Adventure up Route 24

Once in place, everyone pitched in to erect the dwellings. It's said that when a typhoon hits the area, not even one of Wutai's stone houses will be blown over or a single stone slab sent flying through the air! As well as being used to make stone houses, stone tables and stone seats, the slate is carved to amazing effect by the local tribesmen and is often seen lining the road and driveways in the area with a variety of interesting designs.

Another feature of the area is the Rukai totem of a hundred pacer snake, so called because it's said that if you're bitten, you can only walk about a hundred paces before you fall dead. The hundred-pacer is the ancestral symbol of the Rukai tribe, so these snakes appear together with human beings in the wood and stone sculptures that can be seen in abundance in the Wutai area.

After taking in so much culture and scenery, it's time to sit down and sample some of the wonderful local Rukai cuisine which traditionally includes roast boar, mountain sago and maize dishes, and a local specialty called “Jinabuwan,” which consists of millet and pickled minced meat cooked and wrapped in ginger leaves.

Pull up at any local eatery or roadside stall and you will no doubt be invited to join the locals in sharing their food with them, sampling some of their local sweet millet wine, and before long don't be surprised if your crooning a tune from one of the nearby karaoke machines!

There is no better way to experience true Rukai and Paiwan culture than with an adventure up Route 24!

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