Brief Introduction: The site used to be the Railway Hospital. After years of desertion, it was rented by the Handicraft Association and renovated into a place of exhibition of stone art objects and commodities

The day lily is a perennial herb of genus hemerocallis of family liliaceae. The shape of the orange or deep yellow flower is like that of the lily. It grows in areas between 600 to 1,000 meters in altitude in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Siberia, and eastern Europe. The frigid day lily blooms in August and September, and the tropical day lily blooms in May and June. The flower can be picked and used as a vegetable before it fully blooms. If the flower is not picked when it is ripe, it will bloom in the morning and fade at sunset. It is therefore named “one-day flower” or “day lily.” The leaf of the plant is a very good material for making “day lily paper,” a very high-quality paper for Chinese painting. The roots and the stem are also used to cure swellings and pains. Every part of the plant can be used, so it is really a useful plant.

The rape flower is an annual herb of family cruciferae originated in Europe and Central Asia. The flower has four petals, one pistil and six stamens full of a large amount of pollen. The seed of this plant contains 35-50% oil, and is often used as the material of oil or feed. The stem and leaf are used as a vegetable. The farmers often use rape flower as “green fertilizer.”

This toad is a Taiwanese endemic species of family bufonidae. Among the frogs in Taiwan, it is the largest in size and resides in the areas of the highest altitudes. It is widely seen all over the Island. The body size can be as long as 130 millimeters, with short forelimbs and undeveloped webs. The skin is rough and warty, with various shades of colors. There are a large pair of parotid glands behind the eyes. These are their poison glands. The toad is mostly nocturnal, often feeding at moist nights. Between September, it moves to ponds or streams to mate.

http://e-info.org.tw/topic/frog/Bufo-bankorensis/Bufo-bankorensis.htm

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Yuli Town Documents

Chang Hui-ju, A Duet on the Land of Huilan: A Record of the Ecological Views of Hualien River and Hsiukuluan River. Hualien County Government, 1990.

This frog is quite big; it can be as long as ten centimeters in length. Its back is usually mixed with the colors of green and brown, with quite a lot of variations. There is an obvious taeniae on its lip from the rostrum to the corners of the mouth. The toes have grown into sucking discs to adapt to the life in streams. It usually lives in the streams and creeks in the low and medium-altitude areas. At daytime, it usually hides under rocks or in holes, sending sounds like the twitter of a bird. It is usually a lone frog.

http://www.cips.tp.edu.tw/small/index.htm

Chang Hui-ju, A Duet on theLand of Huilan: A Record of the Ecological Views of Hualien River and Hsiukuluan River. Hualien County Government, 1990.
Name of Animal: Buergeria robusta (褐樹蛙)

Other Names: Robust Buerger’s Frog

Name of Town: Yuli Town

Name of County: Hualien County

Family of Animal: Rhacophoridae

Brief Introduction:

This frog is about 4-7 centimeters in length, with conspicuous sucking discs on its toes. The body is brown, with a yellow triangular spot from the eyes to the rostrum, and another triangular spot from the eyes to the lower end of its back. It is an endemic species, living in low-altitude mountains. It usually rests in rock gaps or on trees. In spring, its breeding season, large groups will go into streams. The males usually appear in groups on rocks, and the females lay their eggs under rocks. The eggs will stick to the lower part of the rocks.

http://www.cips.tp.edu.tw/small/index.htm

Chang Hui-ju, A Duet on the Land of Huilan: A Record of the Ecological Views of Hualien River and Hsiukuluan River. Hualien County Government, 1990.
Name of Animal: Dircurus macrocercus (大卷尾)

Other Names: Blackbeard, Black Drungo

Name of Town: Yuli Town

Name of County: Hualien County

Family of Animal: Dicrurid

Brief Introduction:

