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A Tomb of Deprived Karma and Exploring Northern Danlan (Tamsui-Kavalan) Historical Trail

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 'FROM FAR FORMOSA' (GEO.L.MACKAY,D.D.) Edited by the Rev. J.A.MacDonald 1895 Hsiaojingua Peak 小金瓜露頭  Teapot Mt and Keelung Mt @ Shumeiping historical trail  樹梅坪古道 Location (cave) where first gold was discovered   @ Hsiaojingua Peak  小金瓜露頭 Ruins of an old Gold-Mine-Office, Diaoshan old trail  舊礦場事務所遺址,  貂山 古道   @Shumeiping historical trail  樹梅坪古道 We explored a section of   Northern Danlan  淡蘭北路 ( K nown Northern Official Route 官道 )   in car and hike .  O ur route marked in yellow dots. Ruifang  瑞芳 - Jiufen  九份 -  Shumeiping historical trail  樹梅坪古道 -  Diaoshan historical trail  貂山古道 - Dacukeng historical trail  大粗坑古道 -  Mudan  牡丹 -    Shuangxi  雙溪 - Shifen  十分 - Nuannuan  暖暖 - Xizhi  汐止 -  Taipei 台北   双扇蕨  The Coupled Dipteris    (Dipteris conjugata Reinw)  Logo of Tamsui-Kavalan is a rare fern, but often found in the mountains of Northern Taiwan, especially along the Tamsui-Kavalan Trails. The plant can be traced ba