563. The Jade Mountain

 Yushan (Chinese: 玉山; pinyin: Yùshān; literally "Jade Mountain"), also Mount Yu is the highest mountain in Taiwan and the fourth highest mountain on an island. In the past, Yushan was known among English-speaking expats and missionaries as Mount Morrison, thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison. Today, the mountain is referred to as Yushan or Jade Mountain. The highest point of Yushan range, Yushan, is 3,952 metres above sea level. Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid under the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate.  The ocean waters off Taiwan's east coast are deep; in fact, submarine slopes plunge down to the Pacific Ocean at a grade of 1:10 and the ocean reaches a depth of more than 4,000 metres about 50 kilometres from the coast

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558. Multi attractions from Taiwan

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529. Alishan sacred tree

 The Alishan Sacred Tree is one of the most notable Alishan attractions. The tree is located at the Sacred Tree (Shenmu) Railway Station with an elevation over 2000 meters above sea level. The Sacred Tree is known as Shenmu in Mandarin with an age over 3,000 years. This giant tree and dozens of younger generations of giant trees are one of the top five Alishan must-see sceneries along with sunrise, sunset, forest railway, and sea of clouds.

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519. Taiwan Hot Air Balloon Festival

June 29 - September 02, 2012

 Taiwan's first hot-air balloon festival was held from July 1 to August 31, 2011 at Luye Goutai, Taitung County. For the first year, we invited pilots from the United States, Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, India, Thailand and Dubai. They were all stunned with the views of the sites and the natural beauty of Taitung. The event has attracted more than 350,000 people from Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan to visit and experience. It sure has become Taiwan's most popular summer tourism activities in 2011. Every balloon team can choose the period that is convenient to them during the festival. Each team shall attend the festival at least 7 days.

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497. Houtong Cat village

 Houtong is a small town full of history. For those railway fans, this town offers a few good spots to watch trains going to or coming from the eastern part of Taiwan.  For those traveling with cameras, you will find dozens of cats to shoot at in this town.

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469. Postal Museum

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425. Taiwan

 Card shows one of aboriginal cultures in Taiwan, and this race lives in a famous mountain which called "A-Li Mountain.

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416. Taroko Gorge

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413. East Coast Scenery of Taiwan

 East Coast Scenery of Taiwan

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386. Yehliu

 Yehliu is a cape on the north coast of Taiwan in the town of Wanli between Taipei and Keelung.
The cape, known by geologists as the Yehliu Promontory, forms part of the Taliao Miocene Formation. It stretches approximately 1,700 meters into the ocean and was formed as geological forces pushed Datun Mountain out of the sea. A distinctive feature of the cape is the hoodoo stones that dot its surface. These shapes can be viewed at the Yeliu Geopark operated by the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Administration. A number of rock formations have been given imaginative names based on their shapes. The most well-known is the "The Queen's Head", an iconic image in Taiwan and an unofficial emblem for the town of Wanli. Other formations include "The Fairy Shoe", "The Bee Hive", "The Ginger Rocks" and "The Sea Candles."

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Kartki otrzymane 09-15.07.2012

Kartki otrzymane 09-15.07.2012

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343. British consulate in Tamsui

During Ching dynasty, the British built a consulate in Tan Shui/Tamsui, Taiwan. The building is about more than a century old now. The consulate is protected by a fortress with canons facing the sea.

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341. Taroko Gorge

 On the eastern coast of Taiwan sits the beautiful city of Hualien. The Spanish came here to mine for gold in the early 1600s, but it was not until around 150 years later that the first permanent settlement began in the rocky coastal terrain. Hualien is a small city that is mainly known as being a starting point for anyone visiting Taroko National Park. Inside the park lies Taroko Gorge, a 19km-long canyon that twists and turns through jagged cliffs. Today, Hualien has a listed population of just over 100,000 residents.

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Kartki otrzymane 11-17.06.2012

Kartki otrzymane 11-17.06.2012

312. Kaohsiung

 Nightview from Kaohsiung

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307. The Big Dipper Deep Pool in Hualien

 The Big Dipper Deep Pool in Hualien

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290. Grand Hotel, Taipei

 The Grand Hotel literally "Yuanshan Great Hotel" , is a landmark located at Yuanshan (圓山) in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). The hotel was established in May 1952 and the main building was completed on October 10, 1973. It is owned by the Duen-Mou Foundation of Taiwan, a non-profit organization, and has played host to many foreign dignitaries who have visited Taipei.
The main building of the hotel is one of the world's tallest Chinese classical building, it is 87 metres (285 ft) high. It was also the tallest building in Taiwan from 1973 to 1981

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285. The Sea of Mists

 The sea of mists

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Kartki otrzymane 30.04-06.05.2012

Kartki otrzymane 30.04-06.05.2012