The bird is an endemic sub-species, with a color of shiny black all over its body. Its tail feathers are long, widening at the tips, splitting into a V-shape. It usually lives on the upper level of forests or bamboos in low-altitude areas, often close to human communities. It usually appears on wires, on the backs of buffaloes, or land on newly-tilled fields to look for insects. This is a ferocious bird with a very strong sense of territory, often attacking or chasing other birds. It feeds on insects, including dragonflies, locusts, chrysemys, gnats, and flies. It uses grass or Japanese silvergrass to build a firm bowl-shaped nest.

http://www.tesri-gov.tw/species.asp

http://taiwan.yam.org.tw/tbc/97_twtop.htm
Name of Animal: Hypsipetes madagascariensis (紅嘴黑鵯)

Other Names: Black Bulbul

Name of Town: Yuli Town

Name of County: Hualien County

Family of Animal: Pycnonotidae

Brief Introduction:

This bird is an endemic sub-species, a common resident bird. The plumage all over its body is black, with a red beak and red legs, and a loose crest on its head. The bird usually lives in low and medium-altitude areas. It feeds on insects and the fruits of deer’s tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), camphor, papaya, and fruit fig tree. Its voice can vary from “meow” to “shachike,” very funny to hear. It is also a sacred bird in the legends of the native tribes, said to pass fire for the people to survive and thrive.

This bird is an endemic sub-species. The main color of the body is brown, and there are black spots scattered around the edge of the head. The top of the head is light brown with black spots, with a ring of milk-white torques around the neck. The covering feathers of the wings are red-brown. The feathers of the tail are brown with light brown veins. The belly area is rice-white, with light brown veins. The beak is yellow, and the legs are yellowish brown. This bird usually lives in dense forests on mountains, feeding on small animals. It is a nocturnal bird that usually lives alone. The total number of the species is not large.

This is a small defoliate tree, with soft brown hair all over the twigs, petioles, leafbacks, and inflorescence. The leaf is odd-pinnately compound, with 9-13 tiny leaves, opposite and without petiole, oval and serrulate. It is dioecious with inflorescence of terminal panicle. The flat global drupe turns orange-red when ripe. The tree is found in open land with sunshine in areas below 1,200 meters in altitude. There is a thin layer of salt on the pericarp of the drup. The pericarp can be used as a substitude of salt in emergency cases in the mountains.

This is a perennial herb, with the subterranean bulb covered with brown squama, and thick, semi-transparent, spindle-shaped tuberous roots. The leaf is rooted with a long petiole, upon it three small heart-shaped leaves. The blossom grows from the top of the long flower stalk, and the pollen is red or violet. The diameter of the flower is about 1.5 centimeters. The bud is usually bending down. There are five calyxes, five petals, ten stamens, five long and five short, with the long ones hairy. The stigma of the pistil is split into five parts. The plant blooms but yields no fruits, and therefore there are no seeds. It blooms from autumn to spring, and can be seen in gardens, on roadsides, and in wild areas. It is edible.

This is a semi-deciduous tree, with defoliate bark on the stem. The leaf is ternately compound with a long petiole. The small leaf is oval and create with a shorter petiole. The total length of the leaf is 8-16 centimeters. The tree is dioecious with axillary panicle, and the flower is small and yellowish-green, without petals. The staminate flower has five calyxes and five stamens, with shorter filaments. The calyxes of the pistillate flower are oval, and fall early. There is one pistil with three locules in the ovary, and three styles. The berry is global, with 3-4 seeds. This tree originates in Taiwan, and can be seen anywhere, from gardens to roadsides. Wildbirds eat the fruit.

There are oily spots on the leaves and flowers of this plant. The stalk is oval, with a slight splitting on the tip. The flower is horn-shaped and light purple, with dark-red spots inside. There are six petals, among which three are specialized bracts. This plant grows in areas between 1500-2800 meters, mostly on moist cliffs or under shades. It blooms between July and October. It is edible, and is said to vitalize the blood, reduce swellings, and soothe the spirit.

