Taroko: Where the dragon roars, video, photos

By Eddie O’reilly
Updated December 23 2013 - 1:38am, first published 1:30am
One of the pagodas perched high on the mountain. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
One of the pagodas perched high on the mountain. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
TAROKO GORGE: A section of the original route cut into the cliff is now a popular walking track. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
TAROKO GORGE: A section of the original route cut into the cliff is now a popular walking track. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
This suspension bridge leads to one of the hundreds of bushwalking tracks that cover the park. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
This suspension bridge leads to one of the hundreds of bushwalking tracks that cover the park. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
As you travel up the river the walls begin to close in. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
As you travel up the river the walls begin to close in. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
As the walls hit the vertical the road cuts into the side of the cliff and is covered to protect it from waterfalls and landslides. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
As the walls hit the vertical the road cuts into the side of the cliff and is covered to protect it from waterfalls and landslides. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
Part of the tunnel of nine turns. The two white dots a third of the way up the left wall are people, giving some idea of the scale. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
Part of the tunnel of nine turns. The two white dots a third of the way up the left wall are people, giving some idea of the scale. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The dragon bridge near the upper reaches of the gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The dragon bridge near the upper reaches of the gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Silks resort in the upper reaches of the gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Silks resort in the upper reaches of the gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
the faces of the Truku people, the inigenous people of the region whose ancestors are the ancestors of Polynesian people from Hawaii to Easter island to the Maori. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
the faces of the Truku people, the inigenous people of the region whose ancestors are the ancestors of Polynesian people from Hawaii to Easter island to the Maori. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Leader Village. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The dorm accommodation at the Leader Village.Rooms for couples and small groups are available but couldn't be photographed as they were all in use. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The dorm accommodation at the Leader Village.Rooms for couples and small groups are available but couldn't be photographed as they were all in use. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
The Eternal Spring Shrine honoring the many lives lost during the construction of the nations-building road that connected Taiwan's east and west coasts. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly
A scene from Taiwan's Taroko Gorge. Picture: Eddie O'Reilly

On the east coast of Taiwan lies a natural wonder.

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