Yushan is the least accessible of Taiwan's national parks and is also the site of its tallest mountains: 30 peaks exceed a height of 3 000m, including Yushan itself, known as Jade Mountain, the highest point on the island at 3 950m. Paths run across ..

History buffs should head straight for Kinmen. What this fortified island lacks in natural beauty, it makes up for in interesting sites (Museum of the Battle of Guningtou, Zhaishan Tunnel) documenting the antagonism between Taiwan and mainland China,..