報導/趙瑜婷
位在屏東與臺東之間的阿朗壹古道,擁有全臺灣最後一處未開發的自然海岸線,它不僅見證了原住民千年的遷徙史,更是珍貴物種綠蠵龜、椰子蟹的生態樂園。近年來因開發環島公路,古道即將消失,環保團體積極奔走連署,希望留下古道,為島嶼留下美好的海洋記憶。
「仔細聽,這裡海浪拍打聲和其他海岸就是不一樣!」沿著海岸線走在阿朗壹古道上,腳下布滿一顆顆又大又圓的南田石,強度不一的潮汐,分批帶來海裡大大小小的石頭,整齊排列在這條沿海古道上,有如一組音樂鍵盤,海浪一打上岸,就會演奏出轟隆隆的震撼音響;退潮時,又會發出咕嚕嚕的輕巧旋律。閉眼傾聽,有如生命的絮語。
Civic groups yesterday urged the public to help preserve the nation’s remaining natural coastline by opposing plans to include part of it into Provincial Highway No. 26 to complete an islandwide highway circuit project.
The 8km long Alangyi Ancient Trail (阿塱壹古道) in Pingtung County was established in the 1870s and used primarily by Aboriginal tribes for travel along the coast. In recent years, it has gained popularity among nature lovers because it follows the last stretch of Taiwanese coastline that is devoid of concrete wave breakers, dykes and blacktops.