Alishan's Town Center

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Alishan town is a small town (or village) on top of the mountain. Here is where one could find the bus and train stations, souvenir shops, food/delicacy stores, the 7-11 convenience store, some local restaurants and the post office. The hotel area is on another street just behind the (supposedly location of) Visitor Center. Not a lot of people speak English here but the signs are both in pinyin and English.

Map of Alishan

Characteristics of Alishan Forest Railway

The building on top is on the left of 7-Eleven

The main transportation going to the forest area is the train. There is, however, a tourist bus as an alternative for that (Contract Period: 07/29/2011-07/29/2013).

Trip	Single Trip	Round Trip
Route	1. Tourist Service Center -> Parking Lot -> Zhaoping Station 2. Tourist Service Center -> Parking Lot -> Shouzhen Temple 3. Shouzhen Temple -> Tourist Service Center ->Parking Lot 4. Zhaoping Station -> Tourist Service Center ->Parking Lot 5. Shouzhen Temple -> Zhaoping Station	Tourist Service Center ->Parking Lot -> Entrance of Forest Trail ->Shouzhen Temple -> Tourist Service Center ->Parking Lot
Cost	NTD50	NTD80

Mt. Ali Tourist Bus Tickets

Shops and restaurants in the town center

Temperature shown in the LED display is 14C

On the road to the left of 7-Eleven would be the Post Office (looks like a temple to me) and the Jhushan Trail 1 Traffic Control (which temporarily houses the Visitor Center).