the suitcase has been put away Our breakfast at the hotel There is a rice Then pour some gravy on top Is this braised pork rice? But no matter what I feel like the kind of braised pork I used to eat Pork juice Then go make rice Very delicious We arrived at the train station in Chiayi This has a very retro train station I don’t know what era it was from. It’s very beautiful. And it’s just sunrise now I'll go get the ticket first OK We booked in advance on the official website Buy tickets first on its official railway website Otherwise, it would be difficult to buy this ticket Alishan Forestry Railway This is the train timetable and price, the price at each station Alishan this Which number are you using? This number two persons Yep Collect your ID information first. good Okay thank you bye And we are both next to each other Both the front and rear seats can be next to the window Yesterday I was particularly worried about a 6-car carriage and a 4-car carriage. Then she was moved to a carriage Both the front and rear seats can be next to the window Great, she changed it Yes, and I just wanted to take a photo Then she said, let me adjust it for you. It can help you take better photos I was originally worried about delaying the people behind me from buying tickets. Then I want to hurry up, hurry up Chiayi Station was originally built in 1902 The station is designed in a typical Japanese style Although as time passes The station has undergone many reconstructions and expansions But I still have a strong sense of nostalgia light yellow wall semi-curved windows A clock embedded in a broken sculpture in the middle of the roof Emerald green walls in the hall Sunlight pours in from the huge glass windows Just take a photo and it will give you a strong film feel So retro This is the end of the railway is a curve The car won't be able to pass through. Then this says the starting point of the forestry railway We're going to take this little train sit for two hours This car is quite noisy It’s too motorcycle (I don’t understand the meaning of motorcycle at all) alright We are going to board the Alishan train This is carriage number three Too retro After coming up, we discovered There's a place for your suitcase Used by flight attendants So retro This is definitely old This car is so old New and old You see, there is room for luggage up there, too. So don’t worry, you can still bring your suitcase. Yes, you can bring suitcases I just think it's really troublesome So be it They come, the security Very retro toilet This is a wooden station This station is so beautiful The little train we are taking now Already climbing up the mountain Then the whole feeling is very retro and industrial. The swing of the carriage is particularly large Then there was the sound of wheels rubbing against the rails. Then the car kept shaking Alishan forestry train It is a narrow-gauge forest railway with a long history. Built in 1912 Mainly used for transporting timber and tourism The total length of the railway is 72 kilometers The highest altitude is 2451 meters Famous for the spectacular natural scenery through the Alishan region Ride the Alishan Train It is the most healing way to visit Alishan Sitting swaying in a retro carriage Listen to the sound of wheels rubbing against rails echoing in the valley Passengers passing by by chance I will wave goodbye to you on the platform Sometimes it feels like traveling through time for a moment Back to a distant time There are only two forest trains departing from Chiayi every day. Along the way, you will pass many stations with their own characteristics. Transfer to Taiwan Haoxing Bus at Fenchihu Station You can reach Alishan The whole journey takes three hours The weather is excellent today right The smell of beef noodles is in the air to that house But today he won't, the car won't drive up. You have to go to the right Go down that main road almost 500 meters You will see a stop sign for a bus stop You wait over there He won't come up on holidays Because there are too many cars here, it's hard for him to turn around. today is a holiday So you have to walk down that way Then there's someone over there When you see the main road, turn right good Just walk 500 meters and you'll be there. That white house That's right, that's the white house. Okay, thank you The 12:50 class 12:50 Right Otherwise, we have to wait until 1:53 Accessible ramps are available from this platform. You can't feel it going down Very slowly Right until this point I found that there are many places in Taiwan All for this disabled person Just special care I discovered a lot of details For example, come this way little by little. Just let him, it’s not like there is only one way and then it is blocked Or you don't look very practical But this seems achievable, right? He can come over wild boar these two copies I can You have to sit outside and eat next to me Or in bags? Eat here 270 Can I use apple pay? We all pay cash This is our lunch box It tastes better than the last time we went to Hualien (eat) The bento I ate was delicious I found that the box of this bento is made of wood It also has wood grain. A thin piece of wood Are you going to throw the bento in here? box lid This is a bento cover flatten input Then look at the rubber band There's also room for rubber bands look meticulous You see I said it is made of wood? it's a small piece of wood Then you can flatten it Like to buy again Let me give you a small piece to taste first Okay, thank you sweet and sour 12345678 Sorry, they are all 100 It doesn't matter Okay, thank you Add ginger, right? Try adding ginger It's just a scent If you dare not eat ginger, add licorice salt Or just the original flavor Then I'll add a little ginger for you Just a little less A little less Just let me add it to it for you. Not below How much? 100 yuan 300? 