Zhuzihu is a small valley in Yangmingshan National Park between Qixing Mountian and Datun Mountian. The valley is especially fertile due to the rich volcanic soil and abundant rain, and the entire area is full of recreational farms which have become popular tourist destinations. You should definitely stop by on your trip to Yangmingshan.

Zhuzihu valley was formed from lava that flowed out from Datunshan and Xiaoguanyinshan .

Due to its location as a high mountain valley, it rains easily here; annual rain accumulation is about 4500 mm.

Before Chinese settlers came to this valley, it was simply a road from the Taipei Basin to the coast, and a hunting ground. In the early 1600s, the first Chinese settlers came to farm here in three main family groups. In 1895, a brief skrimish was fought here between the Japanese and local settlers who did not want to be part of the Japanese empire.

The Japanese built hot springs here, experimental farms, a library, and a hiking dormitory. They began planting cabbage and rice here.

After the ROC took over Taiwan, cabbage growing became less important, and the farmers here began planting flowers and catering to tourism instead.

Now Zhuzihu is one of the most popular spots in Taipei to see flower gardens, mainly white and purple Arum-lilys and Hydrangea which bloom from about February to June.