Taiwan, known for its towering mountains, is reputable as a "Mountainous 
Island". The island is spotted with numerous mountains over 3,000 meters. It is 
also home to the Northeast Asia's tallest mountain, Yushan, which is nearly 
4,000 meter in height. Besides mountains, beautiful coastal scenes are also 
part of Taiwan's great natural asset. Starting from the northern tip of the 
island is the North Coast & Guanyinshan National Scenic Area and Northeast and 
Yilan Coast National Scenic Area that features various sorts of coastal 
geography. Traveling all the way down from here, one will first arrive at the 
scenic East Coast National Scenic Area and East Rift Valley National Scenic 
Area, and then the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area blessed with sunshine and 
tropical touch. 

    Penghu National Scenic Area, comprising of ninety islets, scattering around 
the Taiwan Strait. Flat landscape makes it different from Taiwan Island. It is 
blessed with the most spectacular view in Taiwan. Located in southeast of 
Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island offer the enjoyment of nature 
environment, like whale spotting and scuba diving. 

    Taiwan now has 8 National Parks -- Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei 
suburban, famous for its volcanic landscape; the Shei-Pa National Park, 
acrossing Hsinchu & Miaoli counties and famous for special fish species- 
Formosan Oncorhynchus Masou; locating in Hualien county adjacent to Liwu creek, 
Taroko National Park is known for its lofty canyon landscape; acrossing many 
counties in central Taiwan, Yushan National Park is famous for its bright 
sunshine; locating in south tip, Kenting National Park gives you a total touch 
of Southeast Asia; Kinmen National Park is known for legacies from the war 
decades ago;  The Dongsha Atoll Marine National Park was established in January 
2007 at the north tip of the South China Sea, marking the southern portal to 
the Taiwan Strait. The atoll has a unique white sand landscape formed of coral 
and shell. Finally, both culture and natural attractions await your discovery 
at Taijiang National Park.

    Taiwan is a beautiful place that you cannot miss in a lifetime. If you like 
to have more Taiwan travel information, and to have free tasty specialties and 
to enjoy Taiwan aborigine dancing, please come and join the 2-days "Charming 
Taiwan" event which will take place at FX Mall in Djakarta during July 27th and 
28th.

SOURCE  Taiwan Tourism Bureau