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A journey to celebrate 16 years of friendship @ Cing Jing Farm & Old England

1. Cing Jing Farm
 
Cing Jing Farm is one of the must go places in Cing Jing. It was a very picturesque farm with breathtaking view of the beautiful gorges and ever-green landscape.
 
Visiting this farm is a joy because the temperature was cooling given that we were at a high altitude. Overall, the farm tried to imitate the scenery of Switzerland and I've heard that the sheep at the farm were imported from New Zealand.  
 
Remember to do much walking in the farm and explore the different viewing points to catch the scenic views of the entire landscape. Try to spare at least 1.5 hours to stroll around the place at your leisure pace. The scenery is definitely worth your time. Kids will definitely love this place because they can get to chase the sheep that were roaming freely in the fields. There are also horse ride for both adults and the kids in the farm.
 

Entrance to the farm


spectacular view





Can you see the clouds?



Carefree







We are young and carefree...weee.



 
 
2. Royal High Tea @ Old England
 
The old England Hotel @ Cing Jing is really a gem. It is also the most expensive hotel in Cing Jing @ an extravagant price of SGD800 per night. I really love both its exterior and interior which looks grand like a palace.

The hotel is famous for its high tea and reservation must be made in advance. The high tea cost SGD50 person and consist of a 3 tier cakes, muffin, macaroon, éclairs' and tarts, served nicely on golden plates.
 
Although the cakes and pastries were not fantastic, I love the flavored tea served. Not to mention the royalty ambience and the lavish cutlery designs which helps to score the points. 







 


 


very nice rose or chamomile tea


Too sweet pudding



 
 
 3. To Wu Ling

Wu Ling is the highest point,3275m on the island of Taiwan, accessible by roads. Due to the saddle between Hehuan Shan Main Peak and East Peak, deep valleys, high cliffs and rocky peaks are within one's sight. The ride in the car was however not a comfortable one with much turning.

 








After reaching the peak, it was time to drive downhill to Hualien. The journey was long and there were much steep turning due to the winding road downhill.






4. Taroko Gorge

After almost 5 hours, we arrived at Taroko Gorge at Hualien County. The gorges were beautiful and through the gorges, a river flows though it. We alighted at one section of the gorge, wore the helmets handed to use by the driver and started walking through the gorges. We badly needed the walk after 5 hours drive from Wu ling. The walk was liberating!









Chief contractor leading the strike


 
 
 

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