Trail Entrance

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. Formerly known as "Shenkeng to Yilan Crossing Aiyong Boarder", when the Japanese government rebuilt thisroad for relocating the indigenous people of the Ka’aowan group from Takasan and Gaoyilan communities in Showa 6 (1931). The original starting point was near Xinxian Village, Wulai District, follow the right bank of Nanshi River to Fushan Village and then turn to the direction of Hapen. Later, due to the excavation of modern roads, the mountaineering entrance was also moved to the Karamoji Industrial Road on the opposite bank of Fushan Village.

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).

Located in Shuidiliao, Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, the Sancongrong Temple is the starting point of the Jinshuiying Historic Trail during the Japanese occupation. Natural rock blocks were placed under the tree next to the temple, The rock block on the right has “leading the way” engraved on it, and Taoist amulet on the left. According to a survey conducted by Taiwan’s ancient road research expert, Yang Nanjun, the local residents called this area Rulingkou (ridge entrance). 

Later in 2019, the research team got another saying from local elders that after the opening of the Jinshuiying Historic Trail at the end of the Qing period, the stone stele of “Leading the way” was a meeting point for people before entering the mountain. They said that this meeting point was protected by armed Qing soldiers and that traveling in groups was to avoid attacks by indigenous peoples.  The words engraved on the stone stele reflected this.