Lujiaokeng Ecological Protected Area

The Lujiaokeng Ecological Protected Area is located at the northern rim of Yangmingshan National Park and centered on the Lujiaokeng stream primal broadleaf forest area. The area spreads out to Mt. Zhuzi in the north, Macao Stream to the east, Mt. Xiaoguanyin in the west, and the northern edge of the Yangjin Highway to the south. The area covers about 1,474 hectares.

Natural resources are plentiful in the ecological protected area. Mammals found in this area include the Formosanmacaque, Formosan gem-faced civet, Formosan hare, Formosan wild boar, Formosan red-bellied tree squirrel, Formosan mole, brown country rat, Niviventer coxingi, Formosan ferret-badger, etc. Among the forty species of resident and migratory birds in this area include crested serpent eagle, common kestrel, common kingfishers, white wagtail, black drongo, spotted-necked dove, brown shrike, collared scoops owl, brown thrush, etc. Butterflies and aquatic creatures: There over seventy species of butterflies and creeks aquatic life such as Onychostoma barbatula, Acrossocheilus paradoxus, shrimp and crabs. Twelve species of amphibians and twenty-four species of reptiles are also found. The area also contains rare plants such as Rhododendron hyperythrum, Flowering Dogwood, Deutzia cordatula and Maackia taiwanensis. Other plant species include Rhododendron oldhamii, red nanmu, Machilus kusanoi, Formosan sweet gum （Liquidambar formosana）, and Lagerstroemia subcostata. There are also many ferns, such as Cyathea mitteniana, Cibotium taiwanense, and Angiopteris lygodiifolia.

Visitors wishing to enter the ecological protected area must apply three to thirty business days (not including holidays and weekends) before the desired date of entry through the Yangmingshan National Park Headquarters website: [Link]