Qualla: Yushan https://qualla.com/yushan en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:40:57 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Yushan https://qualla.com/yushan Yushan: Introduction https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit original-uploaded by Kailing3, CC BY-SA 3.0. Three peoples named this mountain, and none of them got it wrong. The Bunun, who have lived in these highlands for centuries, called it Tongku Saveq. Nineteenth-century European surveyors mapped it as Mt. Morrison, after a passing ship's captain. The Japanese colonial administration, arriving in 1895, renamed it Niitakayama — New High Mountain — because at 3,952 meters it was the tallest peak under imperial Japanese control, edging out even Fujisan. Today it is Yushan: Jade Mountain. Each name captures something real about this summit, but no single name captures everything.

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/wsnj-yushan-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Yushan: The Roof of the Island https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit James Ho, CC BY-SA 2.0. Stand at the summit of Yushan on a clear morning and you can look down on clouds. This is not a figure of speech — the sea of clouds, yúnhǎi in Chinese, fills the valleys below like a slow white ocean, erasing the lower world and leaving only peaks above the vapor. The main summi...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/wsnj-yushan-the-roof-of-the-island.mp3 0:06 2 full Yushan: A Year of Weather https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit Chien-Nan Chen from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Yushan's climate does not encourage casual visits. Annual rainfall averages around 3,600 millimeters — more than twice London's annual total — with a hundred and forty rain days concentrated between May and August. May and early June bring the plum rains, the soft monsoon mist th...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/wsnj-yushan-a-year-of-weather.mp3 0:06 3 full Yushan: The Climb https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit Prince Roy from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0. Most climbers approach via the Tataka Visitor Center at 2,600 meters, the standard entry point reached from Taichung or Chiayi through the mountains by highway. From there the main trail runs 8.5 kilometers to Paiyun Lodge at 3,402 meters — a long but not technically demanding wa...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/wsnj-yushan-the-climb.mp3 0:06 4 full Yushan: The Batongguan Trail https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit 杏子雨, CC BY-SA 4.0. Yushan is not just a summit; it is a crossing point. The Batongguan Historic Trail, completed in 1875 by Qing dynasty forces attempting to control the island's interior, traverses the mountain's eastern flank. Climbers who descend via this route, rather than retracing their steps...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/n/j/yushan-wk/wsnj-yushan-the-batongguan-trail.mp3 0:06 5 full Yushan: A Name Worth Earning https://qualla.com/yushan/ Photo credit James Ho, CC BY-SA 2.0. Climbing Yushan requires two permits: a park entry permit from the national park authorities and a mountain climbing permit from the police. Both must be obtained online. The process can take between seven and thirty-three days. Foreign visitors can sidestep the general lottery b...

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