The main purpose of coming to the Smangus Crossing is to visit the third largest ‘sacred tree’ in Taiwan. Its tree species is red cypress. The tree is about 35 meters high and has a circumference of about 20.5 meters. The shape is similar to a candlestick and it takes about 20 people to surround the sacred tree. The tree is about 2,500 years old. In order to protect the roots of the sacred tree, a wooden platform has been built on the root part. Along the route of the Smangus Crossing, in addition to seeing the ancient giant tree group, there are maple trees, cherry blossoms, bamboo forests, cypress trees and red cypresses everywhere. Streams and gravelly landforms can be seen. It is a very precious mountain forest resource in Taiwan at present. The Smangus Crossing is also a good place for many adventurous tourists. In the early days, the Atayal people of the Smangus tribe moved north from Ren’ai Township, Nantou County. Located on the east bank of the Tuckjin River in the Hsinchu mountain area is the Mrqwang branch tribe. Smangus is one of the branch tribes. In memory of a pioneer developer in the branch tribe, Xianmangus (Mangus in Atayal language), the tribe name is named Smangus (Smangus in Atayal language means commemorating Mangus). The Smangus tribe had electricity supply only in 1979. Since 1991, the tourism opportunity of the sacred tree group has been developed. So far, many traditional Atayal lifestyles are still retained. In addition to the original agricultural products such as millet and honey peaches, Smangus has also developed tourism industries such as homestays, hotels, and restaurants, allowing many people who come to Smangus for tourism to enjoy a carefree Smangus tourism.
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