Horsestable
hotspring
scenery introduction
Horsestable
is located near the Eastern side of the beautiful
Horsestable Bridge. The actual Horsestable hotspring
is located near Cheegoo Mountain and because there are wonderful
plantlife in this region, it is a great place for people
to go and relax themselves.
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Creeks
are everywhere in this hotspring region, and the sights
are magnificent, especially during the fall season when
Mon grass blooms. There
is a nice watchspot for everyone to get a great view of
the bamboo forests and the beauty of the creeks and valleys
of this region.
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spring
quality
Horsestable
hotspring are acidic, and has a grayish outlook, with a
temperature of around 75℃, and pH value at about 3∼4.
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geological
quality
Horsestable
is a typical collapsed type of valley, and is bigger than
the Little Oilpit. This is right at the breaklayer region,
which makes it extra dangerous during the typhoon and thunderstorm
seasons.
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The Nali typhoon of September
17, 2001 has destroyed much of the Horsestable region. And
renovation is still underway.
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hotspring characteristic
Horsestable
hotspring are located in the Horsestable creek valley,
and belong to the Yangmingshan region.
Tourists
who come to Horsestable to dip in hotspring also enjoy
very much the newly
built Horsestable Bridge, because the bright color and
beautiful design of the bridge body, plus the wonderful
restaurants nearby all make the trip seem well-organized
and convenient for city tourists to enjoy.
The
government has taken over most of the Horsestable region
due to its hightly unstable geological characteristics.
Since then, the vendors and restaurants have substantially
been reduced, and the place looks much more clean and organized.
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interviews
1,have
you witnessed a mountain collapse?
- No, not personally, but it happens
often after typhoons.
- every time after a typhoon,
I discover that everything looks different again.
- This place, for example, looks very different
now. It used to be a nice road!
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2,Is
there a routine route for the pipelines? Does the government
set up rules?
- Yangmingshan office doesn't.
Just go and apply.
- It depends on the individual
needs. Just remember to go from high places to lower ones.
That's the basic rule.
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3,What
is the Yangmingshan National Park office doing about these
messy pipeline?
- They did not manage them well.
- Some people even use pipeliens
without applying for a license. Some pipelines are old and
thus making it look even messier.
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