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Lalashan Police Post Entrance
拉拉山駐在所入口景館

The Lalashan Police Post was established in the 11th year of Taisho (1922) and abolished in June of the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946). The site is located at 11.5K of Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail, about 2 hours' walk from the Sacred Trees area of ​​Lalashan. The site is a wide three-story platform. On the platform, there are abandoned hunting huts, some broken bowls and glass bottles left over from the Japanese occupation period. Many stacked stone walls can also be found around. There is a slope at the entrance of the site, which is overgrown with weeds. The image is a view taken from the historic trail to the entrance slope.

 

Dashuiku Police Post
大水窟駐在所的石牆與大水窟山屋的木構建材,遺址有引水鐵管

The Dashuiku Police Post is located on the flat shoulder on the east side of Mount Nandashuiku, at an altitude of 3,150 meters.  It was established in 1920 and was the highest police post on the Batongguan Traversing Historic Trail during the Japanese occupation. November to April is the period when the mountains are covered with snow. Therefore, life at the Dashuiku Police Post faced various difficulties, such as the sudden temperature drop that caused the drinking water to freeze and daily water needed to be collected from Maiasang Police Post, which is several kilometers away. There were even times when all staff needed to be evacuated to Maiasang Police Post due to freezing weather. In the 1980s, the Yushan National Park Management Office built the Dashuiku mountain hut next to the former site of Dashuiku Police Post, but it was destroyed by a typhoon in 1999.

 

Platform of Old Laiyi Police Post
舊來義石板屋群上方的寬闊平臺,即為駐在所遺址

The Old Laiyi Police Post is located on a wide platform above the slate houses of the Old Laiyi tribe in Laiyi Township, Pingtung County. There are relics such as iron houses, water towers, and water tanks on site. The building was set up by the Government-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. In fact, there are two hamlets in the area.  The larger hamlet on the southeastern side is called Chajiakavus, and the smaller hamlet on the northwestern side is called Chingasan. In the early post-war period, the tribesmen were forced to collectively relocate their villages to the current Laiyi hamlet.

To get to Old Laiyi hamlet, enter from the fork road on the 6.5 km point of Yilin Road, and you will see the stone stele of the old Jala’afus tribe at the entrance. There are still large-scale slate houses in the hamlet ruins.

Zhongzhiguan Police Post
中之關駐在所的解說石亭,內有解說牌

The Zhongzhiguan Police Post is located in the Taoyuan District of Kaohsiung City. It is an extremely important stop on the Guanshan Historic Trail because it overlooks Yusuishe from there, and monitors the then Bunun chief, Lahu·Ali, who lived opposite Zhongzhiguan, on the upper reaches of the Lunong River. Lahu·Ali, who has fought continuously against the Japanese for 20 years, once visited the Zhongzhiguan Police Post twice and came to a peaceful settlement there. In fact, the Zhongzhiguan Police Post had a huge establishment, and the police department with the highest rank was stationed here for a long time.

Today, the historic trail section between Tianchi and Zhongzhiguan is made into hiking trails by the Yushan National Park. There are also tourist rest stops and information boards at the ruins of the Zhongzhiguan Police Post.

 

Xuejian Police Post
調查人員於雪見駐在所的臺地前方合影

The Erbensong Visitor Center is located in Tai'an Township, Miaoli County. The building was initially a police post, built in 1911 by the Government-General in Taiwan, to monitor the northern group of Atayal tribe in the Da’an River basin. Erbensong in Japanese refers to a place with two pine trees. The traditional Atayal name of the place is Pihun, which means gate.

During the Japanese occupation, the police post was subjected to fierce attacks by the Atayal. In the post-war period, the National Government changed the names to Erbensong Police Station and Song'an Police Station. When the Jiji earthquake occurred in 1999, police officers were relocated to Meiyuan Police Station. Hence, the building has now been converted into Erbensong Visitor Center to provide visitors with environmental education service and tourist information.

Erbensong Visitor Centre
二本松解說站的丸田砲臺文史紀念館

The Erbensong Visitor Center is located in Tai'an Township, Miaoli County. The building was initially a police post, built in 1911 by the Government-General in Taiwan, to monitor the northern group of Atayal tribe in the Da’an River basin. Erbensong in Japanese refers to a place with two pine trees. The traditional Atayal name of the place is Pihun, which means gate.

During the Japanese occupation, the police post was subjected to fierce attacks by the Atayal. In the post-war period, the National Government changed the names to Erbensong Police Station and Song'an Police Station. When the Jiji earthquake occurred in 1999, police officers were relocated to Meiyuan Police Station. Hence, the building has now been converted into Erbensong Visitor Center to provide visitors with environmental education service and tourist information.

Qiugang Police Post
前方平緩的稜線即為萩岡駐在所位置

Qiugang Police Post, in Tai'an Township of Miaoli County, is located at the south-east foot of Jinwei Mountain, east of Erbensong, and at an altitude of about 1,420 meters. It was built in 1923, about 90 meters away from Beikeng Creek Historic Trail.

The origin of the name, Qiugang, means a mountain covered with reeds. The traditional Atayal name is Lalang, which means a place where calamus grows. Because of the luxuriant Lalang grass, the Atayal people use it as herbs in traditional rituals to cure diseases.

 

Overlooking the saddle, the former site of Zhongjian Police Post
從茅草叢中遙望中間駐在所的鞍部

Zhongjian Police Post, in Tai’an Township of Miaoli County, is located at the northern foot of Mount Zheng, on the north-east side of Erbensong, and at an altitude of about 2,050 meters. It was built in 1923, between Mao’yili Police Post and Zheng Police Post. The origin of the name came from the last name of a police officer from the Hsinchu State Police Department.

During the Japanese occupation, there was afforestation of precious tree species such as cypress and formosan conifer. Today, the remains of the station are hard to find due to afforestation.

Quan Police Post
通往泉駐在所的入口處指標

Quan Police Post, in Tai’an Township of Miaoli County, is located at the south-east foot of the Luchang Dashan, on the north-east side of Erbensong, and at an altitude of about 1,800 meters. It was built in 1923 and subsequently abolished in 1927 because of the change in the area under surveillance by the guards. The original surveillance area was changed to the responsibility of Lushan Police Post and Zheng Police Post.

Today, to get to the Quan Police Post, enter from Guanwu on the Beikeng Creek Historic Trail, and at about 4.6km point of the trail you can see the entrance to the Quan Police Post.

Zheng Police Post
通往榛駐在所的入口處指標

Zheng Police Post, in Tai'an Township of Miaoli County, is located at the 2 km point on the west side of Mount Zheng, facing Mount Zheng across the Beikeng Valley. It is about 1,930 meters above sea level, and was built in 1924.

The origin of the name, Zheng, may be related to the forest of Asian Hazle that grow in the area. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Ginapan-papak. Papak means the ear, and Ginapan-papak means the shaved ear.

During the Japanese occupation, the guards stationed at Zheng Police Post and his family members set up charcoal kilns to burn charcoal to keep warm in cold winters. The remains of the charcoal kilns are still visible today.