This is an endemic sub-species and a resident bird. It lives in areas on plains and hills, and is regarded as one of the most common birds on plains and low-altitude mountains in Taiwan. It likes to rest on outstretched twigs, poles, or wires. When it finds food like grasshoppers, locusts, mole crickets, beetles, lizards, or frogs, it dives, catches it, and flies back to the same place to eat. It is a ferocious bird, and eats other smaller birds too. It has a special ability of imitating the sounds of other birds, so its voice is variable and pleasant.

http://www.ttcsec.gov.tw/index_ie.php

This is a common resident bird. Its size is small, with a shorter neck. The beak is yellow, and the legs and claws are black. In the breeding season, the head and neck will turn bright orange-yellow. It lives near dry farms, ranches, grasslands, or swamps, feeding on insects. It also likes to stay near cattle, or catch insects upon their bodies. So, it is named cattle egret. Nowadays, it also likes to stay near farming machines to catch the frightened insects.

http://taiwan.yam.org.tw/tbc/97_twtop.htm

This is a common resident bird, as big as 39 centimeters in length. In summer, the feathers on its back and wings are deep brown, and the rest is black with longitudinal white spots. In winter, the feathers are deep brown, with longitudinal white spots, the tail is brown with black spots and the chest is light brown. It lives in bushes or shrubs on hills, alone or in pairs. It cannot fly long or far, so it is the only resident bird in the family cuculidae.

This is an evergreen tree. The alternate leaf is oval and acute on both ends, 9.5-10.5 centimeters long, and 4-5 centimeters wide. There is cyme terminal inflorescene with bell-shaped perianths of about the same size—oval and about 2mm. There are nine stamens, and three pseudo stamens. The fruit is flat-global, with a diameter of 1.2 centimeters. The tree is found in mountain areas between 300-1000 meters. The wood is tough, resistant of ants and corruption, so it is used in buildings, furniture, and sculpture.

The color of this cicada can be brown or green, or others. It lives mostly in grass or leaves, and very active in spring and summer. The full-grown cicada lives on juice of trees. The male has a resonator that makes loud sounds to announce territory and to attract the female, who lays her eggs in cleavages on branches. The hatched larva climbs down to the ground, digs a hole into the ground, and lives by sucking the juice from the roots of plants. One year later, it climbs up the tree and goes through exuviations and eclosion. The life-span of the adult cicada is only two to four weeks. It is a common insect in Taiwan.

Yuli Junior Middle School

Yuli Senior High School

Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Cultural University

Graduate Institute of Arts, Chinese Cultural University

Experiences:

Teacher of Juisui Junior Middle School, Yuli Senior High School, and Instructor of Chinese Cultural University

Organizing Commissioner of the 14th National Art Exhibition, Thousand-People Art Exhibition, and Modern Art Exhibition

Chairperson, Department of Fine Arts and Handicrafts, Taitung Teachers’ College.

Works have been exhibited in Republic of China Watercolor Exhibition, Asia Watercolor Exhibition, Exhibition of 100 Modern Painters and Calligraphers, and Inaugural Exhibition of Provincial Art Museum.

Works have been exhibited in Australia, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

1994, Distinguished College Teacher Award

1996, Watercolor Golden Cup Award

Associations Participated:

Chinese Watercolor Painting Association

Taiwan Modern Watercolor Painting Association

Hsinying Painters’ Association

Taitung East Coast Rotary Club

Republic of China Children’s Art Education Association

Republic of China Chin-hsi Artists’ and Writers’ Association

Brief Introduction:

Tzeng Hsing-ping is a distinguished watercolor creator. He has long devoted himself to the promotion of watercolor painting, and has taught in several levels of schools to contribute his knowledge and skills. He has also won the Distinguished Teacher Award.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: None

Personal Website: None

1960, born in Yuli

1966, enlightened by Professor Tzeng Hsing-ping

1977, learned painting under Professor Chang Hsing-chuan

1996, qualified for ink landscape in Hualien Huilan Art Exhibition

1997, won Distinguished Pieces for ink landscape and calligraphy in Hualien Huilan Art Exhibition

1996, Distinguished Piece for Ink Landscape, Hualien Huilan Art Exhibition

1997, Distinguished Pieces for both Ink Landscape and Calligraphy at the same time

Associations Participated: Hualien Art Association

Hualien County Calligraphy Association

Hualien Ho-feng Painting Club

Brief Introduction:

Lai Shi-hao is an ink landscape creator, devoted to the creative work of ink landscape. His works of both ink landscape and calligraphy have won many awards. He often presents the landscapes of his hometown in his ink landscape works.