100 Oh 100 No 300, 300 is a bit scary I thought I added ginger, ginger costs 200 yuan Ginger is 200 yuan Xiaoyu Eat this and see if it matches your clothes. It's just that your clothes are particularly suitable for this advertisement. It tastes like plum blossoms Right, it's a bit sour. Very tasty Just a little hard Pour some ginger on top And some little grains of salt Then when I eat it, I feel like plum blossoms And crispy I always thought it was that soft Especially delicious, sweet and sour This thing is not particularly moist. If you get motion sickness or something You can buy this Its sourness is better for the stomach After taking the Alishan forestry train And now I have to transfer to a bus One is called Taiwan Haoxing Taiwan is good Then look at him, we are at Fenchi Lake at this time Then go to Alishan There are 11:30, 12:50 and 2 o'clock Only this time Then we'll take this class This station is full of people now Everyone is down Thanks I need to scan this. This is a characteristic of Alishan Everything sold is bulging This 7-eleven sells hats and scarves There are also autumn clothes and long trousers. If you want to be cold, you can add it here Just use apple pay Thanks 300 yuan for two people This is the ticket you carry with you Look, it’s already foggy over there. Into the clouds and mist Arriving at the mountain climbing annex I think the conditions might be a little tougher. This place looks a bit like an old-fashioned family building from the past It's that kind of motel, right? Hotel, right? It's not even a hotel, it seems. It's on the 4th floor here knock Are you deliberately trying to create a mood? Now this color is absolutely amazing It's cold and warm at the same time I'm in Are you ok So small so small I want to know what's on the table Launch button? Is this it? Launch what? Is this the launch button? Look under the table and take out the retro slippers how about these slippers There are also electric mattresses, look at them There is an electric mattress for it This should be the switch for the electric blanket Is it the quilt you opened? It's a quilt Is it clean? The quilt feels okay washed Look at this phone This little phone This phone is so retro Oh, it's available Very simple, very Japanese bathroom Very small, very delicate That's it Military reminder price difference certificate or supply certificate Only after registering and paying the rent can you be allowed to rent. Accommodation fee 4500 What I spent was 3200 (it was 3600) It's cheaper online I can hardly even see you anymore Got off work right under our noses We are the navigation Navigate yourself Let’s guide the hiking trail Exploring Alishan late at night Fog rises in Alishan in the evening Visibility is less than 100 meters We missed the last flight Small train to Chaoping Station The only option is to hike into the mountains They are going to Sisters Pool Are you going to Sisters Pool? He said he wanted to go there and see the giant tree. Just like one of our volunteer teacher friends He said he would go in at dusk it's getting dark He couldn't find this piece of wood. He can't see the wood in front of him He felt weird Ghost hits the wall Just believe it if you believe it, don’t believe it if you don’t believe it no That's what others told us He is our volunteer teacher Never encountered Look at the top of the tree Just look at the tree head here Look at what was logged before When you go down, there is a tree on the right side. on the way We met the volunteer couple who were about to get off work They enthusiastically explained the hiking route to us And the legend of Alishan They took us to the entrance of the hiking trail But we still don’t recommend that we go into the mountains alone after dark The sun sets much faster than expected The last ray of sunlight was instantly swallowed up by darkness In order to be able to photograph the sunrise in Alishan the next day Also out of respect for nature We finally decided to return Hope to have good luck tomorrow Because we are late today The train was late So I just wanted to walk through the woods when I got here. But failed to wear it I only took a time-lapse of the sunset Because the light is not very good today It's so scary inside Yeah, too scary We didn't challenge it And now we come here to eat hot pot Hotpot in Alishan Then there are so many dishes for only a little over 100 yuan. Yes, 150, 150 yuan Then it was particularly interesting just now I also ordered a dish called Mainland Girl I thought it was some special dish It turns out that lettuce is called a mainland girl He told me it was a dish from mainland China. I said I haven't heard of it The key point is why is she called a mainland girl? Does it look like me? You see, this pot is just a steel basin a small basin The dipping sauce doesn’t have much special ingredients either. Just some satay sauce and garlic And little red pepper I