A quick walk west along Jhonghsan Rd takes you to Shuncheng Gate and a section of the Makung Old Wall. City walls were constructed around Makung as a defensive measure. After the occupying French left the city in 1885, the walls were mostly knocked down by the Japanese. Today, parts of the remaining wall are overrun by cacti and aloe plants the size of ponies. The old neighbourhood around the wall is worth exploring.
