Jin-shuei-ying Major Wildlife Habitat

Name	Jin-shuei-ying Major Wildlife Habitat
Primary Protected  Features	Forest ecosystem
Area (Hectares)	1,119.28
Location	Compartment 16 of Chao-jhou Working Circle for National Forest
Central Management  Agency	Minisrtry of Agriculture
Local Management  ​Agency	Pingtung Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
Date Established	October 19, 2000

Perennially shadowed in mist and rainfall, Jin-shuei-ying seems to be always immersed in water. Aboriginal people call this place "Chuwa Zarom", meaning "a place that water flows everywhere". Jin-shuei-ying is surrounded by mountains in all directions. When air currents rise in low pressure and under intensive sun exposure, heavy moisture are blown from valley to summit, creating high humidity with an average annual rainfall of 5,200 mm, the second highest in Taiwan. As many as 238 fern species call this area home, On the southeast of this habitat lies the Jin-shuei-ying Trail, built nearly 500 years ago as a major road for trading between the west and east of Taiwan for the aboriginal people.