Tayal

Entrace of the former Zhongling Police Post
中嶺警官駐在所入口處的兩根橫木

The Zhongling Police Post, located in Datong Township of Yilan County, was established in 1935 and abolished after the war. The ruins of the police station can be reached by a 3-hour walk starting from the Hapen camp. Then cross the saddle between Mount Zhongling and Mount Hongchai. Alternatively, start from the end of the Lunpi industrial road and it will take around 50 minutes on foot to reach the site.

Today, there are still two horizontal logs and a row of stones, as well as cement foundations and buildings at the former site of the Zhongling police station entrance, but they are all covered in weed roots.

 

East Saddle of 934 Peak
934峰東鞍的平臺

The Hapen Historic Trail, which crosses diagonally through Wulai District of New Taipei City and Datong Township of Yilan County, starts from Fushan in the west and reaches Lunpi in the east.

The trail runs along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountains. After arriving at the confluence of Nanshi and Hapen River, continue up the Nanshi River valley to reach the estuary of the two rivers. Then the path climbs up the ridgeline between the two rivers to reach the east saddle of Peak 934. Continue climbing up to the saddle between Mount Hongchai and Mount Zhongling to reach the highest point of the Hapen Historic Trail. From there it is a descending road to Zhongling police post, and finally arriving at Lunpi.

 

Hapen River Campsite
坐落南勢溪和哈盆溪匯流之處的哈盆溪營地

The Hapen Historic Trail, which crosses diagonally through Wulai District of New Taipei City and Datong Township of Yilan County, runs along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountains. It is rich in natural habitat and is known as Taiwan Amazon. As the road conditions are flat, the trees are dense, and the natural landscape is pristine, it is quite suitable for ecological observation, mountain hiking and other activities.

The Hapen River Camp is located below the Hapen police post, on the confluence of Nanshi River and Hapen River. The riverbed is wide and the water is clear, making it the perfect summer camping resort.

The remains of the suspension bridge
露門溪旁的吊橋遺跡,仍可見地上露出的纜線

The Hapen Historic Trail, which crosses diagonally through Wulai District of New Taipei City and Datong Township of Yilan County, runs along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountains. As it was required to cross the Polu River and Lumen River when traveling on this trail, the Government-General in Taiwan built a suspension bridge to facilitate crossing the river. However, the suspension bridges have been destroyed now, and mountaineers must wade across the river. If there is a typhoon or heavy rain, it is safer not to walk the trail.

 

Trail on the cliff
位在波露溪和露門溪之間的哈盆越嶺古道,開鑿在峭壁上的路段

The Hapen Historic Trail, which crosses diagonally through Wulai District of New Taipei City and Datong Township of Yilan County, runs along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountains. It is rich in natural habitat and is known as Taiwan Amazon. As the road conditions are flat, the trees are dense, and the natural landscape is pristine, it is a suitable place for ecological observation, mountain hiking and other activities.

 

Green Scenery of the Trail
哈盆越嶺古道的登山入口附近

The Hapen Historic Trail, which crosses diagonally through Wulai District of New Taipei City and Datong Township of Yilan County, runs along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountains. It is rich in natural habitat and is known as Taiwan Amazon. As the road conditions are flat, the trees are dense, and the natural landscape is pristine, it is a suitable place for ecological observation, mountain hiking and other activities.

 

Zhongling Police Post
中嶺警官駐在所遺址上的水泥地基

The Zhongling Police Post, located in Datong Township of Yilan County, was established in 1935 and abolished after the war. The ruins of the police post can be reached by a 3-hour walk starting from the Hapen Camp, then crossing the saddle between Mout Zhongling and Mount Hongchai. Alternatively, start from the end of the Lunpi industrial road and it will take around 50 minutes on foot to reach the site.

Today, there are still some concrete foundations and buildings on the ruins of the Zhongling police post, but they have been covered by tree roots and weeds.

 

Hapen Police Post
位在哈盆營地後方平臺上的哈盆警官駐在所遺址

The Hapen Police Post, located in Wulai District of New Taipei City, was originally an abolished Aiyong Supervision Office on the Aiyong Boundary between Shenken and Yilan. However, during the Japanese pccupation, the Government-General in Taiwan changed it to a police post in 1931 in order to force the Atayal people of the Kaowan group in the Taoyuan area to relocate collectively.

Today, the site where the police post once stood is located on the rear platform of the Hapen camp. There are piles of stone remaining on the ground, but have been covered by weed and bamboo forests. It takes about 4 hours to walk from the entrance of the Kalamoji Trail.

 

Kalamoji Police Station
雨量計所在平臺即為卡拉模基警官駐在所遺址

The Kalamoji Police Post is located on the 3.5 km point of the Hapen Historic Trail in Wulai District, New Taipei City. It is the first police post to arrive after walking from the trail entrance. 

The station was an abolished Aiyong Supervision Office during the Japanese occupation. However, to force the Atayal tribe from the Kaowan group in the Taoyuan area to relocate, the Government-General in Taiwan changed it to a police post in 1931.

Today, the Bureau of Meteorology has set up a rain gauge platform on the former site of the Kalamoji police post.

 

County Boundary
福巴越嶺古道所經過的縣界鞍部

The Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail, which runs through Wulai District in New Taipei City and Fuxing District in Taoyuan City, was used to connect Wenshan County in Taipei Prefecture and Daxi County in Hsinchu Prefecture during the Japanese Occupation period.

In recent years, it was reconstructed by the Forestry Bureau as one of the sections of the Chatianshan National Trail System. The trail is about 17 km long and takes about one day to hike. The county boundary is located at the junction of New Taipei City and Yilan County, where a weather station was set up by the Meteorological Bureau.