place	Round trip of Taiwan by bicycle　８th　花蓮Hualien⇒タロコ、天祥Tienhsiang
Date and time	11/8
Today's move	花蓮Hualien⇒タロコ、天祥Tienhsiang
weather	cloudy
distance	４８km

		0659
	My scheduled driving distance for today is less than 50 kilometers. short・・・. Very short, so I have much time. So I left the hotel late.
	The marbled ball in front of the hotel is rotating with the power of water.
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	I will run towards 七星潭(Seven Star Lake). I run in the inland area.
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	I arrived at 七星潭(Seven Star Lake). This is not Lake.This is a seaside.
		0901
	七星潭(Seven Star Lake). Today the sun is strong, I am dazzling, this glare brought me a little trouble.
		0901
	Taroko has several tunnels. So I will test the taillights I bought just before leaving Japan here. I turn on the switch and the tail light glow shiny. I am relieved as "OK". However, after a while, the light is gone. I hit the taillight, shook it, I tried it a lot, but it was useless. After a while, the light stops shining. I think that "batteries are the cause" first. I bought AAA batteries at nearby convenience stores and replaced them, but the results were the same. Without a taillight I can not run a tunnel. Taillight broken. When I gave up and thrown into the bag, taillight started shiny light. That was it. Taillight had a light sensor. When the sun was strong, the sensor worked and the Taillight went out quickly.
		0912
	Only the blue banana and potato are lined up at the roadside shop there is nothing like to eat immediately. I am looking for palm fruit juice, but there are not in line.
		0935
	Here too 檳榔 Binrou is on sale.
		1046
	The way to the Taroko, the final 7-Eleven. I ate a meal here. I bought a fried chicken on rice and 1 liter milk and ate in the shop. I ran over while drinking excess milk.
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	In this way, the bus went. This bus came down from Taroko Valley.
		1110
	Large vehicles are problematic in width, but height is also a problem.A high-rise bus may have the roof touch the rock.It's okay as it is a oneway street, but it is difficult to pass each other if there is an oncoming vehicle.
		1111
	The big buses just came through this tunnel.
		1118
	The way I passed the other way was a one way street, but there is an oncoming car here. Large vehicles touch the walls and ceiling when they are too close to the right, so if they do not have an oncoming car they will run near the center.
		1121
	The Root of Taroko was not made for sightseeing from the beginning. Taroko's way is a part of the 193 kilometer 中部横貫公路 from 東勢大橋 to 太魯閣大橋 through 梨山. 212 people died during the construction, the 長春祠 was built to mourn the spirit.
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	In 1896 (Meiji 29), the Japanese soldier of Hualien port garrisy raped the Taroko woman. Angried natives 20 people raided Xincheng observation post, killed more than 20 officers and others (Xincheng case). Next 1897 (Meiji 30), the Japanese side attacked Taroko using Keelung Infantry Corps. However, it was defeated in reverse. The Japanese side attacked with over 1,700 big troops who added a large number of Ami group this time, but they lost again with more than 500 casualties injured.
	Between April and July 1914, 300 Chinese workers and 60 Japanese police officers opened a military road from Puli in the west side of the Central Mountains to Tianxiang. At the same time for the passage of Subjugation troops Japanese side also opened a 30 km road from Xincheng on the east side to Tianxiang on the east side.This is the first road built over Hehuan Shan. And in 1914, the Japanese government attacked Taroko. After all, the Japanese army fought four times and was retreated four times. Japan side had no choice but to change the policy to a conciliatory measure policy. In August 1914 the Taroko incident ended. The Japanese government issued a "search party" and processed the after incident.It took two years. In parallel, the Japanese government has redeveloped the Security Road from Puli to the Taroko Canyon to be used for material transport and material transportation. here・・・・
		1207
	It is a large bus which passed through the tunnel.
		1211
	Everyone already wears a helmet. There is a helmet rental.
	The road changes from a bridge, covered road, half tunnel, tunnel.
	"単行道", the road on the right is a one-way street.
	Although it is a one-way street, buses can not be used.	1220
		1223

	The Taroko Valley is part of the Liwu River (立霧渓). The watershed area of the Liwu River is 616.30 km2, 61,600 ha.

		1225
	The altitude of the water source is 3,440 m, flowing down to the estuary at 55 km.
	It is a monolith.
		1236
	I met a person who came down by bicycle.
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		1243
	The bicycle came again.
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		1247
	This tunnel is not narrow. I stopped for several times and saw the state of the taillights, it worked properly.
		1300
	The road is narrow and there is an oncoming car. If a large bus approaches here in this state Cars can not cross. When approaching too much to the right with the sense that "the width is fine", the head of the car hits the rock. We must always drive carefully overhead.
		1300
	How should a bicycle run? I have to row slowly after the car has gone.
		1304
	The cars come one after another. After the car has gone, I will row slowly again.
		1320
	稚暉橋
		1321
	There is a 7-Eleven..It is open. The next morning I will understand, but it was not open early in the morning. Of course, souvenir shops and dining halls across the street can not be opened early in the morning. You can not shop early in the morning.You should buy it the night before.
		1407
	I also saw Taroko so I thought of going home to Hualien. However, I also think that I would like to go up higher. I have to stay one more night to go up. So I decided to stay at the center of the Tenshou youth activity(天祥青年活動中心).
		1408
	I asked the reception desk."Can I use the room?" Answer was "available". It was 2600 yuan. I decided to pay with a card.
		1409
	From the location and facilities, the price may be such. I'm thinking to climb further tomorrow.

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