03/13 Journal

Meqmeqi was a mountain valley. The mountains were parts of Central Mountains and the stream winded the valley was called Mukua Stream(木瓜溪). We entered Meqmeqi by small bus and drove along the road which was opened by tunneling through mountains to the power plant of Tai Power. The scene was really beautiful and wide because of high mountains and the deep valley. The mountains were dark green and some were shaded by cloud and mist. As a result, it was cool and the air was a little humid. I liked the weather here because you would not sweat much after hiking and the air was really clear.

Besides the mountains, the stream in the valley was also very pretty. It was too clean that you could see fished swimming and rocks in the stream. Moreover, the color of the water was very different and astonishing. The color in shallow water was transparent but by the increasing depth, the color transformed malachite into pine green. Under the sunshine, the water was sparkling like a mysterious jewel. Although the color was dark, you could still see rocks on riverbed. I had not seen this limpid stream before. It really fed my sight on.