Tayal

Ryohen-she
照片中央無樹林地區即為流興社,週邊較淺色為林務局於 1970 年代所種之楓香樹。

Ryohen-she is located on the slope facing east, the ridge line between Buxiaowan River and Ryohen (Kong Sawsi) River, a tributary of  north Heping River, at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. The area is open, sunny, and suitable for living. The residents believe that their ancestor Bato Naui set out from pinsəbəkan together with Wasau Payas, crossed the Nanhu Mountain and arrived at habun kolo, where Bato stopped and settled. Wasau Payas and his tribe carried on moving eastward to kngungn (south of old Jinyangshe, Linxi Platform), where Wasau died. The tribe later moved to Tbunan, a platform by the river terrace on the right bank of the Buxiaowan River estuary.  

Decades later, due to the increase in population, the tribe migrated to three different places, namely Ryohen-she, which was lead by the then leader Takun Bakotsi. They went up along the Ryohen River to the mountainside to establish the settlement. The other group traveled northward for about one kilometer to establish Gogotsu-she, while the third group, led by Meraaran, established the Rəkinos-she near Gogotsu-she.

Kubabo Landslip
影像為調查人員越過庫巴博大崩壁

"Bbu" means "a place with a good view from the platform on the mountain" in the Atayal language. From the name, it is clear how the terrain of this hamlet is like. The hamlet is located at the intersection of the left bank of the north Heping River and the Mohen River, at an altitude of about 1,200 meters. The Japanese Occupation Security Road passes below the hamlet, leading to Liuxingshe in the east and Jinyangshe in the west. There is an Education Center for indigenous children and a fort in Kubaboshe. At present, the school playground, the command platform, and the drainage ditch can still be seen in the hamlet. 
In the early days, traditional Atayla house was used as the official’s office. Later in the first year of the Showa era (1926), the Japanese built the Kubabo police post  using cypress wood. However, there are no traces of the wooden structure of the building any more, only huge  stacked stone foundations remain.

Nanshi River
哈盆越嶺古道1.5K俯瞰南勢溪溪谷

The Hapen Historic Trail starts from Fushan, and along the way to Hapen you can see Nanshi River in the distance. The image shows the view of Nanshi River Valley from around 1.5K of the trail.

 

Road Signs at Mountaineering Entrance
哈盆越嶺道登山口木牌指示牌

Hapen Historic Trail starts from Fushanli, Wulai District, New Taipei City in the west, and ends in Lunpi Village, Datong Township, Yilan County in the east. It was formerly known as the "Shenkeng to Yilan Crossing Aiyong Boarder", built in built in Meiji 38 (1905). In Showa 6 (1931),  the Police Department of the Taiwan Governor's Office rebuilt the road to relocate the indigenous people of the Ka’aowan group from Takasan and Gaoyilan communities. The road continued to be used after the war until now.

The wooden sign at the entrance indicates the distance from the trailhead to Fushan Elementary School (2.4 kilometers, about 53 minutes walk), and Hapen Campground (9 kilometers, 203 minutes walk).

County Boundary
調查人員於縣界勘查

The Hapen Historic Trail starts from Fushan, and goes all the way around the right bank of Nanshi River. After crossing several tributaries, it arrives at the confluence of Hapen River and Nanshi River. Climb up the ridge between the two streams to reach the east saddle of Peak 934, and then continue to climb to the county boundary between New Taipei City and Yilan County, which is also the highest point of the historic trail, the saddle between Hongchai Mountain and Zhongling Mountain. Then pass Zhongling Police Post and finally arriving at Lunpi.

The county boundary is about 1,050 meters above sea level, and takes about 80 minutes to reach Zhongling Mountain.

Upstream of Nanshi River
南勢溪上溯一景

The Hapen Historic Trail, which runs obliquely through Wulai District, New Taipei City, and Datong Township, Yilan County, goes along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountain. The path crosses the tributaries of Nanshi River many times. Once reached the Hapen Camp, continue walking along Nanshi River for an hour until reaching the confluence of the tributaries. Then cut the ridge line, and go around to the saddle between Hongchai Mountain and Zhongling Mountain, and finally arriving at Lunpi.

Polu Creek
哈盆越嶺古道鄰近4.5K~5K溪流-波露溪

The Hapen Historic Trail, which runs obliquely through Wulai District, New Taipei City, and Datong Township, Yilan County, goes along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountain. The path crosses the tributaries of Nanshi River many times. There are three main locations where you need to wade across the river before arriving at Hapen Camp. The first river crossing is at around 3K of the trail. Polu Creek is also one of the tributaries of the upper reaches of Nanshi River. The stream is clear and shallow, but the roadbed near the stream is lost and very steep. Although there are ropes to assist, you still need to be very cautious.

Cedar Forest
哈盆越嶺古道途經柳杉林區道路

The Hapen Historic Trail, which runs obliquely through Wulai District, New Taipei City, and Datong Township, Yilan County, goes along the right bank of the upper reaches of Nanshi River and around the mountain. The path crosses the tributaries of Nanshi River many times. The road conditions are flat, the shade is dense, and the natural landscape is primitive, which is quite suitable for ecological observation, mountaineering and hiking and other activities.

 

Gaorao Road
高繞路一景

The starting point of the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail is in Fushanli, Wulai District, New Taipei City, and the finishing point is in Baling, Taoyuan City. It was one of the important transportation passage between New Taipei City Wulai District and Taoyuan Fuxing District druring the Japanese rule. In recent years, it has been planned and built by the Forestry Bureau as a section of the "Chiatianshan National Trail System". The entire path runs through the Lalashan the Chitianshan Natural Reserves. There are many giant red cypress trees along the route, which is also an important habitat environment for wildlife. After entering the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail from the mountaineering entrance of the Sacred Trees District of Lalashan, walk for about 10 minutes, you will encounter a collapsed wall. Since this section of the trail has collapsed, the Forestry Bureau erected wooden stairs to bypass the collapsed section. This detour, Gaorao Road, can be passed in about 5 minutes.

 

Detouring Wooden Stairs
林務局架設高繞木梯,協助徒步者繞過崩壁

The starting point of the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail is in Fushanli, Wulai District, New Taipei City, and the finishing point is in Baling, Taoyuan City. It was one of the important transportation passage between New Taipei City Wulai District and Taoyuan Fuxing District druring the Japanese rule. In recent years, it has been planned and built by the Forestry Bureau as a section of the "Chiatianshan National Trail System". The entire path runs through the Lalashan the Chitianshan Natural Reserves. There are many giant red cypress trees along the route, which is also an important habitat environment for wildlife. After entering the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail from the mountaineering entrance of the Sacred Trees District of Lalashan, walk for about 10 minutes, you will encounter a collapsed wall. Since this section of the trail has collapsed, the Forestry Bureau erected wooden stairs to bypass the collapsed section. This detour, Gaorao Road, can be passed in about 5 minutes.