豔 "栗 "奪目 ~ 『油桐花坊』(2009.05.01 By shane5103) @ 苗栗旅遊達人部落

作者：shane5103

旅遊日期：2009.05.01

文章網址：http://www.wretch.cc/blog/shane5103/31904588

重遊意願：★★★

滿意度：★★★★
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在台六線大約26.5公里處，左轉有一條非常小的產業道路，由此往上入山就是打鹿坑了，打鹿坑山上有許多民宿、餐廳，各有不同的特色。我和小包原本打算騎車入山，但是山坡實在是太陡了，所以只好慢慢走路上山，地上不時會有毛毛蟲出來和你打招呼。

首先映入眼簾的是路旁的兩片竹林，再走更深入些，可以看到遠處山坡上盛開的桐花，一路上有各式各樣的造景，慢慢引導你進入神秘的國界，走了將近四十分鐘，終於到了我們的目第地－油桐花坊，裡面有一棵樹齡將近40年的油桐樹，終於一睹它的風采，但是遊客太多了，我們只好打道回府，車子塞在小小的山路上綿延好幾公里，油桐花的魅力真是凡人無法擋。

At the 26.5 km marker of the Taiwan Provincial Highway 6, there was a small country road on the left side. Turning onto this road takes you straight to Mt. Da-Lu-Keng. Once there you will see many lodges and restaurants, each of them having unique features. Peter and I originally planned to ride our motorcycle up the mountain but the slope was too steep, so we walked uphill instead. We had to walk so slowly in some places because of the heavy incline that even a caterpillar passed and said hello to us.

As we continued up the mountain we could now see the bamboo forest and the beautiful Tung blossoms on branches protruding from the adjoining mountainside. Many artifical deer along the path guided us through this mysterious place on our way to the lodge. The trip up the mountain on foot took about 40 minutes to finally arrive at the Tung Lodge. We were lucky to see their 40-year-old Tung tree prominently displayed in front of the building. Tourists packed the area so much that we decided to go home. Vehicles jammed the narrow mountain road all the way back down. The Tung blossoms were so breathtaking that people blocked the roadway just to get a short peek.

起源：

打鹿坑最早是因為獵鹿而得名，隨著台灣野生鹿群幾乎滅絕，當地人在山區遍植油桐、稻米與竹林，但卻又很快失去經濟價值，打鹿坑也就此成了荒郊野外，直到後來一位土地開發商看上這裡，在此大興土木興建木屋別墅，同時使用生態工法保護了生態環境，打鹿坑也就此成為熱門的渡假區。

Original:

Mt. Da-Lu-Kang was originally famous for deer hunting for many years. Due to the extinction of the Taiwan wild deer, the local people planted a great deal of Tung trees, rice, and bamboo. Unfortunately, these plants were not as valuable as they had anticipated so Mt. Da-Lu-kang became desolate. Afterwards, a developer made a large investment into the area, using environmentally friendly techniques to protect the ecology system. Mt. Da-Lu-kang has since turned into the popular resort and tourist attraction.