Hongzuo Traversing

Sugar Refinery
安通越嶺古道東段製糖所位置,現已無任何痕跡

The Yu-Chang Highway, which runs through Hualien County and Taitung County, was excavated in 1875. The highway stretches mainly along the Antong Valley and deep into the coastal mountains. After passing through a tunnel, it then follows the road between the Lujiao Creek and Ningpu Creek that leads to Ningpu Village in Changbin Township. The construction of the Yu-Chang Highway was actually based on the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. At that time (Qing period), General Wu Guangliang, who was stationed in Yuli, led the soldiers to excavate Pushige Chengguang’ao passae. This became the outer port of the middle section of the Huadong Rift Valley on the other side of the Coastal Mountains.

During the Japanese occupation period, the Government-General in Taiwan revised the legislation and changed the route to go from Antong to Zhuhu. In the post-war period, the Nationalist Government built a road from Yuli to Changbin, and chose the same route as the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. This road was completed and opened to traffic in 2007.

 

Historic Trail
位於海拔380公尺稜線上的安通越嶺古道東段

The Yu-Chang Highway, which runs through Hualien County and Taitung County, was excavated in 1875. The highway stretches mainly along the Antong Valley and deep into the coastal mountains. After passing through a tunnel, it then follows the road between the Lujiao Creek and Ningpu Creek that leads to Ningpu Village in Changbin Township. The construction of the Yu-Chang Highway was actually based on the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. At that time (Qing period), General Wu Guangliang, who was stationed in Yuli, led the soldiers to excavate Pushige Chengguang’ao passae. This became the outer port of the middle section of the Huadong Rift Valley on the other side of the Coastal Mountains.

During the Japanese occupation period, the Government-General in Taiwan revised the legislation and changed the route to go from Antong to Zhuhu. In the post-war period, the Nationalist Government built a road from Yuli to Changbin, and chose the same route as the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. This road was completed and opened to traffic in 2007.

 

Wumaozi Mountain Ridge
從玉長公路上遠眺安通越山和烏帽子山之間的稜線

The Yu-Chang Highway, which runs through Hualien County and Taitung County, was excavated in 1875. The highway stretches mainly along the Antong Valley and deep into the coastal mountains. After passing through a tunnel, it then follows the road between the Lujiao Creek and Ningpu Creek that leads to Ningpu Village in Changbin Township. The construction of the Yu-Chang Highway was actually based on the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. At that time (Qing period), General Wu Guangliang, who was stationed in Yuli, led the soldiers to excavate Pushige Chengguang’ao passae. This became the outer port of the middle section of the Huadong Rift Valley on the other side of the Coastal Mountains.

During the Japanese occupation period, the Government-General in Taiwan revised the legislation and changed the route to go from Antong to Zhuhu. In the post-war period, the Nationalist Government built a road from Yuli to Changbin, and chose the same route as the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. This road was completed and opened to traffic in 2007.

 

Entrance of Yu-Chang Highway
從空中俯瞰玉長公路從安通進入海岸山脈的入口

The Yu-Chang Highway, which runs through Hualien County and Taitung County, was excavated in 1875. The highway stretches mainly along the Antong Valley and deep into the coastal mountains. After passing through a tunnel, it then follows the road between the Lujiao Creek and Ningpu Creek that leads to Ningpu Village in Changbin Township.

The construction of the Yu-Chang Highway was actually based on the Antong Traversing Historic Trail. At that time (Qing period), General Wu Guangliang, who was stationed in Yuli, led the soldiers to excavate Pushige Chengguang’ao passage. This became the outer port of the middle section of the Huadong Rift Valley on the other side of the Coastal Mountains. During the Japanese occupation, the Government-General in Taiwan renamed the place Hongzuo Traversing Trail. Later, when the route was changed from Antong to Zhuhu, the trail was renamed to Antong Traversing Trail.