Yuanyang Lake Nature Reserve

Yuanyang Lake Nature Reserve is situated at the borders of Taoyuan City, Ilan County and Hsinchu County. It has preserved Taiwan’s natural yellow cypress and red cedar in its surrounding area and it is a valuable mountain lake as it had not been disturbed by human footprints due to its remote location and inconvenient access to transportation. There are various kinds of bird in this Reserve, where one can see Honey Buzzard, Formosan Brown Bullfinch, Formosan Steer's Babbler, Formosan Yuhina, White-eared Sibia, Formosan White-tailed Blue Robin, Formosan Blue Shortwing, Formosan Pygmy Wren Babbler, Formosan Red-headed Babbler, Formosan White-eyed Nun Babbler, Formosan Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler, Formosan Bush Warbler, Formosan Rufous-bellied Blue Flycatcher and Formosan Rufous Breasted Blue Flycatcher etc. In terms of plants, there is a rare aquatic plant - Sparganium fallax. There is also an extensive forest with structurally completed yellow cypress, a dominant tree species in this Reserve, which make Yuanyang Lake Reserve the area with highest ratio of this rare Taiwan cypress.