Hsuehshan Tunnel is a vital traffic road that connects Taipei and Yilan, taking only 1 hour to travel from metropolitan to the beautiful countryside of Yilan—the back garden of Taipei. Driving out of Hsuehshan Tunnel, the vast and lush green Lanyang Plain is right is right before your eyes. And soon you will see a unique building in the shape of cuesta—Lanyang Museum, interpreting the ideas of “coexistence of humans and nature” and “the association between humans and culture”.

After the museum, head off to Jiaoxi, a popular destination for hot spring. The alkaline sodium bicarbonate spring here is colorless and odorless, making the skin smooth and elastic after the bath. Before lunch, you will experience a hot spring foot bath in Tangweigou Hot Spring Park. The park has many outdoor pools for foot bath, it’s a good place for friends and family to gather and enjoy a soothing foot bath.

Your lunch will be arranged at the local B&B,Loherb Villa. All the foods are carefully cooked with seasonal ingredients, using self-sowing, pesticide-free vegetable. Visitors can have a look at the vegetable patch next to the restaurant, so they enjoy the foods without worries.

The highlight in the afternoon is the great annual event—Yilan Green Expo. Yilan Green Expo was founded in the year of 2000. The core of the event is composed of agrarian life, ecological conservation and the sustainable future, conveying the spirit of sustainability and green energy.

As one of the expo venues, Dongshan River Water Park makes a perfect combination of water and greenness. The land immerses in the water in the manner of a slope, creating a harmonic view of nature. The initial concept of planning the park, “being close to water and nature” can be seen everywhere in the park.

The last stop isNational Centre for Traditional Arts. The park consists of a variety of traditional Taiwanese buildings, including the theatre hall, concert hall, theme streets, Wenchang Temple, traditional outdoor stage and so on, are worth taking a closer look. Walking in to the park as if you travel through time to Taiwan’s early days. In addition to the exquisite traditional architectures, the non-scheduled exhibitions, the food court, craft workshops, the old-school cinema and many more, are the popular spots among the visitors.