[Zhanghua Trails]The lush and shaded Songbailing Trail, where you might spot wild macaques!

The Songbailing Trail, also known as the "Fengbai Sightseeing Hiking Trail," is located not far from the road in front of Fengbai Plaza. In the early days, the trail was the only route for trade between Ershui Township in Changhua County and Nantou’s Mingjian Township’s Songbailing. Due to underdeveloped transportation during the Japanese colonial period, the residents of Songbaking (commonly referred to as “mountain top people,” now the residents of Songbailing in Mingjian Township, Nantou County), would carry their mountain produce—such as ginger, pineapples, bamboo shoots, tea leaves, and fruits—on shoulder poles along the mountain path near Shoutian Temple, and walk down to Ershui town to sell them. They would then buy daily necessities needed back home and return along the same route. As living standards improved over time and people began to value leisure activities, the trail gradually became a popular hiking route for outdoor enthusiasts, and the once common sight of “porters” became a thing of the past.

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