Cigong Waterfall for Christmas
For Christmas this year I went to what is probably Taiwan’s southernmost waterfall near Jialeshui. I didn’t have high expectations for this waterfall because it’s rarely mentioned. Although it wasn’t physically impressive it was a nice relaxing area. Unfortunately this seems like the kind of area that is overrun with strange Taiwanese men in their speedos and hordes of children on summer weekends. On Christmas day however all seven waterfalls (Ci = 7 and gong = hole) were mine.
This wasn’t a good start but at least the trail was hikeable.
There wasn’t a lot of water but just enough for the waterfalls and no wet feet.
The 1st tier
The 2nd tier
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier
The 4th tier
It’s difficult to see how steep this is but the ropes should give you an idea.
The 5th tier
The 6th tier
The 7th tier was kind of anti-climatic
I love the dogs coming over to greet you in the 1st photo – “hey do you have food?!?”
Merry xmas!
My first thought wasn’t that the dogs were coming over to greet me but rather that they were going to rip me apart. Most strays are well behaved but there are some angry dogs in the rural areas. Happy New Year.