Fenchihu

Historically, the only reason why people stopover at Fenchihu/Fenqihu 奮起湖 was to have a quick lunch on their tedious train journey from Chiayi towards Alishan. Gradually, the quick lunch – also known as railway lunchbox 鐵路便當 became so popular that travellers make a deliberate stopover at Fenqihu to experience the flavours of olden days. Today, even with extended transport options to Alishan, it is still essential to grab a railway lunchbox on the way. Bus route from Chiayi to Alishan…