Tucked away off Highway 9 that runs through the East Rift Valley is the old logging village of Lintianshan. What was once a thriving village set up to serve the Japanese logging activities in the early part of the 20th century, Lintianshan has seen its population shrink from 2000 to a couple of hundred. The village, built almost entirely from spruce, is today seeing a rebirth as a tourist destination, with displays of old logging equipment and some restored buildings. A lot of its heritage was lost to fire in 2001 but there is a sense of optimism in the air that tourists may bring some long neglected properity into the lives of the Ami people who inhabit the area.










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