Yangmingshan

Yangmingshan National Park
Seven Star Mountain with hot springs on the side
Location of Yangmingshan National Park
LocationTaiwan
Nearest cityTaipei (majority of park within city limits)
Coordinates25°10′39″N 121°32′51″E / 25.17750°N 121.54750°E / 25.17750; 121.54750
Area113.38 km2 (43.78 sq mi)[1]
EstablishedSeptember 16, 1985
Yangmingshan
Traditional Chinese陽明山國家公園
Simplified Chinese阳明山国家公园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYángmíngshān Guójiā Gōngyuán
Southern Min
Hokkien POJIûⁿ-bêng-soaⁿ Kok-ka Kong-hn̂g

Yangmingshan National Park is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City. The districts that are partially in the park include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, Sanzhi and Tamsui Districts. The national park is known for its cherry blossoms, hot springs, sulfur deposits, fumaroles, venomous snakes, and hiking trails, including Taiwan's tallest dormant volcano, Qixing (Seven Star) Mountain rising to 1,120 m (3,675 ft).

  1. ^ 各國家公園基本資料表 (PDF) (in Chinese). Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.(Taiwan). June 6, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]