Chatianshan Nature Reserve

Information

Date of Proclamation	March 12, 1992
Size of Area (ha)	7,759.17
Primary Object for Protection	Taiwan beech forests, ecosystems of rare animals & vegetation
Scope of Administration	For those areas in Dasi District of forest lots of land with ordinal numbers 13 to 15, 24 to 26, and 32 not including the 75 hectares of Lalashan(R'ra) National Forest Recreation Area that has already been developed plus those areas of Wulai District of forest lots 18, 41 to 45, 49 to 53 and forest lot 35 not including the 850.22 hectares of Manyueyuan National Forest Recreation Area.
Authority in-charge-of	Hsinchu Branch, FANCA

Chatianshan Nature Reserve is the highest ridge in the northern section of the Xueshan Range, and it has diverse micro-habitats and flora. Climbers can see Ficus-Machilus, Machilus-Castanopsis and coniferous zones at different heights. The most unique plant in Chatianshan is Taiwan Beech because it's the most southern Fagus the world can find. In this rare temperate broad-leaf forest in Taiwan, the golden leaves are picturesque in autumn. The coniferous zone is made of Chamaecyparis taiwanensis, Chamaecyparis formosensis and tsuga formosana. The group of magnificent trees aged between 800 and 1500 years old are climbers’ favorites. There are falls, creeks as well as diverse wild animals, including Formosan black bear, Formosan rock macaque, crab-eating mongoose, crested serpent eagle, sasakia charonda, etc. Four seasons reveal different faces of the Reserve.