We woke up to a clear brillant sky at Cingjing and set off at 9.30am. Reached Sun Moon Lake and took an hour ferry ride touring the lake. Then rushed to catch the 1-hour bus to Taitung. Upon reaching, took another 1 hour bus to Shin She. Everything was packed according to bus schedule so that we would not miss any.
This would be one of the highlights of our trip. I had called the local town government tourism office at Shin She the previous day to enquire about the way to reach the town as well as the transport in the area. I learnt that there was a Guo Guang bus (NT 250) that we could take though we needed to indicate our interest early (normally 3 days in advance). Upon hearing that we were coming the next day, they said they will make the necessary arrangement for us.
I was surprised when I received a call from them to confirm with us the time of our connecting bus. On the connecting bus they called again to check we were on the bus. Wow amazing service. It was also the best deal that we had.
After alighting from the connecting bus, we were picked up by the Guo Guang Bus.
Shin She (新社 http://www.shinshe.org.tw) is a place where the tourism board has themed it as a happiness town with a purple heritage (紫色古乡，幸福小镇). Indeed everywhere you go, you could distinctly feel the sincerity and effort they put in to bring the message across to visitors. According to the tourism board, they wanted visitor to feel at home, romantic and happy.
Being a rural area with lots of farms etc, it gives a rustic idyllic feeling. The driver of the Guo Guang bus, Mr Xu was extremely helpful and informative. He dished out many information about the plants and farms we see along the way to Lavender Forest.
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