Telephone: 03-888-0166(Home), 03-884-1350(Office)

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: 9 Chungjih Road, Yuli, Hulien

Personal Website: None

Summer Graduate School of Fine Arts, Taiwan Normal University

Distinguished Piece Award, National Students’ Watercolor Competition

Distinguished Piece Award for Watercolor, National Art Exhibition

Joint Exhibition of Art Teachers in Hualien, several times.

Invited to local art exhibitions in Hualien, several times

Joint Exhibition of Artists in Eastern Taiwan

Teaching art at Yuli Senior Hight School

Distinguished Piece, National Teenagers’ Watercolor Competition

Distinguished Piece for Watercolor, National Art Exhibition

Distinguished Piece (once) and Second Place (twice),

Competition of Ten Thousand People in Taipei

Associations Participated:

Brief Introduction:

Wang Jih-hung is an excellent creative artist, and his watercolor works have won many awards. He is now an art teacher at Yuli Senior High School, devoted to promotion of creative art.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: None

Personal Website: None

Source of Data: http://www.hlyl.gov.tw/default.asp?UserName=<%=UserName%>

Name: Chang Wen-wei (張文暐)

Sex: Male

Other Names:

Year of Birth: 1954

Year of Death:

Place of Birth: Yuli Town

Area of Activities: Yuli

Category: Artists

Special Skills: Creative Art Work

Education: 1975, Department of Fine Arts, National College of Fine Arts

1991, Department of Industrial Education, Taiwan Normal University

1994, Institute of Industrial Handicraft, Taiwan Normal University

Experiences:

1996, Exhibition of Five Artists, East Wind Painting Club (Taitung Social Education Center)

1997, International Stone Sculpture Season, Hualien (Special Exhibition of Wax-dyed Art)

1998, Exhibition of Five Artists, East Wind Painting Club (Chungli Art Museum)

1999, Exhibition of Five Artists, East Wind Painting Club (Ilan Cultural Center)

1999, Heritage-passing Exhibition of Artists in Hualien (Hualien Cultural Center)

1986, Stone Sculpture Handicraft

1896, Finely Printed Materials for Humanities

1997, A Collection of Art Works for Humanities

1998, Chang Wen-wei’s Album of Wax-dyed Ink Landscapes

Awards: 1982, “Distinguished Teacher Award” for teaching art and handicraft

1992, “Convensation between the Flower and the Window” won first prize of Hualien County Art Exhibition

1993, “The Waiting of Time” won Distinguished Piece in Provincial Civil Servants’ Art Exhibition

1995, “Silent Blessing” won Distinguished Piece in Provincial Civil Servants’ Art Exhibition

1997, “A Wooden Door Waiting for Spring” won first prize of Hualien County Art Exhibition

1997, Awarded “Distinguished Performance” by Republic of China Handicraft Education Association

2000, Listed in Distinguished Teachers for promotion of art education

Associations Participated:

Brief Introduction:

Chang Wen-wei is a multi-talented creative artist. He is devoted to creative art work, especially in painting and stone sculpture. He has also devoted himself to art education, and has contributed a lot.

Telephone: (03)888-3315

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: 135 Chungcheng Road, Yuli, Hualien

Personal Website: None

Councilor, Deputy Speaker, Speaker of Township Council

President, Yuli Rotary Club

Director of Hualien Hakka Association

Presently Mayor of Yuli Town, Administrative Party Commissioner of Kuomintang, Party Representative of 16^th KMT National Assembly, Yuli Director of Revolution Practice Institute

Contributions:

The incumbent mayor has promoted several important projects, such as the building of Yu-chang Highway and the development of Nantung Recreation Area. He is devoted to making Yuli a town of tourism.

