White Lake at Lengshuiking

Day #136: Yangmingshan National Park

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August 15th 2013
Yangmingshan National Park is on the outskirts of Taipei, an area known for its hot springs. Getting there involves a very winding bus journey around the mountains, and the smell of sulphur becomes pervasive almost as soon as you enter the park area. The park is also a popular hiking area and I walked to an area called Lengshuiking, where there is a public hot spring and a well-known lake (really ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more