The Taroko National Park attracted 3.45 million visitors in 2023, according to statistics provided by the Hualien Tourism Department. The-CNN-Wire ...

Begin at the park entrance at the Taroko Gorge Trail and head west to the first notable stop along the main path—the Eternal Spring Shrine. This 0.85-mile side-trail loop is a well-worth-it ...

Visitors can access the gorge by car or bus, but many of the park's features are best seen on foot. The park boasts close to 40 hiking trails, many of which started as Taroko hunting paths.

Visitors come to explore the Taroko Gorge, a striated marble canyon carved by the Liwu River, which cuts through mountains that rise steeply from the coast. The city of Hualien is a popular ...

Despite that, Hualien's residents hope that tourists will soon come back, so that life can return to normal. Standing in her empty restaurant at the entrance to Taroko Gorge, Lai Sui-er explained ...