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Wulai Visitor Information Center

Wulai is famous for springs and the hill cherry blossoms. As Atayal is the dominant local ethnic group, there are Atayal cultural tokens everywhere in Wulai. Most shops in Wulai Old Street have a strong “indigenous flavor”. Visitors can taste a wide variety of mountain foods in indigenous flavors, such as the charcoal grilled wild boar pork, spring cooked eggs, shell-flower leaf dumplings, rice cooked in bamboo tubes, and dishes made with aromatic litsea. They are rare “Taiwan indigenous specialty foods”. There are also the specialties like the millet wine and millet mochi that are great as souvenirs for friends.

When speaking of “mountain springs”, people will first think of Wulai. In Atayal language, “wulai” means hot spring water. Therefore, Wulai springs is one of the most important parts in the daily life of Atayal people. Today, there are many spring hostels and classy spring hotels in Wulai which attract visitors to enjoy the spas in all seasons. After seeing the spectacular Wulai Falls, visitors can return to Wulai Old Street for dinner and find themselves a spring hostel to relieve the fatigue of the daytime tour before stepping on their return trip, joyously and relaxingly.