Mount Jade

Japanese: 玉山 - ぎょくさん

Located in the center of Taiwan, this is the highest mountain on the island. It is in the Yushan Mountain Range, which runs parallel to the west of the Central Mountain Range that runs north to south across Taiwan. It is designated as Yushan National Park. The main peak is 3,952m above sea level, and there are four surrounding peaks (all over 3,500m) to the east, west, south, and north, forming a mountain massif. It is made up of alternating layers of Tertiary slate and grey sandstone. Tropical to cold zones of vegetation are found from the foot to the summit, and deep vertical valleys run through the Gundaxi and Shalixian Rivers to the north, and the Lounong River and Nanzihxian River to the south. During the Japanese colonial period, it was called Niitakayama, but the indigenous Taiwanese Bunun people lived in the surrounding area and continued to resist Japanese rule. In 1991, the New Central Longitudinal Highway, which crosses Yushan National Park, was opened, dramatically improving transportation access.
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Japanese:

台湾島中央部にある同島第１の高山。台湾を南北に走る中央山脈の西に並行する玉山山脈にある。玉山国家公園に指定されている。主峰は標高3952mで，周囲に東，西，南，北（いずれも3500m以上）の４峰があり山塊をなす。第三紀の粘板岩と硬砂岩の互層よりなる。山麓〜山頂に熱帯〜寒帯の各植物帯をもち，北方へは郡大渓と沙里仙渓，南方へは【ろう】濃渓(ろうのうけい)と楠梓仙渓(なんしせんけい)がいずれも深い縦谷川をなして流れる。日本統治期には新高山(にいたかやま)と呼ばれたが，周辺に台湾先住民のブヌン族が居住し日本統治に抵抗運動を続けた。1991年，玉山国家公園を横断する新中部縦貫公路が開通し，交通の便が飛躍的に向上した。
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