Almost all the tourists who come to Ali Shan will see Ali Saint Tree by themselves and experience its charm. Ali Saint Tree is lying in the east of Saint Tree Station, which is slanting high and seems to reach the clouds. Its trunk has been broken. But its branches are dark green with verdure. The height of the Saint Tree is 52 meters or so. Its circumference is about 23 meters. More than ten people would hold it hand by hand. It is estimated that Saint Tree has been more than 3,000 years old and it should live in the period of Zhougong Regent ruling in Zhou Dynasty (around BC1042). So the Saint Tree is also called “Zhougong Bolt”. It is the Asian tree king and it is only next to American tree king by its age in the world.

In the southeast of Ali Saint Tree there is a “three Generations Tree”. They are from the same root and one of them died and another relived again .It is a circulation and miracle too. At present the first two generations have been dead and the third generation is booming.

Cherry blossom all over Ali Shan is another great scenic spot. Flourishing and vigorous cherry blossom is round “the travels centre”. In spring, red and white cherry blossom is colorful and gorgeous, which frames with the dark green and jade green forest, and drawing into a beautiful and splendid picture. The mounts look like dressing up well. It is a real splendid landscape. When it is clear with slight clouds at sunrise or at sunset magnificent Sea of clouds would be observed in Ali Shan observed from a far place on a high flat terrace white clouds are rising from valleys slowly and gone with wind into a wide sea of clouds overwhelming the mounts. The obscure peaks and trees among the sea of clouds look like floating, which float with great waves sometimes and which move slowly like a land covered by snow and which wave to and fro like snow falling into valleys. The sight is like a mirage. When it is clear sunshine at sunset will shine against the sea of clouds with accompanying hundreds of different colors, which are shining, changing, moving and floating. There are Sapphire blue, jade green, apricot yellow, deep red and others, for example. The colors are charming and attractive. So the sight of Sea of clouds will not missed.

On the top of Zhu Peak of Ali Shan a beautiful sunrise observation is lying on a high flat terrace. Climbing on the terrace at dawn, a tourist will experience the fresh air around mounts and there are a few stars in the sky. The waves of forests are wafting out of mounts which looks like moving. At that time there is a slight flush from the east, which is filling all over the sky and just a moment, red light strengthen suddenly. The dark green figure of Yu Shan in the far becomes clear with golden colors quickly. Sun rises so quickly that it seems to jump over Yu Shan in a minute. Rays of light are pervading and rosy clouds are dancing. Dark green mounts and the jade green valleys are refreshing themselves. Natural sights are in changes in a short time, attractive and vibrant. The sunrise is a great sight! Tourists can climb up Zhu Shan by train or set off from the telecommunication Bureau along the stone steps.

There are Sisters Lake and Peacock Lake near Ali Shan. They are also great scenic spots. Considering the Sisters Lake they are two small lakes which connect shoulder by shoulder closely. They are compared to the beautiful bright eyes of Ali Shan. In a folk story the two young beautiful girls committed suicide for love and their boyfriends together and became the two lakes .The elder sister lake is rectangular and deep. And the younger sister lake is round and shallow like a mirror. The figure of trees around the lakes reflects in the lake water, which looks like a beautiful picture.

There are summer houses and simple bridges which are framed among the sights. Besides the natural scenic spots there are humanistic sights like temples, pagodas, museums and botany vivariums. In a word, the sights of Ali Shan are varied and so great that only a few can be mentioned in the above paragraphs.
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The business of fishery scenery is a key travel business in Taiwan. Penghu fishing port occupies 1/3 fishing ports in Taiwan. 60% of the local people depend on fishing. Sail boats and jalors are spread out on the whole Penghu Liehtao. When the evening comes the sight of Penghu lights in fishing boat is very charming, which looks like stars embedded in the sea and they are so magnificent that they are listed as one of the eight most famous scenic spots in Taiwan.
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The scenery is picturesque around Sun Moon Lake. Its scene is charming and gentle. There are some attics and terraces built on piedmount parts along its banks, where are much suitable for seeing its sights. Among the attics, the most famous ones are xuanzhuang Temple, Civil and Military Temple. The former one is located on the Dark Green Dragon piedmount in the south of Sun Moon Lake. And the latter one is located on the mountainside in the north of Sun Moon Lake.

For xuanzhuang Temple, there is the statue of xuanzhuang Rabbit to be worshipped, who was a very famous saint Buddhist Rabbit in Tang Dynasty (AD 618-AD 907).The characteristics of National Rabbit” are written on the temple’s stele. There is a white door building in front of the temple, which is decorated with paintings and pictures on its roof and is decorated with high eaves and creasing. It is a typical Chinese national building. There is a small pagoda in the third floor in the temple. The saint calvaria bone of xuanzhuang Rabbit is worshipped there. A nine floors building has been built several years before on Dark Green Dragon Mount which is in the back of the temple. Its name is Charity Pagoda. It is an octagonal one and it is a copy of an old pagoda in Song Dynasty (AD 960-AD1279). There are mobiles which are hung up on its eaves every floor. The mobiles will ring clearly against wind. Climbing up the top of the pagoda a tourist will overlook the whole sights of Sun Moon Lake. There is a fairy legend about the overlook. It is said people will see the top of Liuhe Pagoda which is near Hangzhou West Lake when they climb up the top of the pagoda when it is very clear. Although the fairy legend is too exaggerated it reflects the idea that the local people are eager to go back to mainland China. Considering the Civil and Military Temple, the statue of Confucius (BC 557-BC479,a great educator and the founder of Confucianism) is worshipped there. There other saint figures being worshipped. It is a whole of saint Chinese idols. The architecture of the temple is very magnificent and it is a pageant. There 365 steep steps from the foot of Sun Moon Lake to the temple’s main door. The road is compared to a way to heaven. Considering Shuishe, Dehua Service Areas around Sun Moon Lake they are virtually the local Gaoshan Clans’ villages. Now they have been built into a kind of cultural villages. Gaoshan Clans are proficient at dancing and singing. Their traditional Dance about pounding rice has attracted lots of tourists. In the west of Sun Moon Lake there is a particular peacock park where dozens of peacocks are living .The peacocks will show their beautiful feathers when they find tourists coming near them. The multifarious performance enhances travel interests.
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In virtue of its human culture, the original clans around the area are belonged to Tailuge Nationality. There is also a historical reservation-Zhuilu Old Road. Others are like kylin culture site and “liwu” Stream bluff Old Road
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