Attraction stories
With a vast grassland overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Jialulan Recreation Area in Taitung is a park where many pieces of driftwood artworks are set up along the coast. If you’re not afraid of the burning sun, sitting on the wooden benches to admire the ocean view and appreciate the sound of waves with Doulan Mountain as a backdrop might not be such a bad idea. When the sky is clear, you can even spot the Green Island in the distance.
Jialulan (“kararuan” in the Amis language) means “the place where people go to wash their hair.” For some reason, the nearby rivers are mysteriously rich in minerals, which make the hair shine like never before after being washed here, hence the name. When night falls, you can always view the stars without any obstructions as there is no light pollution here at all. The stars burn so bright that some even look as big as the moon.
