Houdongkeng Waterfall used to go by the name of “Monkey Hole Canal,” because monkeys loved to gather here in the past. It was once listed as one of the eighteen attractions of Yilan. Although the monkeys have moved elsewhere, there is still no shortage of surprises in this place and it is said that visiting a monkey village during the year of the monkey can bring good luck.
Houdongkeng Waterfall is located in Baiyun Village on the outskirts of Jiaosi Township. The entrance is not very noticeable and it takes a five-minute climb along a mountain path to reach the place, however once you get there, trees and flowers abound and water descends majestically over a long cliff. There is only the sound of the waterfall, without noise from the city, making this place feel like paradise on earth.
There is a climbing route right by the waterfall. A climb along the steps with the rustling sound of the breeze in your ears, relaxes both the mind and the soul. At the end of the route, which is nearly one hundred meters long, you can stand on the top of the waterfall and get an eyeful of the Lanyang Plain. Legend has it that lovers who climb the waterfall route while holding their hands together will be a happy couple, and this lends the Waterfall a romantic atmosphere.
Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei Times
照片：自由時報記者江志雄攝
The waterfall is six meters in width and 25 meters in height. Underneath it is a pool called the “monkey hole,” the bottom of which is so deep that eyes cannot see the bottom. Along the climbing route are a diverse variety of trees and birds that do not stop singing. A leisure stroll in this place is pure bliss.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者江志雄攝
猴洞坑瀑布舊稱猴洞圳頭，昔日有猴群聚集而得名，曾被列入「蘭陽十八勝」之一。現在猴群雖已搬家，仍處處有驚奇。猴年造訪猴鄉，據說能帶來好運。
猴洞坑瀑布位於礁溪鄉近郊的白雲村，入口處不顯眼，沿著山路小徑拾階而上，步行五分鐘後，即可抵達。但見柳暗花明，長長瀑布沿著峭壁傾瀉而下，氣勢萬千。除了水聲，這裡沒有都市的喧囂，彷彿世間桃花源。
瀑布旁有登山步道，順著階梯走上去，微風徐徐吹來，讓人心曠神怡。走完近百公尺長的步道，站在瀑布頂端眺望，蘭陽平原景色盡收眼底。民間傳說，有情人攜手登瀑布必成佳偶，為猴洞坑瀑布增添浪漫氛圍。
猴洞坑瀑布寬6公尺、高25公尺，下方有個深不見底、俗稱「猴洞」的水潭。沿路林相豐富，蟲鳴鳥叫聲不斷，在此悠閒漫步是種絕頂享受。
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