Climbing Mt Maolan (貓蘭山) is a moderately easy hike and it is surrounded by greenery from the local tea farms as well as Sun Moon Lake. The brewed red jade tea has a mahogany color and it tastes sweet and spicy with minty/cinnamon notes. It is a fabulous and refreshing drink after a trek. The landscape scenery is exceptionally beautiful above the clouds and one will see/smell pleasurable scents of white orchids and ruby poinsettias. I went a few days before Lunar New Year and it was relatively not crowded.














