Changchun Temple, also known as the Eternal Spring Shrine, was built to remember the 225 veterans who died during the building of the central highway through this mountain (the Highway connecting the West Coast to the East Coast, from Taichung to Taroko, crossing the Central Mountain Range).

The construction began in 1956 but had to be restarded multiple times because of collapses and rock falls since it’s built on a very unstable terrain: heavy rains from typhoons are causing landslides and the area is also prone to seismic activity.

The shrine has the peculiarity to be located above a waterfall.

A short walk through the forest lands you at Changuang Temple Bell Tower, the highest elevation of the trail, where you can ring the bell three times to make a wish.

From the Changuang Temple Bell Tower you have a stunning view of the Taroko cliffs.