【 Type of attraction open for tourism 】

• Length of trail: 15.5km.
• Time required for the trip: About 2-3 days.
• Difficulty: Low to medium difficulty to average people.

【 Management 】

• Environmental limit: Not sensitive to ecological environment.
• Intensity of development/Type of facility: To keep the area as this is, the area should be banned from major exploration and only local repairs shall be provided to the trail at this time. When necessary, number of tourists shall be kept under control, as this is a Type 2 National Trail.

The trail in the Yuanzui-Shaolai-Minor Snow Mountain sector is located in the Major Snow Mountain Forest Amusement Park, which is known as Anmashan Forest Amusement Park and is an institutional area of the Dongshih Forest Administration. At 2,200m above sea level, the sector used to be a major timber field in central Taiwan. The booming trend of mountain climbing in the 70s and 80s and the location of the entrance to the Major Snow Mountain Forest Amusement Park on the No. 200 forest trail, more and more mountaineers decide to take the route of Yuanzui-Shaolai, making the leg a popular one. Most of the visitors come here on weekends and their destination is the Major Snow Mountain Forest Amusement Park.

Enriched in forest plantation of tropical, warm and artic, the sector is full of junipers, chamaccypairs obutosa and hemlock spruce among other species, making the sector a major producer of virgin forests in Taiwan. The Ecological Investigation on Forest Birds in Central Taiwan, published by the Bureau of Forest Affairs, there are 67 species of birds in the sector, including yellow-chest??, gold-winged??, white-eared thrush, red-head tit and wrens among others. Also available are blue-belly vultures, white-head?, woodpecker, russet sparrow among other endangered species, making the sector a world-renowned bird-watching site in Taiwan. In additional to birds, the sector is known for goats, muntajacs, boars, flying squirrels, pangolins, lynxes and Taiwanese monkeys. Further, landscapes are many and they cover forest bath, sunrise watching, sea cloud, constellation watching, photographing and bird watching among others.

The maple leaves in autumn and winter in Shaolai, the tall tress on hills, the Taiwanese azalea in spring, the unique rock terrain, the pond in the south part of the Minor snow Mountain and the Ruishue Pagoda by the pond, available for sea cloud watching, is a snow fight ground in winter.

The Snow Mountains centered on the mountain by the same name are located to the west of the Central Cordillera and it comes in 6 radiated branches.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	During the Japanese Occupation, the main peak of the Snow Mountain was referred to as the second highest peak and one of the 5 highest in Taiwan.   By Tsai, Wun Sing
The Snow Mountain No. 1 valley is vivid evidence that Ice Age was once in Taiwan.   By Tsai, Wun Sing	The white trees remind us of the repeated forest fires.   By Tsai, Wun Sing
A view of the Beilingjiao and the Shengling line from the main peak of the snow Mountain.   By Tsai, Wun Sing	Known as a magic peak in the world, the Dabajian Mountain is one of the highest mountains in Taiwan. To its left is the Xiaobajian Mountain.   By Tsai, Wun Sing
The Dabajian Mountain (right) and the Xiaobajian Mountain (left) in the clouds.   By Tsai, Wun Sing	A view of the main peak, the north peak of the Snow Mountain and others on the Shengling Line from Pintian Mountain.   By Tsai, Wun Sing
Cui Pond is located between Snow Mountain and Cuichi Mountain as the highest pond in Taiwan.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	A view of the corrugated terrain of Pintian Mountain. Mutelebu Mountain, another renowned peak, is on its rear left.   By Tsai, Wun Sing
The steep Dajian Mountain is ranked among the top 10 in Taiwan.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	In contrast to Shuejian Line that is known as hard to travel, a view from Youpolan Mountain shows green grassland.   By Guo, Y. Yuri
The sharp Jiayang Mountain is the steep rock slope on the southeast, making it easy to be identified.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	Large Snow Mountain should be named as Large Grass Mountain for its peak covered by bamboo species, a selected trail leading to prairies.   Shueba National Park Administration
Yuanzui-Shaolai-Xiaoshue Line is located within the Large Snow Mountain Forest Amusement Park and the trip offers a variety of views.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	Yuanzui-Shaolai-Xiaoshue Line is located within the Large Snow Mountain Forest Amusement Park and the trip offers a variety of views.   By Guo, Y. Yuri
The outstanding Yuanzui Mountain is the one hard to miss. Only the rock hills it offers make the trip difficult.   By Guo, Y. Yuri	The outstanding Yuanzui Mountain is the one hard to miss. Only the rock hills it offers make the trip difficult.   By Guo, Y. Yuri