Shakadang River trail along Shakadang Valley, Taroko Gorge, Taiwan (© James Lambie Photography/Flickr/Getty Images)

【October 28 2014】Legend has it an indigenous Truku tribesman exclaimed "taroko!" upon venturing out of the Shakadang Valley to see Taiwan's Pacific coast for the first time. Taroko means magnificent and beautiful, and eventually became the name of the gorge where the crystal-clear Shakadang River runs.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..