A mere two million years old, this mountain range is a geological youngster in comparison with the gorge. The delicate beauty of the scenery here, especially in such areas as Sanhsientai and Pahsientung, contrasts sharply with the rough grandeur of Taroko Gorge. It isn't just the many different ethnic groups on Taiwan who arrived here at different times.
在此，曾是火山島的海岸山脈，以其不同的風姿守護著台灣東部，短短兩百萬的年紀，正是地質的青春期，也讓海岸山脈最典型的風景區三仙臺、八仙洞顯得細緻飄渺，與太魯閣的雄偉粗獷大異其趣。