Mr. Pan is the mayor of Yuli. He is devoted to making Yuli a town of hopes, with development of local tourism, and has contributed a lot to the town.

Telephone: 03-888-3166

Fax: None

E-mail: sas@mail.hlyl.gov.tw

Address: Yuli Town Hall, 148 Chungcheng Road, Yuli, Hualien

Personal Website: None

http://www.hlyl.gov.tw/index02.htm

Teacher of Fire-burnt Island (Green Island) Elementary School, Taitung Office

Teacher of Jinglun, Tawu, Yuli, Tayu Elementary Schools, Taitung County, Taitung Office

Contributions:

Mr. Chang has been a teacher and school principal for 50 years, being devoted to education for life. Besides educational work, he amuses himself with painting and orchid cultivation.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Chang are intellects and teachers. In their leisure time, they are devoted to painting and orchid cultivation. Their sons Chang Wen-wei and Chang Wen-cheng are both artists.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: None

Personal Website: None

Teacher of Music and Art, Yuli High School

Art teacher at Hualien Commercial High School

Contributions:

Mr. Chen volunteered to train the band of Yuli High School, which is now still a very good band. He taught for eight years at Yuli High School, and six years at Hualien Commercial High School, educating many distinguished students.

Mr. Chen was very good at painting and watercolor, and he was also an accomplished musician of violin and guitar, often playing with his brothers. He was a multi-talented intellectual with a mild temperament and polite manners, highly respected by the people of Yuli.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: None

Personal Website: None

1931, born in Fengyuan, Taichung

1946, salesperson of candies and confectionaries in Hualien

1950, founded Kwang-sheng-tang Yogan

Mr. Liao moved to Hualien in 1941, and learned the skill of making Yogan by a rare chance. In 1950, he founded Kuang-sheng-tang Yogan, which has since been the most famous local specialty.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: 82 Chungshan Road Section II, Yuli, Hualien

Personal Website: None

Master, Research Institute of Fine Arts, Taiwan Normal University

Ph. D. in Aesthetics, Fu Jen Catholic University

Experiences:

Teacher, Hua-kang Junior Middle School

Instructor, Department of Applied Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University

Presently, Professor at the Department of Art Education, Hualien Teachers’ College

Ms. Pan is devoted to the studies of theories in aesthetics, art philosophy, and art criticism, and has published numerous essays in the publications of Taipei City Art Museum, Lion Art Magazine, and Artist Magazine. She often attends international conferences on religion and art, and is often invited to be one of the judges in various competitions.

Ms. Pan is devoted to the studies of theories in aesthetics, art philosophy, and art criticism. Her creative works show strict, profound introspection, without regard to the future of her social life or career. Her main concern is to lead an aesthetic life.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: apan2001@ms43.hinet.net

Address: None

Personal Website: None

1951, received Certificate of Tooth Filler, issued by the Examination Yuan

1950, Founded Li’s Tooth-filling Clinic

Contributions:

Mr. Li founded Li’s Tooth-filling Clinic in 1950. In the years when there was no occupation Listed as “Dentist,” he took up the role as a dentist to take care of the teeth of the people in Yuli.

Mr. Li has been one of very few dental practitioners in Yuli, especially in the early years. His has practiced for more than 50 years, and his clinic has kept the same style since the period of Japanese Occupation. He has contributed a lot to the health of the teeth of the people in Yuli.

Telephone: None

Fax: None

E-mail: None

Address: 48 Minsheng Street, Yuli, Hualien

Personal Website: None

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1. 
   Highway 195 is a branch of Highway 9, offering beautiful pastoral views along the way.
   
2. 
   Antong hot Spring is very famous in eastern Taiwan. There is a Japanese-style hotel with beautiful views.
   
3. 
   XieTien Temple has a history of 110 years. It is the center of religion in Yuli, and an important historic site.
   
4. 
   Rape Flowers are an agricultural specialty in eastern Taiwan. When in season, the flowers construct magnificent views.
   
