Bade Qiedong Xiaoli Sunlight Cycle Path Introduction
This is not a challenging adventure journey, but it allows you to easily traverse Daxi, Pingzhen, Zhongli, and Bade in a 13.5-kilometer biking route, enjoying a perfect blend of traditional cultural flavors and natural leisure. The flat and accessible terrain along the route is highly recommended for family outings or solo cycling diaries. Are you ready to embark on this leisurely biking experience? Let’s bike! Starting from Xiaoli Elementary School, the route extends north and south featuring two major paths: "Religious Culture" and "Pond Culture." The northern route is 7.7 kilometers long, guiding you towards Xiaoli Elementary School along Changxing Road. The tranquil Dahuafang settlement retains traditional laundry pools, serving as a "community center" for local residents, where people wash clothes, chat, and play in the water under the shade of century-old trees, allowing you to feel the unique leisurely atmosphere of the countryside. Continuing towards Yuansheng Temple, you will see rows of agricultural greenhouses and leisure farms, leading to Qiangdongli Pond Park where three ponds connect seamlessly. The lakeside walking trail is lined with willows swaying in the breeze, while locals can be seen fishing, jogging, and biking, as this leisurely greenery extends all the way to the tree-shaded trail on Dongfeng Street, allowing you to relax and shake off everyday worries. In contrast to the natural landscape features of the northern route, the southern route, with its century-old temples and Hakka courtyards, offers a rich local flavor. Next to Fushan Temple is the "No. 1 Laundry Pool," where water has flowed for decades, and locals continue to use the most environmentally friendly washing methods, coexisting peacefully with nature. Starting from the Xiaoli Community Activity Center, you will enter an old settlement with beautiful red brick mansions like Qingchao Shidi, Lujiang Hall, Tang Dynasty Residence, and Yuzhu Residence, which tell stories of beauty and sorrow over a hundred years. Among them, the area around the Wu Family Ancestral Hall has been planned as the "Shimu Niangniang Cultural Scenic Area," where visitors can follow a hand-painted guide map to trace the footprints of Wu's pioneering and the origins of the Shimu belief. One of the highlights of the 5.8-kilometer southern route is the recently popular Xiaoli Pond, Taoyuan's first pond, surrounded by densely towering bald cypress trees that make you feel like you are abroad, while adjacent farmlands, Persian flower seas, and neem flowers create unique scenery throughout the year.
