Five-hole Cave

Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park


This is a series of large roadside caves. Visitors can walk through one U-shaped interconnected pair with a white cross at one end. Other entrances are gated and reserved for use by the island's Presbyterian congregation for services on special occasions, such as Easter.


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