just saw a very civilized phenomenon There's a no-talk zone over there when you're eating. Maybe it was left over during the epidemic. Just don't talk while you're picking up the ingredients. It would be best if you can wear a mask Actually, I've thought about this before It’s because in this hot pot seasoning area If everyone is talking loudly It's actually quite unhygienic. So in this restaurant I see a forbidden area This is not bad We just finished eating hot pot Then I planned to go to bed early today and bought breakfast. Then we will go up the mountain at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning 5:50 bus 5:50 bus Then we have to go up the mountain to watch the sunrise In fact, the weather was not very good when we came today. It's all fog But I just took a time-lapse at sunset Already seen the clouds The sun is almost out The fog has completely dissipated now So I'm looking forward to it We can see a great sunrise tomorrow But the weather in Alishan changes very quickly I think the fog is still very beautiful It feels quite like a Japanese town at night right This is called a train whistle The sound it makes is exactly like a train whistle I heard a child blowing today This voice is quite loud And it looks very much like Is this a boast? Come again You have to think about the feeling of being in the mountains Are you cold? Someone feed him If you have something to eat, don’t disturb me. yes That's good We can go back and rest The moon has risen from behind the mountain It seems that the weather should be very good tomorrow Hope to see a perfect sunrise Good night We are leaving at 5:50 in the morning Go to the train station to watch the sunrise so cold windy in the morning 20 minutes left The car that leaves at 5:50 is fine here. You can also buy tickets in the morning But I guess there should be a lot of people standing inside The temperature displayed now is 6 degrees Many people are waiting here first train Go to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise Okay, we're in Then have to queue up everyone on the ground There is a white line You can put it in this line Stand here for everyone Then it corresponds to the door of that car Went in easily. You can get on the bus now The color of this car is cool It’s the same color as the car that went up the mountain yesterday. The car windows are so cold and covered with frost I just saw a sign outside that said 1900 We started planning to build this railway Then later in 2016 with switzerland What other agreements have been signed? I guess it's a technical help. Just make the train technology better More stable and safer That little train in Switzerland is so awesome It's because we just came back from Switzerland last year The trains are also mountain trains In fact, it's very similar to here So there is still this reason And the mountains in Switzerland are steeper But it will be very stable to drive The golden hour of sunrise only lasts a few minutes So be sure to take the two trains that leave earliest. Through the gaps in the forest, you can see the faint light of the sky In my heart, I began to look forward to the view of the sunrise. Sorry, the picture here may be a little shaky In order not to miss the moment of sunrise We almost forgot we were still filming Ogasawara In fact, the sunshine is behind the mountains now Wait there for it to come out Coming out soon You see there are more and more clouds here, right? disappointed Just when we are full of expectations Did you see behind me? The sun disappeared into the clouds again And the clouds are getting thicker and thicker Today’s sunrise failed Not even the mountains can be seen But it's sunny here It's cloudy here so be it So be it There are often walls like this on forest railways That kind of wall is actually to prevent the train from tipping over. Then I saw there were a lot of those mani piles on top It’s used for praying in Tibet. this is nice to look at have a sense of space It seems unreal It's so beautiful This light is magical This is too big This tree is super thick and its roots are huge Then there are two tree holes And it's very high Are you still living till now? It's so fast that it goes directly into the sky It is said that you can tell secrets to the tree hole Get out of here We finally came to this huge water mountain tree Let me show you how big it is see it There is a feeling of fear of giants It's in this forest, surrounded by small trees Then just one right Look how much bigger it is than other trees We little people must be very little That's it so big I estimate there will be 20 people around. Alishan’s unique fog forest climate Provides plenty of moisture to plants As early as thousands of years ago This was once a primeval forest lined with giant trees. In order to transport wood during the Japanese colonial period, The Shuishan branch line was built here Giant trees were used to build palaces For example, we are familiar with the torii gate of Meiji Jingu Shrine. It is made of giant trees from Alishan. Now it has been built into a national park These giant trees have also been protected I hope that people in the future can still see the scene of giant trees growing into forests. Okay, that’s it for this episode. hope you like it In the next episode, we take Taiwan’s high-speed rail back to Taipei This is also our last two days in Taiwan
