By MOOK Travel & Lifestyle Network Editorial Team
 

Pingtung’s new attraction! The “Shan Chuan Liuli Suspension Bridge,” connecting Sandimen Township and Majia Township, is designed with the region’s unique liuli (glass art) imagery and light sculpture art. Its stunning skyward curve is expected to become a new landmark for tourism in northern Pingtung. The project is currently nearing completion and is scheduled to open in late December.

The Shan Chuan Liuli Suspension Bridge is 262 meters long and stands an average of 45 meters above the riverbed. It is located downstream from the old suspension bridge, connecting Sandi Village in Sandimen Township and Beiyeh Village in Majia Township. It links the Linali Permanent Residences, the Indigenous Cultural Park, and the Sandimen Art Village.
 

The Shan Chuan Liuli Suspension Bridge showcases local Indigenous culture and history. The liuli bead-inspired installation design was undertaken by local master artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung. After extensive interviews with elders and thorough research, he reinterpreted the deeper and more nuanced cultural meanings of liuli beads. Now inlaid along both sides of the bridge, the glass artwork leaves visitors in awe. Twenty-four story plaques narrate moving tales of the tribes, and combined with the liuli imagery and light sculpture art, it offers tourists a profound cultural journey into tribal life.