Chi Nan National Forest Recreation Area Introduction
ChiNan National Forest Recreation Area is named after its location to the south of Liyu Lake in Shoufeng, Hualien. It is situated on a hillside next to the Laoxi River, providing a high vantage point with a panoramic view of the scenery of Liyu Lake and Liyu Mountain. In the early days, the area served as a logging and timber collection site for the ChiNan Papaya Mountain Operation Area and was an important timber transfer station. Due to the logging ban policy, logging activities ceased in 1986, and the area was transformed into a forest recreation area. Thus, the park features displays of forestry-related equipment and tools from the timber industry, set amidst a backdrop of lush woodlands, showcasing logging machinery from various forest regions across Taiwan. Through these well-preserved machinery exhibits, visitors are led to reflect on the history of forestry development in Taiwan and to experience the hardships of early logging work. Additionally, after 25 years of logging prohibition, the forest has gradually regained its lushness, preserving natural ecology well and becoming a complete ecological classroom. Visitors can fully enjoy this green paradise and breathe in the fresh forest air.
