The music festival morning session (10:30 am - 12:00 pm)
The music festival afternoon session (14:00-16:30).
There will be traffic control on Taroko National Park Headquarters (Taroko Terrace). No vehicles (including scooters) are permitted to enter from 8:00 am – 18:00 pm. Please take free shuttle bus provided by the Park.
There are free shuttle buses provided between Xincheng (Taroko) railway station and our Park Headquarters (Taroko Terrace). The Provincial Highway 8 is open as usual.
The morning free shuttle buses start from Xincheng will be 9:00 am - 10:30 am. The return shuttle buses start from our Park HQ will be 12:00 pm -13:00 pm. (every 10 minutes a bus, none stop on the way)
The afternoon free shuttle buses start from Xincheng will be 12:30 pm - 14:00 pm. The return shuttle buses start from our Park HQ will be 16:30 pm -17:30 pm. (every 10 minutes a bus, none stop on the way)
Programs:
Morning Session Performance (10:30 am -12:00 pm)
- Geng Xin - Sa Yun (Kuli. Musician. Like ＆ Share) + Tonglan Elementary School
- National Donghua University Indigenous Dance Group
- Hualien Si Wei Senior High School Indigenous Dance Team
- Indigenous singer Wang Hong-en
Afternoon Session Performance (14:00 pm – 16:30 pm)
- National Hualien Industrial Vocational Senior High School Aboriginal Dance Team
- Resonance
- Fan De-teng & Xu Zhe-cheng double piano
- Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra + Xie Meng-zhe + Wang Hui-rong + Lin Pin-an
- Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra
If you arrive 9:00 am, we would advise you that before the morning session (9:00 am -10:30 am) or the afternoon session (noon break 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm) you could go to the nearest two trails: Xiaozhuilu and Shakadang trail. These two trails are connected. Start from the Park HQ through Xiaozhuilu to Wujianwu (5D Cabin) of Shakadang trail altogether is about 5.6 km/ 1.5 to 2 hours hiking time. Please go to our Taroko Visitor Center service counter and request for a brochure and the detail map of these two trails. Or consult our website for details, please click Tourism Info> Trails
Due to the Taroko Gorge Music Festival traffic control on Taroko Terrace (the Park Headquarters) on 22 October 2022, the three bus companies: Taiwan Trip Ubus #310 (run by United Bus Co.) , Hualien Bus #1133 (run by Hualien Bus Co.) bus and Taroko Bus #302 (run by Taroko bus company ) will not make stops for both Taroko National Park Headquarters Visitor Center and Shakadang trail. We would suggest you that you walk about 10 minutes to “ Taroko” bus stop (near the Taroko Arch and one stop ahead of Taroko National Park HQ Visitor Center) to take a bus to tour Taroko gorge such as Swallow Grotto trail (Yanzikou trail)and Tunnel of Nine Turns Trail (Jioqudong), Tianxiang, etc.
Photo 1: 2022 Taroko Music Festival Event Poster
Photo 2: Taroko Music Festival Event- Photo from Taroko N. P. HQ
Photo 2: Taroko Music Festival Event- Photo 3 source from Taroko N. P. HQ