Hiking Taiwan: Mt. Jiali, camphor and the trees that fuelled the Hollywood boom (苗栗加里山 樟腦和南莊事件)

[@aliceliu8708]

謝謝你，苗栗是我的故鄉。l 您的歷史介紹，非常了不起，感謝！小時候父親說過這故事！沒想到您能這麼專業的制作出耒! 我很喜歡看您的節目！雖然我現居北美，但每次欣賞您的精心作品，好像自跟隨著一同去登山一樣！

[@percussimo]

好棒, 歷史及戶外影片紀實也搬到台灣了, 好可惜天公不作美又錯過一次大自然美景, C'est la vie

[@justwalk-travelasmrchannel1630]

new hike companion! Take care there Richard, Singapore misses you!

[@viok2932]

What a hike… so peaceful n quiet…beautiful vlog!

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks

[@TheMapRoom]

Interesting history section about Jialishan there, thanks.

[@tairandodx]

Richard的攝影取鏡技術越來越棒了 每一幕看起來都很舒服順暢 不過這次在設備準備／使用上好像出包多了點 還好總有替代方案

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

真是一個 “糟透的一天”

[@東東-k6g]

這種拍攝方式是我最喜歡的爬山

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

謝謝

[@bigcat9185]

Taiwan is certainly a better place for hiking than Singapore. Wonderful tranquility ! Glad to see you enjoying Richard !

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

It really is! But I still miss stuff about Singapore.

[@ellicktaiwan5131]

真是太精彩了 感謝您的分享

[@AmbientWalking]

What a beautiful way of seeing the world. I love following your channel, and going on these journeys with you. Really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thank you so much!

[@AmbientWalking]

@@AsiaHikelopedia You're welcome!

[@leeedward4399]

Oh wow, the peak is cloud level. Amazing. The trees are so straight up and high. We don’t see anything like this in S’pore. Envy you, Richard. Have a good week ahead. 🤗

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks

[@785055]

Thanks for making the video. Very knowledgeable. You are capable to publish a book for Taiwan trail with history info. You are the #1 person for that.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

So nice of you

[@曾幼芬]

it's so enjoyable to hike in the forests in Taiwan because it is much cooler than the city. and the best thing is that we can get these not far from home.

[@mithuharjani3620]

Hello, thank you for this beautiful report and for allowing us to accompany you on this beautiful walk through these places, I really enjoy your walks, greetings and until the next video😊👍

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Many thanks

[@TheSkskitey]

Good hike Richard , a nice stroll in the mountains for you , i wouldn't get to the top being an old bugger but i'd give it a go . Pity all clouded over but a nice and peaceful forest climb :-)

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

I nice stroll? I was aching all over for 3 days afterwards. Haha! Although it was my first real hike/climb for quite a while!

[@wangpaochen8569]

@@AsiaHikelopedia It definitely was a tougher terraine, looking at all those taller massive tree trunks on that mountain range, not Hills!!! Beautiful n refreshing sound of water cascading down the slopes! Finally civilisation at the top!!!! Wow, what a stunning view of the thick clouds just below n the beautiful sunshine n blue sky above, what a sight!!!! I can relate with you, my calves muscles n achilles were very sored for the next few days after the climb up the Rokko mountains in Kobe. Hope you will do more muscles strengthening before another mountain climb, especially the achilles tendons. Regarding the Juniper trees, chinese used alot of sandalwood, camphor, menthol crystals, eucalyptus oil and other essential oils for their medicated oils n aroma oil that are basically used for nausae/dizziness, headaches, mosquito bites, n seasickness. I have been using Axe(Chinese) oil faithfully for years, helps when l caught a cold or headaches. Traditional chinese Herbal concoctions are organic! Thank you Richard for that hike n scenery. 🙏 You looked very tired after that climb! Hope you rested enough before your next mountain hike!

[@jasonwei9490]

Great introduction about the Taiwan history. For people like me to live here for more than 40 years didn't know anything about this history. I should study more about my hometown (Hsinchu) Thanks for your filming.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@seokguekeng928]

Beautiful scenery. Wandering dog roaming for food. Camphor vic vapour drop. Grown in wild forest useful tree

[@tacowu]

your hiking series is the best

[@azure0920]

I salute you to walk back and forth to make the video and also make me miss the mountains in Taiwan.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks! 😃

[@888public]

謝謝Richard介紹加里山，以前沒有聽過這個步道，但從影片看起來還不錯，希望下次可以去。

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

你應該要去！

[@SIMtudios]

雲霧繚繞其實也很美　　很像仙境

[@journeywithchien32]

Stunning forest.

