Erbensong

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.

The Erbensong trench ruins in Tai'an Township of Miaoli County is located on the river terrace platform on the southern slope of the Erbensong Police Post, about 1,350 meters above sea level. It was designed to facilitate the Wantian Battery in combat and to prevent from indigenes attacks. There is a piled stone road built next to the Erbensong trench, which is the road that connected Wantian Battery to Erbensong Police Post during the Japanese occupation. The road was mainly used for transporting grains and firearm supplies, so that the Government-General in Taiwan could monitor the northern Atayal group through the firepower of the battery.

Today, the remains of the trench are about 550 meters long, and the Sheipa National Park has renovated it into a hiking trail, surrounded by artificial forests.

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.

The Song’an Police Station, in Tai’an Township of Miaoli County, was originally the Erbensong Police Post during the Japanese occupation, built in 1911. In Japanese, Erbensong refers to a place with two pine trees. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Pihun, which means door. Both have the meaning of entering Beikeng Creek.

The Erbensong Police Post was set up with the purpose of monitoring the northern group of the Atayal tribe in the Da’an River Basin during the Japanese rule. However, there have been fierce attacks by the Atayal tribe. In the post-war period, the National Government changed its names to Erbensong Police Station and Song'an Police Station.

When the Jiji earthquake occurred in 1999, police officers were moved to Meiyuan Police Station, which has now been converted into Erbensong Visitor Center.

The Beikeng Police Post, in Tai’an Township of Miaoli County, was established in 1923. It is located on the 14.6 km point of the Beikeng Creek Historic Trail and is about 1,640 meters above sea level. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Simayen, which means floor-like lawn.

The Beikeng Police Post was originally the administrative center of the Beikeng Creek Historic Trail. There was an education center, Wude Hall, medical facility, places for trades, guns and ammunition depot and so on, of which the buildings still remain on the trail today.

To get there, enter from the Simaxian Forest Road in the Xuejian Recreation Area, climb up the Simaxian Forest Road to an altitude of about 2,000 meters, and then descend about 360 meters to arrive at the station.

The Beikeng Police Post, in Tai’an Township of Miaoli County, was established in 1923. It is located on the 14.6 km point of the Beikeng Creek Historic Trail and is about 1,640 meters above sea level. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Simayen, which means floor-like lawn.

The Beikeng Police Post was originally the administrative center of the Beikeng Creek Historic Trail. There was an education center, Wude Hall, medical facility, places for trades, guns and ammunition depot and so on, of which the buildings still remain on the trail today.

To get there, enter from the Simaxian Forest Road in the Xuejian Recreation Area, climb up the Simaxian Forest Road to an altitude of about 2,000 meters, and then descend about 360 meters to arrive at the station.