Global InformationBatongguan Historic Trail information
| Batongguan Historic Trail | |
|---|---|
| Native name Chinese: 八通關古道 | |
 A hiker on the trail in Dashuiku, located at the border between Nantou and Hualien counties | |
| Type | Trail |
| Location | Zhushan, Nantou to Yuli, Hualien, Taiwan |
| Built | November 1875 |
National monument of Taiwan | |
| Type | Plaque |
| Designated | April 17, 1987 |
Batongguan Historic Trail[1][2] (traditional Chinese: 八通關古道; simplified Chinese: 八通关古道; pinyin: Bātōngguān Gǔdào; romanized: Pattonkan Kodō) is the name of two trails crossing the Central Mountain Range from Zhushan, Nantou to Yuli, Hualien in Taiwan. The first iteration of the trail was built in the Qing dynasty and was abandoned; a second was built in the Japanese era. Both were built for the government to control the indigenous population living in the mountains. Though the two trails rarely overlap, they are often referred to by the same name.
- ^ "Batongguan Historic Trail". Taiwan.net. Tourism Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Saunders, Richard (April 13, 2018). "Off the Beaten Track: A walk on the edge of history: Batongguan Historic Trail". Taipei Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.