To the right are the thrusting heights of Taiwan's central massif, and to the left, the mountains of the coastal range, crossed by the Hualien and Hsiukuluan Rivers. The valley provides a textbook introduction to the geography of Taiwan.
右邊是雄渾的中央山脈，左邊則是巍峨的海岸山脈，花蓮溪和秀姑巒溪流經其間，花東縱谷就由這兩片高山包夾而成，要念台灣地理，這裡是現成的課本。