The Shen-mu is no doubt one of the landmarks of A-li-shan.
毫無疑問,神木是阿里山的地標。

It's still the center of attention for many tourists although it is now laid next to the train station after falling. We can only imagine how spectacular the Shen-mu would have been if it were still standing tall!
被放倒在神木車站旁,至今仍然是遊客注目焦點。我們可以推想如今還是直立的話會有多壯觀!

Xiang-lin Grade School

香林國小

Walk up the second plank trail from Shen-mu to explore the rest of the giant trees. On your way, you will see the tallest school in Taiwan Xiang-lin Grade School at an elevation of 2195 meters.
沿著第二條巨木棧道走上回程,繼續探索其他巨木。路上可以看到全國最高學府,也就是香林國小,海拔2195公尺。

Next to Xiang-lin Grade School is a museum. There is a display of the tools used throughout the history of Forest Railway and Logging Development inside the museum.
在香林國小旁邊就是博物館。裡面陳列森林鐵路和林業發展史和伐木工人用具。

To the side of the museum is an one-of-a-kind Taiwania Cryptomerioides tree. This particular tree is indigenous to Taiwan and one of the few surviving Taiwania Cryptomerioides trees in the mountain.
而在館旁,有一棵獨特的台灣杉。這是台灣原生種,也是目前山上少數僅存的原生台灣杉.

Thousand-Year Taiwan Red Cypress Tree and Xiang-lin Shen-mu

千歲檜和香林神木

Continuing going uphill, you will see two giant Taiwan Red Cypress Trees that are not numbered. Thousand-Year Taiwan Red Cypress Tree is 2000 years of age, and Xiang-lin Shen-mu is 2300 years of age.
再往上走,可以看到兩棵沒有編號的巨木。分別是樹齡2000年的千歲檜和2300年香林神木。

Due to Xiang-lin Shen-mu's gigantic size, it was given the name Second Generation Shen-mu to perpetuate the Shen-mu name after the first Shen-mu had fallen.
因香林神木之巨大,在神木被放倒後被稱為第二代神木來延續神木傳奇。

Beneath Xiang-lin Shen-mu is a flat platform where people host Shen-mu wedding ceremony once a year. Couples, don't forget to take a picture with Xiang-lin Shen-mu!
香林神木下面地勢平坦,是一年一度神木婚禮的舉行地點。情侶來到這裡,別忘了在神木下留影!