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So I ended up taking a train from Changhua to Chiayi and then a bus towards Alishan, one of the must see in Taiwan places. But first as my friend recommended me to go to a small village Fenqihu in the area I decided to go there as it seemed the accommodation there might be cheaper.
So I took a bus which stopped at one crossroads and from there I decided to stop a car. and how lucky I was again, the first truck that stopped me, there were two lovely ladies and one could speak english. they took me all the way to the village as they were going to sell fruit and tea there. They asked me where I am going to stay and as I did not know they insisted that I will sleep in their house with them.
I walked around the village, it is an old place which was halfway to Alishan and so the trains stopped here for lunch. Their lunch box is very famous, so if you go here dont forget to taste one. The village has one shopping street where you can taste some local dishes and snacks. If you go downhill you can walk one of the trails through cypruss forest. It is not very difficult and will take you maybe one hour, but there are not many tourists so it is really peaceful and the air is very fresh.
Above the village you can climb to some wonderful bamboo forests. This is the kind of bamboo which is growing seperately so I really felt like stepping into one of the chinese movies where they fight and fly in the bamboo! very cool! and the green color of the bamboo is just wonderful. After walking around the village I decided that I will help the ladies to sell fruit. They had some tasty guava and percimon, very sweet and delicious. Its awesome when you can eat as much fruit as you want all day
The next day I took a bus in the morning to Alishan. This place is much more crowded and full of chinese tourists which are very noisy and shouting everywhere. So you cannot seek any peace here which got me a bit disappointed. There are some wonderful places, the most breathtaking are the huge cedar trees. Some of them are 2000 years old and their trunks are huge. another nice place is a small lake which is very peaceful to look upon. But my experience here was not that good so I returned much earlier back to the village and spend the rest of the day and also the next day selling fruit.
The ladies were so nice that on Friday they took me back to CHiayi and we went to KTV together with their family. Unfortunately I cannot give you any tips how to survive in Alishan and get accommodation as again I had a good luck meeting nice people who took care of me…