[@nikky729]

自己拍爬山的影片很累，要架好攝影機來來回回拍爬上爬下的樣子～～辛苦了～～ 謝謝你拍台灣山的美～～

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

不會啦。我喜歡！

[@badpigy]

加里山‼️ 我記得這是中級山🤔 聽說在台灣，困難的其實是中級山🤔 這個加里山的健行過程很有趣，而且都是在森林裏，所以不少山友會選擇來這裡一日行😄 我其實蠻推薦這種一日行的登山健行，如果是一個人單攻，如果可以，帶一隻狗狗隨行吧（除了有伴，也可以避邪）😅

[@Yishushu]

Beautiful! Thank you so much!

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

You are so welcome!

[@bklim951]

Beautiful trees! ❤️

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

They are!

[@bklim951]

@@AsiaHikelopedia what is the best time to hike in Taiwan?

[@lo-fi-life-tpe]

Good to see you back in the mountains here on the island! Hi,小黑！ =P

[@frnk57]

真漂亮的地方

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

沒錯

[@handsonbrompton7875]

Great hike 👍! 🍻

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

It was!

[@seokguekeng928]

Daring and adventurous

[@trufflesmellgood9214]

Love your videos! Do you need to apply for a permit for this trail?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

No permit needed.

[@iammm66]

Typically, cloud will arise and cover mountain peak around noon to 1pm. That is why many climbers show up 5-6am from entrance of trial. I hope you are not alone to climb. Strange thing happen after white cloud cover the mountain.

[@jamesc571]

2:10, there are railway tracks? I shall inform my railfan researcher friends to watch this video...I don't recall forestry railway ever in this area. (incline mining railway yes but not forestry) great discovery !

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Yes, I was curious what they were used for. They didn't look particularly sturdy.

[@eeveelugia]

Those were forestry rails built by the Japanese to harvest red cypress.

[@尤俊閔]

去台灣高山時 最喜歡看到白牆

[@cwmobilecm]

If you got drone out would have tops as island in sea of clouds. You probably have some clip already.

[@munyuenleong8167]

Nice and informative☺. Are the trails well-marked, and the weather cool (unlike Spore😫)?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Yes and yes!

[@Potomacstud]

Richard never disappoints , not in Singapore , not in Taiwan

[@iammm66]

大多台灣的高山 上山前天要清, 11am前就要爬到山頂 極大降低白牆的機率

[@tomcat1251]

impressed by yr command of mandarin👌

[@firdausbj1]

Can you video the Typhoon on its way to Taiwan?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Nothing to see so far here in Hsinchu. East Taiwan will bear the brunt.

[@hardhang]

Nice trail

[@kiralaw6206]

Nice hike! Reminds me of my trip to Alishan (阿里山) years ago. Just curious, do you physically train (like go to the gym or do long distance jogging) to build stamina for your hikes? It must not be easy to hike through these mountains.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Not really. I ride my bike almost every day, walk a lot and do some workouts and yoga.

[@seokguekeng928]

Will the white cloud transform and to see other view

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

No, unfortunately. If had been earlier I would have had a nice view

[@seokguekeng928]

Who are the perpetrator as said in history?

[@seokguekeng928]

Is it different timing and day got different view?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

The people who attacked the camphor stills.

[@debapratimdhara6599]

How did you get there?Are there any public transportation ?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

No. You need a scooter or car.

[@kianono3209]

Hi Richard, those 小黑 are Formosan Mountain Dog (台灣犬), you got no chance to beat them . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Dog

[@seokguekeng928]

Camphor useful history

[@paiwanhan]

Maybe you could do an episode on the camphor war in Taiwan. Technically not really a full scale war, but it was started by the British trading companies who were angry at Qing from setting up an monopoly of the camphor business, and got British warships to shell and occupy Fort Zeelandia in Tainan. Good times. Too bad they stopped as soon as Qing gave the entire camphor business to the British companies.

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

Thanks for the idea. I'll read up on it!

[@paiwanhan]

@@AsiaHikelopedia That William Pickering fellow who started it all is quite a character. He is also pretty connected to Singapore. Kinda connected to both of Asian places that you lived in.

[@foxtwo]

Blackie has a collar, so he's got owners 🤣😂 He reminds me of Dogmeat (Dog companion in Fallout games)....

[@TGHan-yb3uf]

You know a lot of history that we didn't learn in Taiwanese school.

[@李昭燁]

你有爬台灣百岳嗎？

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

我有爬過七座而已

[@syxs9665]

and this week no food?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

No, sorry. I had originally planned to get some Hakka snacks from Nanzhuang on the way home, but I ran out of time. But I will be passing through that way in a future video so I will revisit.

[@albertkoey]

What happened to your little companion?

[@AsiaHikelopedia]

He was too fast. I didn't see him again.

[@tobyteng7522]

Sounds like curry mountain.

[@BeachBoi1000]

Oh... so nice... you won't get this in Sg

[@paulcurr4815]

Keep going strong mate😁😁

[@ttytty6940]

Vicks

[@siro4214]

看著影片就想像你在山路必須來來回回的走位移動相機。完成這部影片你一定很累。