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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

A rescue helicopter is seen above the Taroko park region in Hualien County, southeast China's Taiwan, April 4, 2024. The death toll following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in China's Taiwan on ...

“It’s not too bad.” A checkpoint is set up outside Taroko Gorge just north of Hualien city in Taiwan. - Annabelle Chih/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images ...

It’s a similar story in Hualien, a city just 11 miles from the epicenter, which looks strikingly calm the day after the tremor. Stores and restaurants have reopened, as have roadside stalls ...