Recommended five scenic spots of forest bath in Taiwan Province: 1. Nantou: Xitou Forest Recreation Area in Xitou Nature Education Park is 1,150m above sea level, with an area of about 2,500 hectares, belonging to National Taiwan University Experimental Forest Farm. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the park has a cool climate and beautiful bamboo forests, comparable to Lanshan in Kyoto. The most famous university pool is named after Taiwan Province Provincial University. There is a unique bamboo bridge on the pool. Fortunately, there is a faint mist floating on the pool, just like being in a fairyland.
2. Taoyuan: Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area belongs to the tail end of the snowy mountain range. Yamagata looks like a lying girl with big eyes looking at the east, hence the name. At the same time, Dongyanshan was an important forest farm in the north in the early days, so many relics of early forestry were preserved. In addition, the rich bird resources and fossils left over 30 million years ago in the park are special landscapes that should not be missed.
3. Yilan: Taiping Mountain National Forest Recreation Area is located in Taiping Mountain National Forest Recreation Area in Yilan, where there are precious cypress resources and it is the cradle of precious tree species. The park is rich in hot springs, sea of clouds, snow scenes, waterfalls, lakes and other landscape resources, as well as fresh air filled with fenduojing and negative ions, which is a good choice for going to nature.
4. Nantou: Aowanda National Forest Amusement Park is located in Aowanda National Forest Amusement Park in the middle altitude mountainous area. You can enjoy different customs in four seasons, including cherry blossoms in spring, waterfalls in summer, moon in autumn and maple trees in winter, each with its own characteristics. There are also two waterfall areas, which can absorb full negative ions and enjoy the ever-changing scenery of the four seasons. Going there will definitely make you fall in love!
5. Hsinchu: Guanwu National Forest Recreation Area Guanwu is located at the junction of Wufeng Township in Hsinchu County and Taian Township in Miaoli County. In the middle and high altitude areas, the territory is often filled with clouds, which is also known as the "land of clouds". In addition, there are fog-watching waterfalls and giant wooden trails in the mountains. The park has a wide field of vision, overlooking the surrounding mountains and landscapes, and always attracts many climbers every holiday!
Seven Benefits of Forest Bath The Experimental Forest Management Office of National Taiwan University conducts a forest healing research project in Xitou. They found that 75% people can relieve stress after walking for three hours, and natural killer cells become more active after living in Xitou for three days and two nights. If Xitou residents and metropolitan residents do a long-term study for one year, it is found that the total cholesterol density, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting blood glucose are also lower than those of metropolitan residents.
1. Regulating autonomic nerves: Walking in the forest and taking more deep breaths can reduce the activity of sympathetic nerves, enhance the activity of parasympathetic nerves and achieve the purpose of relieving stress; Physiologically, it's a drop in blood pressure. 2. Balance endocrine: reduce the role of stress hormones, reduce the contents of norepinephrine and adrenocortical cortisol, and help the body relax; It can increase serum adiponectin content and stabilize blood sugar. 3. Promote immunity: Walking in the forest can enhance the activity of natural killer cells and immunoglobulin, enhance the resistance to viruses, bacteria and cancer cells, and lower blood sugar. 4. Improve cardiovascular health: it can prevent heart disease and help to treat hypertension, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. 5. Improve lung function: improve respiratory circulation. Patients with pneumonia treated with antibiotics will improve their curative effect if they cooperate with forest therapy. 6. Improve gastrointestinal function: help to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers and allergic bowel diseases. 7. Relieve physical and mental discomfort: it can relieve headache, dizziness, gastrointestinal discomfort, shoulder and neck stiffness, angina pectoris, distraction and so on. These are all caused by stress.