Wulai Falls, Wulai District, New Taipei City, Taiwán
The Wulai Waterfall was possibly the best known waterfall in Taiwan besides the Shifen Waterfall. I suspect the reason for this was its relative close proximity to Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei. There was pretty good reason for this popularity as you can see from the photo above as the waterfall featured an 80m drop right across from the Atayal aboriginal-themed town of Wulai. While the main drop was the easiest to see, there were actually more hidden cascades and waterfalls further upstream from the valley comprising the overall Wulai Waterfalls. Those were only visible by cable car. So technically speaking, the overall Wulai Waterfall could very well be a much taller drop if you count these other cascades and waterfalls.
Once we made it to the town of Wulai, it was pretty straightforward to see the waterfall as it was pretty much right across the Nanshi Creek, which was the main watercourse cutting right through the Wulai Valley. This creek eventually joined up with other tributaries as the Xindian Creek cutting through Taipei. There appeared to be three main levels of the town. The lowest level was where there were lookout areas peering right at the waterfall. Down here were also a lot of cafes and shops as well as a toilet facility.
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