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English and is a pub singer. If there are enough people around, or if he likes you, he will
take out his guitar and play.
Shenlin Shui An has a well-built wooden
cabin
(NT$3800) that can sleep up to eight
people. Call for directions down if you are driving.
In town you can get solid, aboriginal-style food, such as
tǔ jī
(free-range chicken),
zhútǒng fàn
(rice steamed in bamboo tubes) and a variety of noodle dishes served with
the mushrooms for which Fuxing is famous.
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Xiao Wulai Waterfall
This long cascading waterfall (Xiǎo Wūlái Pùbù) can be viewed up close or from a ridge
almost half a kilometre away. On a foggy day, the sweeping scene of steep mountain
peaks and the long waterfall bears a remarkable likeness to the famous Song-dynasty
landscape painting
Travellers in Mountains and Streams
.
If you are driving, the turn-off to the falls is just past the Km20.5 mark. Two kilo-
metres up County Rd 115 you'll run into a closed toll booth and just past that the ridge
lookout. Further down is a parking area (NT$100) and entrance to a small trail system
(and developing scenic area) that winds around the back of the falls and down to the
base.
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Lower Baling
This small pit stop (Bālíng) on the highway is the usual overnight stop for cyclists. There
are a couple of hotels roadside, including
Lower Baling Hot Spring Hotel
(Xià Bālíng Wēn-
quán Shān Zhuāng; 03-391 2323;
http://shabaling.mmmtravel.com.tw
;
d/tw NT$2500/4000;
)
, which has simply furnished rooms upstairs from the spacious 1st-floor restaurant.
Weekday prices are about 40% to 50% of weekend rates, and outside of summertime
or holidays you should be able to negotiate lower rates at any time of the week. If the
place isn't busy, see if they'll include breakfast and dinner in your room price.
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Lalashan Forest Reserve
