Indigene Management Facility

The Balong Suspension Bridge in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City is located on the 47 km point of the Provincial Highway 7 and was completed in 1914. It was the junction of the Fuba Historic Trail and the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Guard Road during the Japanese occupation. The Sanxing Guard Road is the predecessor of the current Northern Cross-Island Highway.

In the post-war period, the National Government built the Northern Cross-Island Highway, demolished the Balong Bridge and built the (old) Baling Bridge.

Today, in the small park next to the tunnel entrance, the memorial stone pillar of the Balong Bridge still stands, with “Balong Bridge” carved on the front, and the year it was built engraved on the back. Later, due to traffic congestion, the Ministry of Transport built a new Baling Bridge at the lower reaches of the Baling Bridge.

The Lengjiao Police Post was located on the open space at the entrance of the Baling Historic Trail Ecological Park in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City. It sat opposite the present Lalashan Visitor Center, about 580 meters above sea level.

It was abolished by the National Government in the post-war period, and now there is no trace of it anymore. However, the Baling Historic Trail Ecological Park has built walkways and a rope bridge from the Baling Bridge to the Lalashan Visitor Center, and set up a butterfly pavilion, a beetle museum, a broad-leaved forest museum, and a geological museum. You can enjoy the scenery by going down the trail to the lookout deck and enjoy a panoramic view of the two old and new Baling Bridges as well as overlooking Dahan River.

The former site of the Baling Fort and the military camp in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City is located on the top of Balingshan, about 1,230 meters above sea level. It can be reached by a 10-minute walk up the fork road next to the Baling Police Station. It is also known as the Malun Fortress.

During the Japanese occupation, in order to control the Kara Valley in the north, Taman Valley and Sanguang Valley in the south, and the Yeheng Valley and Dahan Valley in the west, the Government-General in Taiwan set up forts on the higher ground. However, in 2018, the Fuxing District Office of Taoyuan City set up the Baling Tower on the site of the Baling Fort, which has lightning protection, broadcasting and sightseeing functions.

The former Balingshan Police Post is located in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City. It is located at the intersection of Baling Road and sits about 1,150 meters above sea level. It was established in 1922 by the Government-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation.

It is now the Baling Police Station of the Daxi Branch. There are parking lots, a lookout deck, restaurants, and shops. Walk up the fork road next to the police station for 10 minutes to reach Baling Elementary School and Baling Fort.

The Biashan Police Post in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City sits about 1,325 meters above sea level. It has a good view of Mount Baling and Upper Baling. The police post was set up in 1922 by the Government-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. It was not until the post-war period that it was abolished by the National Government.

If you go from Baling to Lalashan Nature Reserve, before reaching the Lalashan Management Station of the Forestry Bureau there will be a concrete platform and several houses on the side of the road. This is the former site of Biashan police post.

The Lalashan Police Post  is located on the 11.5 km point of the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail entrance, at the end of the ridge of Lalashan in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. It sits about 1,500 meters above sea level and was built in 1922 by the Government-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. It was not until the post-war period that it was abolished by the National Government.

Today, the police post ruin still maintains a wide three-story platform, surrounded by stacked stone walls, and stone stairs at the entrance. On the platform, there are still pieces of porcelain bowls and glass bottles from the Japanese Occupation period. It takes about 2 hours on foot to reach the site from the sacred trees of Lalashan.

The Guishan Police Post is located in Wulai District, New Taipei City, at 8.5 km on the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail. It is the midpoint of the entire trail and the entrance to Guishan. It sits about 1,300 meters above sea level, and was set up in 1922 by the Government-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation.

Today, what is left from the Guishan police post is its wide platform, surrounded by stacked stone walls and artificial forests on the platform. The former site is covered by weeds and trees. When coming from Fushan, pass the site and you can see many giant trees along the path. Continue walking and you will find yourself in a well-known group of sacred trees in Lalashan.

The Chaken Police Post in Wulai District, New Taipei City is located on the 3.5 km point of the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail. It was built in 1911 for the officers managing indigenous people during the Japanese occupation, and was abolished by the National Government in the post-war period.

Today, you can reach the site on foot and it takes around an hour from the entrance of the Fuba Cross-ridge Historic Trail. In the past, there was a monument for monk Aiyonglin and Liu Shi on site. Nowadays there is only a flat land of bamboo forests.

The Dabang Police Dormitory, located behind the Dabang Police Post in Alishan, was used by the Governor-General in Taiwan to send officers there to supervise the local Tsou people during the Japanese occupation. Due to the changes in the Lifan Policy (Indigene Management), the Dabang Police Post had different names and functions. It was not until the legalization of the station where the officers were stationed that it was named the Dabang Police Officer Station in 1913. At that time, the police dormitory where Dabang was stationed not only provided police housing, but also hosted officials who came for inspection. After the war, the National Government changed it to a dormitory for the mayor’s family members. Currently, the building has been renovated and is being used as the Dabang Visitor Information Center.

The Dabang Police Station is located in Dabang Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County on the terrace where Tefuye River and Changgu River merge into the mainstream, about 970 meters above sea level. The traditional Tsou name of the place, Dabanu, was taken from the last name of the chief who established the tribe. During the Japanese occupation, the Government-General in Taiwan set up a police post in the Dabang tribe. However, due to changes in the Lifan Policy (Indigene Management), the police post had different names and functions. After the police posts were legalized in 1913, it was named Dabang police officer station.

Today, Dabang Police Station still has an independent firearms and ammunition warehouse as well as the police dormitory of that time.