CHIAHSIEN TOWN OF TARO/甲仙芋香之城

　Chiahsien is located in the northwestern mountain areas of Kaohsiung County, 1.5 hour drive from Kaohsiung city. Every visitor to this town will never miss Old Ssu-te Fossil Preserve, Chen-hai Soldiers' Cemetery (a third-grade national heritage site), Pinpu People's Public Office, and Mt. Zion. Besides, visitors always try taro sorbet and taro biscuits to make it a worthwhile trip.

Mt. Zion: the Arcadia

　The most famous scenic area in Chiahsien is Mt. Zion. It used to be a piece of sparse land until Christians came to cultivate in 1963. Due to the Christian's hardship, the mountain has become an Arcadia. In winter, when plums blossom, the whole mountain turns into a beautiful scene.

Ssu-te Fossil Preserve

　Ssu-te Fossil Preserve is one of the most rich and important one in Taiwan. It is located near Nantzuhsien Stream. The township administration center built a museum to display thousands of fossils. For further information, please call 07-6753180.

Preservation for Pinpu Tribes

　In mid Ching dynasty, a Pinpu tribe moved to remote Hsiaolin Village in Chiahsien. Thanks to its secluded location, the cultural characteristics of the tribe are preserved more completely. The spiritual totem for Pinpu people-a public office-is the place where Pinpu people offer sacrifice to their ancestor: Ali Forefather. Every September 15th, their night ceremony is held here. The Kaohsiung county government has commissioned Liu Huanyueh, a folk scholar, to plan the first Pinpu museum. For further information, please call 07-6761065.

Chenhai Soldiers' Cemetery

　In 1886, a troop of soldiers were sent to Hsiaolin and Sanmin to build roads. Unfortunately, these soldiers didn't get acclimatized, and they also caught malaria, as total as 85 soldiers died in this foreign land. This part of the history was not discovered until Prof. Shih Wan-shou of National Cheng-kung University conducted a research in September, 1989.

　　高雄縣甲仙鄉是南部頗負盛名的旅遊景點。甲仙位於高雄縣的西北部、南橫公路必經之地，從高雄市沿著十號國道再從美濃、六龜接省道只要大約一個半小時的車程。

 世外桃源錫安山

　　甲仙最獨特的旅遊景點，當屬風光明媚的錫安山。錫安山原是一處人煙罕至的荒山野嶺，1963年開始有基督徒前往開墾，在他們辛勤耕耘下，發展成為現今規模，每年臘月滿山滿谷的梅花飄香，讓錫安山美不勝收，前往錫安山可由甲仙北接21號省道行21.4公里即可抵達。

 珍貴化石保護區

　　甲仙楠梓仙溪畔的四德化石保護區，則是全省最重要、數量最豐富的化石產區之一。甲仙鄉公所在四德化石區蓋有一座甲仙化石館，展出數千件化石，光是甲仙當地出土的化石就有上千件；在館內看完化石、聽完解說後，還可以由館方人員帶隊到溪旁驗證，加深學習印象。

　　在種類繁多的甲仙化石中，尤以體積碩大、造型優美特有種的「甲仙翁戎螺」最具代表性，另高麗花月蛤、矢部火焰明海扇蛤、牛角江瑤蛤、環紋滿月蛤、曾式金梭魚、鯊魚牙齒化石、葉片化石等也彌足珍貴。

 平埔文化保留地

　　台灣的原住民大致可分為高山九族和平埔族兩大支系，其中，住在甲仙鄉小林村的平埔族人，是大滿族的後裔，約在清朝中葉遷徙至小林一帶，由於地處偏僻，與外界交通不易，因此得以保存較為完整的大滿族文化，目前在甲仙、阿里關、小林、內門等地，尚保存有平埔族人的精神寄託─公廨，祭祀著平埔族人的祖先─阿立祖，以往是族人祈福求安或尪姨作法占神問卜的地方，同時也是族人聚會、牽戲的活動重心，每年9月15日的小林平埔夜祭，已成為著名的祭典活動。

　　由於平埔文化逐漸隱沒在漢人文化中，高雄縣政府特地委託民間學者劉還月於小林國小籌設國內第一座平埔族文物館，展示檳榔中柱、太祖祀壺、標旗與天梯等大滿族文化特色，參觀民眾可事先洽詢小林國小(07)6761065。

 三級古蹟鎮海軍墓

　　在甲仙小林村五里埔有一處名列三級古蹟的鎮海古軍墓，也值得一遊。清光緒12年(1886年)駐防台灣府城的鎮海中軍前營，奉巡撫劉銘傳的命令，移防到嘉義地區開闢小林至三民道路，及連接六龜、台東的橫貫道路，結果駐紮在五里埔的士兵因水土不服和感染瘧疾，相繼客死異鄉，當年草草葬在營壘東側，共計有85座，這段歷史一度被淹沒在荒煙漫草中，直到1989年9月成功大學石萬壽教授進行調查研究，甲仙鎮海軍墓才重見天日。