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Taiwan is known for its towering mountains,
and is reputable as a "Mountainous Island". The island is spotted
with numerous mountains over 3,000 meters. It is also home to
Northeast Asia's highest mountain, Jade Mountain, which is nearly
4,000 meter in height. Besides mountains, beautiful coastal scenes
are also part of Taiwan's great natural asset. Starting from the
northern tip of the island is the
North Coast &
Guanyinshan National Sccenic Area
and
Northeast National Scenic Area
that features various sorts of coastal
geography... Traveling all the way down from here, one will first
arrive at the scenic
Eastern Coast National Scenic Area
and
East Rift Valley National Scenic Area,
and then the
Tapeng Bay National Scenic Area
blessed with sunshine and tropical touch.
Alongside the mountainous areas is the
Maoling
National Scenic Area , where a
lot of aborigines live and place one can check out the world of
butterfly, Lukai stone-made houses and Natural scenes in Taiwan.
Legendary tales depict subtle beauty of
Alishan National Scenic Area
, where you can enjoy the relaxing scene of
sunrise & cloud sea. Natural setting of
Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area
, eagle-spotting at
Bagua Mountain,
home of fruit-Lishan
can sacred Buddhist sanctuary-
Lion Mountain,
can bring to you the many faces of the island's beauty.
Penghu National Scenic Area
, comprising of sixty-four islets, scattering
around the Taiwan Strait. Flat landscape makes it different from
Taiwan Island. It is blessed with the most spectacular view in
Taiwan. Located in Pacific Ocean southeast of Taiwan, Lanyu and
Green Island offer the enjoyment of nature environment, whale
spotting and scuba diving. Taiwan now has 6 National Parks -
Yamingshan National park
in Taipei suburban, which is famous for its volcanic landscape; the
Shei-Pa National Park,
acrossing Hsinchu & Maoli counties and famous for special fish
species- Oncorhynchus masou formosanus; locating in Hualien county
adjacent to Li-Wu creek,
Taroko National Park
is known for its lofty canyon landscape; acrossing many counties in
central Taiwan,
Yushan National Park
is famous for its bright sunshine; locating in south tip,
Kenting National Park
gives you a total touch of Southeast Asia; last on the list is
Kinmen National Park
which is known for legacies from the war decades ago. In addition to
the beautiful natural setting provided, above six National Parks
also offer great ecological environment for tourists. Besides,
National Palace Museum,
located in outskirt of Taipei City, is home to essense of the
five-thousand-year Chinese history. It has the finest collections of
Chinese Arts, providing an eye-opening experience of Chinese
culture. Taiwan is somewhere you can experience the amazement of
Chinese culture. |
