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Dapochih Wetland
You may feel free to walk around in the area or rent a bike too around the path of lake experiencing the beauty of the lake and the mountain.
The Dapochih Wetland is not too far away from Chishang train station with three hectares of land and is the Inland freshwater marshland and was “Chishang fishing” one of the ten most recommend scenery in Taitung. Due to its nice natural environment, with the abundant animal/plant eco resource. The region has been remodeling, it plants bike path, pavilion, walking path around the lake. The environment is very clean and neat where is one of the hot tourist most often visit spot.
Every summer the Dapochih Wetland will hold a “bamboo rafting season” to have a sight-seeing for the lake by a raft riding which has both interesting and ancient style taking the trip — abundant lotus eco in the pond and full of lotus in the lake.
Along the lake rim around a bike riding path, the visitors can have a bike riding and also enjoy the beauty of the scenery along the coast of the lake. The path connects the other “floating furrow path.” When you get on the floating furrow path, you may see the rice farmland and field scenery. It is rare to have the shadow of the trip built on the bike path, so we recommend to start a visit in the early morning or close to the dawn
The Dapochih Wetland is a fault lake formed by the activities of Chishang faulty, and the water comes from the subterranean stream at the end section of Xing Wu Lu creek alluvial fan is also the source of Siouguluan creek. In the Japanese occupied period, the area of the lake s much wider than what it is today, and it has grown a large amount of freshwater shrimp and fish. At the lake surface of waves of the flash of sunlight and the smoke and cloud gathering, you may find frequently a single piece of Cano with a Fishman spreads out his net which is scenery in a poet and included in one of the best spots in Taiting.
The Dapochih Wetland also possesses the wetlands with multiple species. Many kinds of animals and plants around the area and also attract a special type of animals and birds to come and reside.
You may feel free to walk around in the area or rent a bike too around the path of lake experiencing the beauty of the lake and the mountain. Alternatively, you may rent the boat rowing in the lake from the visitor service center.
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Traffic information
Along Taiwan Route 9 to Chishang and turn into the Tongshui Lane of Zhongshan Road (the sign can be seen at the corner of the intersection) , then go straight for about 500 meters to reach the Dapochih Wetland