Environment and weather – two undeniable attractions of Alishan!

      Everyone all know that Alishan is one of mountain resort and rich natural preserve. Everyone also knows about the grandeur of Alishan with a dozen of old trees which live for thousand years. These things are quite easily to search in the internet. But just only coming here that you could enjoy the truly Alishan atmosphere and weather which none of words can describe or bring you the truly feeling like that. It is undeniable that the atmosphere and weather two of the most influenced things that impressing you at the moment you come here.

Alishan is more attractive with unique weather and pure atmosphere 

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The first characteristic I want to mention here is about the weather. It is thanks to locating at
an elevation of about 2300 meters above the sea level so it usually is covered by a cloud of mist and
high humidity. In general, the temperature in Alishan is always lower than that in city about 15 degrees.
While in Chaiyi city, people have to suffer the summer’s scorching glow, but at that time in Alishan even
having sunny or not, the temperature never exceed 25oC.The weather in Alishan also is not the same
during the whole day but have a huge difference in temperature between the day and the night and it
also changes among different days. Normally, the sun rise in Alishan at about 5 to 5.30 AM and visitors
can take the train to go to the sunrise station to see the beautiful and famous Sunrise. But at that time,
it is very cold, maybe reach about 10 or even lower with heavy frost so don’t forget jacket and overcoat
if you don’t want to be stiff with cold.

To see the sunrise – visitor have to suffer the weather at about 10 degree

But after the sun rising, the air is little by little warmer with rays of sunlight. In the mid-day,
the temperature is about 20 degrees and the sun is not too burning, which is very suitable and ideal
for hiking and climbing in trails through the dense forests. In the afternoon, it usually is cloudy and
sometime rainy, but just for awhile and after that, the sky is gave back with the blue and clear until
the end of day. When the visitors begin go to see the sunset at stations, the temperature gradually
reduce and reach cold-boundary of about 15oC at about 7 PM. From then, if want to go out, you should
bring heavy overcoat and jacket. Naturally, having some days that it rains for the whole day and the
temperature is low for the whole day also.

Another attraction of Alishan is the clean, pure and healthy atmosphere. It is also because of
locating in high elevation and thinly populated that Alishan can avoid air pollution from vehicles or
factories’ chimneys. Moreover, the abundant of natural biology ecosystem with many kinds of tree helps
regulating the air. Some kinds of trees that have special smells which is useful for driving away
mosquitoes and good for human health and be known as medicines. Coming to Alishan you will easily to fall in love with the cypress smell. Local people said that living here for a long time is one of the best ways to avoid hard diseases, especially heart, lung, nervous diseases thanks to the pure and healthy atmosphere. Beside, alishan is the heaven of cypress – a type of tree has a special smell. Hiking in trails through dense forest, it is easy for visitors to see and enjoy the smell of cypress. …

The environment in Alishan is truly pure and healthy.

It is not by accident that Alishan becomes the number one destination of ecotourism. Beside
visible factors that everyone knows and easy to describe, the special weather of high altitude place and
the healthy atmosphere also are undeniable factors making the attraction of Alishan. And only when
feeling the cold little by little spreads all over your body and enjoying the fascinated smell of cypress
that means you truly come to Alishan.