Word: yushan
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...gray haze. But Taipei and the industrial west coast are only a small part of Taiwan. The rest of the island is covered with remote, forested mountains, which are laced with hundreds of hiking trails. Taiwan is home to the highest mountain in east Asia?at 3,952 m, Yushan (Jade Mountain) is taller than Japan's Mount Fuji?while dozens of peaks soar above 3,000 m. Protected by the government, the mountains are home to black bears, salmon, rare birds and other wildlife and are the island's most compelling attraction...
...Mountain Range is steep and wild. Summer thunderstorms rise unseen, temperatures can drop below zero, and facilities are few and far between. But for those willing to carry their own gear, the treks are among the most beautiful in Asia. The top hikes in Taiwan?on Chilai Ridge and Yushan?require a reasonable level of fitness and the proper equipment, including a tent and stove, food and water, a sleeping bag, good boots and warm clothes...
...Yushan has the most popular trek on the island. The trail starts near the top of the new central cross-island highway (#18) and winds steadily upward through magnificent forests of cypress, fir and hemlock. The first day's walk is a long one?six hours to scale 1,000 vertical meters to Paiyun cottage, two hours below the summit. Fellow hikers are plentiful, and their encouraging cries of jia you (literally, add gas) echo through the hills...
...things continued to go badly. Last week the Chinese lost Chuhsien, where there was a huge airfield. This week they lost Yushan, where there was another. The Japanese advanced, bombing as they came...