Alishan
in Chiayi of Taiwan, Taiwan

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
23.515 and 120.810 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 23° 30' 55" and E 120° 48' 37"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:05 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:25 am and 6:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-23.533 and -59.100 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Estancia Porongo
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Touring Alishan

Alishan in Chiayi (Taiwan) with it's 500 residents is a town located in Taiwan about 115 mi (or 185 km) south-west of Taipei, the country's capital place.

Time in Alishan is now 04:05 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Alishan, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Chiayi Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Douliu, Jiayi Shi, Nantou, Zhongxing New Village and Taibao. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 32%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Heavy intensity rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

32°C (90 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Shay geared steam locomotive in Alishan Taiwan 阿里山森林鉄道18tシェイ式蒸気機関車

Published: July 01, 2007
Length: 58:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kuroganerail

1976年阿里山森林鉄道のシェイ式蒸気機関車 Alishan forest railway 18 ton 2 cylinder shay steam locomotive in 1976 Taiwan 阿里山森林鐵路18公噸2汽缸蒸汽機車.


Alishan railway in Taiwan

Published: June 20, 2008
Length: 32:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tony Lou

On May'2008, I had been Alishan in Taiwan with some railfans to watch the sun raised. We took a narrow gauge railroad to the top of the mountain at 5:00am. And then, we had return to downtown...


Тайвань. Алишань и Фестиваль фонарей в Тайбэе (Taiwan. Alishan & Taipei Lantern Festival)

Published: April 10, 2015
Length: 56:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Oleg Laguta

О. Тайвань расположен точно на северном тропике. Там потрясающая природа, а сама Китайская Республика (ROC)...


2012.03.18 阿里山櫻花季 (Alishan sakura season )_ 阿里山派出所及賞花人潮

Published: March 19, 2012
Length: 49:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: smith hoon

2012.03.18 阿里山櫻花季(Alishan sakura season )_ 阿里山派出所及賞花人潮.


Alishan - Sacred Tree Station (2138m)

Published: March 22, 2012
Length: 27:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: induvidal


阿里山火車櫻花

Published: March 20, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ben NG

阿里山火車櫻花.


阿里山森林鐵道5,二萬坪車站~神木車站(首部曲),台灣登山車旅行之21

Published: September 06, 2014
Length: 52:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 足轉乾坤

二萬坪為日據時代伐木區的集散區,早期此處平坦地較現在更為寬廣,實際面積確實可達到『兩萬坪』,故此地命名為『二萬坪』。 & 位於二萬坪車...


Alishan mountain railway (2012/3/11)

Published: March 23, 2012
Length: 59:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DaseiJinNo1

The train running to Alishan from Zhushan. http://blog.geotrek.info/2012/03/23/120311taiwan6/


2004.1 阿里山森林鉄道阿里山臨時駅

Published: August 07, 2013
Length: 45:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: nek0mask55

1999年(平成11年)集集大地震で阿里山駅が倒壊したため、嘉義駅からの阿里山号の終点が暫定的に500m沼平駅寄りの場所に設置されていた頃に撮影...


【愛玩美台灣旅遊】阿里山旅遊達人告訴您欣賞阿里山櫻花十大絕佳地點

Published: December 06, 2014
Length: 40:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 愛玩美台灣旅遊達人

阿里山一年一度的櫻花季快到了,不知道要去哪裡欣賞最美的阿里山櫻花嗎?讓阿里山旅遊達人告訴您欣賞阿里山櫻花十大地點。 阿里山十大賞櫻地...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Alishan National Scenic Area

The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and natural preserve located in the mountains of Chiayi County in Taiwan, Republic of China. It is 415 km² in area. It includes, among other things, mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, high altitude tea plantations, the Alishan Forest Railway and several hiking trails. The area is popular among tourists and mountain climbers, and Alishan or Mount Ali itself has become one of the major landmarks associated with Taiwan.

Located at 23.5167, 120.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
National parks of Taiwan, Chiayi County, Mountains of Taiwan


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Alishan, A-li-shan, Алишань, Chao-p’ing, 阿里山