5. 
   Yuli Noodles are a traditional food that attracts a lot of customers. They are a famous local specialty.
   
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   Yogan is the pride of Yuli, and one of the most important specialties in Hualien.
   
7. 
   Tungfeng Pomelos, with the fine quality, are one of the specialties of Yuli, welcomed by consumers all over the country.
   
8. 
   Rice is one of the most important agricultural products in Yuli, and the fine-quality organic rice is very famous.
   
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   Agriculture is one of the most important productions in Yuli. Rice, day lily flowers watermelons, and tea are the major products.
   
10. 
    Chi-ke Mountain is the main producing area of day lily flowers, and also one of the scenic spots in Hualien.
    
11. 
    Forestry is an important economic activity in Yuli, with a total area of 30,089.34 hectares.
    
12. 
    Mining resources in Yuli are rich, especially Hsiuku Jade, Pineapple Jade, and Chinese-painting Jade.
    
13. 
    Commercial Business has a long history in Yuli, and many old stores are still very famous.
    
14. 
    Livestock herding in Yuli includes pigs and chickens, with the production of pork as the main part.
    
15. 
    Aquiculture in Yuli covers an area of 50.50 hectares, breeding tilapia and clams.
    
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    The topography of Yuli is alluvial plain, with geological features mainly of metamorphorsed complex, Du-luan Mountain stratum, and Ta-kang-kou stratum.
    
17. 
    Green-jade bamboo shoots are as good as the Cloud bamboo shoots of Mount Ali, and a healthful vegetable.
    
18. 
    Day lily flowers are produced mainly in the area of Chi-ke Mountain, and a very famous specialty of Yuli because of the good quality.
    
19. 
    The Ami Harvest Festival is annually held to express gratitude to the ancestors and holy spirits, and to celebrate the harvest of rice.
    
20. 
    Kuan-kung’s Birthday Ceremony is held by XieTien Temple on every 24^th day of the sixth moon, with grand rituals and parades.
    
21. 
    Tzeng Hsing-ping is a distinguished watercolor painter in Yuli.
    
22. 
    Lai Shih-hao is a distinguished ink painter, presenting the sceneries of Hulien in his works.
    
23. 
    Wang Jih-hung is a watercolor painter, born in Yuli, and is teaching art at Yuli Senior High School.
    
24. 
    Chang Wen-wei is a multi-talented artist of painting and stone-sculpture.
    
25. 
    Pan Fu-min is now the mayor of Yuli, devoted to making Yuli a town of tourism.
    
26. 
    Chang A-jing is a painter born in Yuli, and devoted to education for life.
    
27. 
    Chen Ming-ching is a multi-talented artist of painting, watercolor, and various musical instruments.
    
28. 
    Liao Yang-kuang is the founder of the famous Kuang-sheng-tang Yogan (Solid Sweet Bean custard).
    
29. 
    Pan Hsiao-shue is an artist devoted to the studies of theories in aesthetics, art philosophy, and art criticism.
    
30. 
    Li Rong-fu has been practicing dentistry for more than 50 years, and one of the very few tooth-filling practitioners in the period of Japanese Occupation.
    
31. 
    Day lily flowers are a specialty in Yuli, and form grand views when in season.
    
32. 
    Rape flowers are edible, and also used as a material of rape oil or feed.
    
33. 
    Bufo bankorensis is a species unique to Taiwan, with the largest size, and residing in areas of the highest altitude among the frogs and toads in Taiwan.
    
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35. 
    Rana swinboana is a big frog that lives in the creeks and streams of middle and lower altitudes.
    
36. 
    Buergeria robusta is a species unique to Taiwan, living in the low-altitude mountain areas.
    
37. 
    Dicrurus macrocercus is a sub-species unique to Taiwan, living in the upper levels or canopies of trees and bamboos in low-altitude areas.
    
38. 
    Lanius schach is a sub-species unique to Taiwan, and a representative of the birds on plains and in the low-altitude mountains.
    
