In 1983, the Taiwan Forest Bureau designated the bamboo forests of Taan in Chushan in Nantou County as a central attraction in their forest recreation area project.
太極峽谷位於南投縣竹山鎮東南的大鞍里。在省政府林務局七十二年所訂「竹山竹林森林遊樂區計畫」中，竹林景觀是真正的主角，峽谷只是陪襯。