Dawushan Nature Reserve

Date Established	June 8, 1988
Area( hectare )	47,000
Primary Object for Protection	Wildlife, and their Habitat, Forest, Lake
Location	Forest Compartments No. 2-10, 12-20, 24-30 of Dawu Working Circle ; Forest Compartments No. 18-26, 35-43, 45-50, 51 of Taitung Working Circle except mining lands and mining-truck paths as well as Payuchih of the Pingtung Branch, FANCA. Taitung County and forestlands in the eastern part of nearby county boundaries
Management ​Agency	Taitung Branch and Pingtung Branch, FANCA

Mt. Dawu, the highest peak in the south of the Central Range, with cliffs and steep slopes in its eastern and western side, reserves a large original broad-leaved forest in Dawushan Nature Reserve's lower and middle altitude areas because it may be too hard for human to walk across the reserve. Moreover, there isn't any road in its middle and higher altitude areas. Mt. Dawu, reserves an entire and continuous forest form from low to high altitude because of its height. It's a rarely seen landscape in Taiwan. The yearly rainfall, as large as 2,500-3,000 mm. falls in summer. In addition, the sharply dropping elevation shapes many waterfalls, potholes, torrents, abysses and lakes in the Reserve with numerous rivers and cliffs. In this Reserve, there are rare plants such as Amentotaxus formosana, Keteleeria davidiana and rare animals such as Ursus thibetanus formosanus, Lophura swinhoii, Syrmaticus mikado, Spizaetus nipalensis, and Deinagkistrodon acutus.