Shanlinhsi Forest Recreation Area

Shanlinhsi Forest Recreation Area is located in Chushan Township in central Taiwan's Nantou County. It is about 20 kilometers away from Hsitou. Situated at an elevation of about 1,600 meters, the area has a moderate monsoonal climate and primeval mountain forests. It also offers a view of Mt Hehuan in the distance.

The area provides camping grounds and wooden cottages for overnight accommodation. Local and international visitors come here to enjoy a great variety of flowers throughout the year, and particularly the maple leaves in the autumn.

There are plenty of hiking tracks through the forests around Shanlinhsi. One of the most beloved sights among the abundance of natural scenery here is the Chinyun Waterfall, which plunges 116 meters. There are two more waterfalls in the nearby Songlong Rock area, which are the Niaosong Waterfall and the Water Curtain Cave Waterfall. A "Swallows' Cottage" beside the Rhododendron Spring (so named for the rhododendrons through which it flows) features a "bead curtain" formed by dripping water.