39. 
    Babulcus ibis likes to catch insects on buffaloes and cows.
    
40. 
    Centropus bengalensis lives mostly in shrubs or bushes on hills. It is the only resident bird in the family of cuculidae.
    
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    Hypsipetes medagascariensis is a unique sub-species. In legends, it is the sacred bird that transports fire for the native tribes to survive and thrive.
    
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    Otus spilocephalus is a unique sub-species, a nocturnal bird that usually lives alone.
    
43. 
    Rhus semialata Murr. Var. roxburghiana DC produces fruits with peel covered with a thin layer of salt, very useful in emergency cases in the mountains.
    
44. 
    Oxalis corymbosa DC (Wood Sorrel) is a very common plant in areas like gardens, roadsides, and wilderness. It is edible.
    
45. 
    Bischofia trifoliate(Bishopwood) is an original tree in low-altitude areas, often seen in gardens and roadsides.
    
46. 
    Tricyrtis stolonifera Matsum is edible, with effects of vitalizing blood, reducing swelling, and soothing spirit.
    
47. 
    Cinnamomun micranthum (Stout Camphor) is a very tough tree, often used as a material for buildings, furniture, and sculpture.
    
48. 
    Mogannia hehes (Camphor Cicada) is a common insect in Taiwan, living in bushes in low-altitude places.
    

AnTong Hot Spring (安通溫泉)

Name of Town: Yuli

Name of County: Hualien County

Category of Scenic Spot: Hot Spring

Brief Introduction:

AnTong Hot Spring is situated at the side of AnTong Creek. The origin of the spring was discovered by the Japanese in 1904. AnTong has remained a famous spa area in eastern Taiwan. The water temperature of this spring can be as high as 66 degrees Centigrade. The water is clear, nearly limpid, and contains salt and hydrogen sulfide, with a slight odor of sulfur. It is said to have healing effects for external injuries, skin diseases, intestinal discomforts, and gynecological problems. The temperature of the water is high enough for eggs to be well-boiled for eating. The AnTong Hot Spring Villa is a wooden structure of Japanese style, with a history of more than sixty years. Behind the Villa is a newly-cleared shaded path that leads to the top of the hill, where there is a pavilion for visitors to see the views of the Hua Tung Valley. Beside the hot spring area is the AnTong Hot Spring Hotel. The structure of this hotel consists of an old part and a new part. The old part has rooms of Japanese floor-beds, with bathrooms for men and women, respectively. Inside the new part are bath pools built of stone, and open-air spa pools for the visitors to enjoy the fun of hot spa.

Address:

Website:

Accommodations: AnTong Hot Spring Hotel, 36 Wenchuan Road, Yuli.

Phone Number: (03) 888-6108

Meals: There is a restaurant in AnTong Hot Spring Hotel to provide a

wide variety of dishes.

Gas Station: CPC Chunghsiao Gas Station

Parking:

Transportation:

Bus: Take a Hualien Bus at Hualien Railway Station for Taitung or

Yuli, or a Ding Tung Bus (Mountain Line) at Taitung Railway Station for Hualien or Yuli. Get off at AnTong, and walk for half an hour.

Car: Drive southward along Highway 9 from Hualien City, or drive northward along Highway 9 from Taitung City, follow the signs and turn onto Wenchuan Road and drive for 2.2 kilometers.

Train: Take a Hualien-Taitung train and get off at AnTong Station, and follow the signs.

Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Tie-fen Hot Spring, Tungfeng Leisure Farm,

Yuli Native Cultural Park, and Chi-ke Mountain.

Suggested Tour: Drive along Highway 195 to Yuli Native Cultural Park, Chi-ke Mountain, Tungfeng Leisure Farm, and Tie-fen Hot Spring (one-day tour).

Tips for Tour: There are suites and Japanese floor-beds in AnTong Hot Spring Hotel, as well as a restaurant to provide meals. Accommodations can be arranged and reserved in advance.

Sources of Data: A Guide Book of the Sights of Hualien