TAIWAN
- the Central Mountain range -
02 - along the EAST-WEST CROSS-ISLAND highway -
The East-West Cross-Island highway is in itself a 120 miles long remarkable feat of engineering.
It starts at the magnificent Taroko gorge,- and then in the most dramatical way twists and turns up across the Central Mountain range,- where Taiwan's most varied and beautiful scenery can be found.
Here is the highest mountains,- and you can see "the Sea of Clouds"!
This is a true wonderland with breathtaking beauty.
Please enjoy my impressions from a too fast trip across the Central Highland.
1973-13-033 - Leaving the Taroko Gortge - and up on the central mountain rnge of Taiwan - -
1973-13-034 - Looking back - down to the village Tianziang and the Xiangde Temple - - -
1973-13-035 - A view down to the Xiangde Temple and the Tianfeng pagoda at village Tianxiang -
At this village I left the Taroko gorge and took the entire way across the central mountain range from east to west - ending up in Taichung on the east coast -
1973-13-036 - Here's a sweeping view of the Cross-Island Highway -
1973-13-037 - And another view -
1873-13-038 - Near the Li Shan mountain -
1973-13-039 - Entering the clouds - -
1973-13-040 - Into the mist - - -
1973-13-041 - Into the mist - - -
1½973-13-042 - The "Sea of Clouds",- near Li Shan -
1973-13-043 - The "Sea of Clouds" -
1073-13-044 - Looking over and under the "Sea of Clouds" - -
1973-13-045 - Looking under and over the "Sea of Clouds" - - -
1973-13-046 - People have started to settle along the road - and making terrased fields - -
1973-13.047 - Terrassed fields on the mountain sides - - -
1973-13-048 - Cultivation of the steep mountain sides - - -
1973-13-049 - Farming along the road - -
1973-13-050 - More cultivation of the mountain sides - - -
1973-13-051 - Stunning view over the central mountain range - -
1973-13-052 - Farming on the mountain sides - - -
1973-13-053 - A Stunning view over the central mountain range - - -