Yangmingshan National Park
| Yangmingshan National Park 陽明山 國家 公園 |
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| Location: | New Taipei , Taiwan | ||
| Next city: | New Taipei , Taipei | ||
| Surface: | 113.38 km² | ||
| Founding: | September 16, 1985 | ||
| Visitors: | 4,483,982 (2016) | ||
| Address: | www.ymsnp.gov.tw | ||
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The Yangmingshan National Park ( Chinese 陽明山 國家 公園 , Pinyin Yángmíngshān Guójiā Gōngyuán ) is a national park in the Republic of China (Taiwan) .
Location and history
The park covers part of the Datun volcanic group in the north of the island of Taiwan . It has an area of 11,338 hectares (113.38 km²), which is in the area of the cities of Taipei ( Shilin districts 2019 ha and Beitou 2833 ha) and New Taipei ( Tamsui districts 695 ha, Sanzhi 1824 ha, Shimen 741 ha, Jinshan 1847 ha and Wanli 1496 ha). The mountain group was originally known as Tsaoshan ("grass mountain"). Already at the time of the Japanese rule over Taiwan (before 1945) the creation of a nature park was planned here ("Datun National Park"), but this never happened. In 1950 the mountain region was renamed Yangmingshan ("Yangming Mountain") in honor of the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming (1472–1529) . On September 16, 1985, the national park of the same name was established.
nature
There are more than 20 extinct volcanoes in the area of the park. The height above sea level varies between 200 and 1120 meters and the highest mountain is Qixing Shan 七星山 at 1120 m , a former volcano in the Datun volcanic group . As a sign of the ongoing geothermal activity, a total of 13 hot springs and fumaroles can be found at various locations . Yellow sulfur deposits form near the fumaroles , and in earlier times these sulfur deposits were also exploited economically. There are several waterfalls in the park, the amount of which varies depending on the rainfall.
Although the park is located in the subtropical vegetation zone, its vegetation is partly different from other regions in the same zone. Due to the geothermal activity, the soils are unusually warm and also poor in calcium and acidic . The northeast monsoon brings abundant rainfall and significantly lower temperatures in winter, which means that in addition to the subtropical rainforest, there are also moderate evergreen deciduous forests and mountain meadows. Some of the park even has alpine plants that can only be found in the Taiwanese central mountains from an altitude of 2500 meters above sea level. 1,359 plant species have been described in the park. At an altitude of 500 to 900 meters, deciduous forests are found with laurel family ( Machilus sp. U. A.) Radbäumen , Chinese Amber trees ( Liquidambar formosana ), Taiwan cherries , blocking shrubs and plum trees ( Prunus phaeosticta ), are accompanied by bushes ( Eurya , Purple Dead nettle , hydrangea ( Hydrangea angustipetala )). Many tree species were already planted during the time of Japanese rule (1895–1945). B. Pinus luchuensis , Chinese sickle firs , Japanese black pine and Acacia confusa .
Mammals are home to Formosa macaques , wild boars ( Sus scrofa taivanus ), Chinese rabbits ( Lepus sinensis formosus ), Pallas squirrels , larvae rollers ( Paguma larvata taivana ), Chinese island moles , Ryukyu spiny rats and real bandicut rats . 123 different bird species have been described. The most common are the Chinese bamboo chicken , the Japanese spectacle bird , the Madagascar flight bird , the palawan twig and the gray-cheeked alcippe . The 53 reptile species found in the park include various snakes ( Amphiesma sauteri , Taiwanese kukrin snake ( Oligodon formosanus ), Xenochrophis piscator , flower snake ( Orthriophis moellendorffi )), including the poisonous Taiwan bamboo viper ( Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri ) and Taiwanese snake. Cobra (well atra ). Other reptiles that occur are the lizard Japalura polygonata , the Indian forest skink ( Sphenomorphus indicus ) and Plestiodon elegans . Furthermore, 22 amphibian species and numerous insect species are at home in the park.
climate
Most visitors come in spring when the park is in bloom everywhere. In summer you can use the park to relax from the humid and hot temperatures in the surrounding Taipei and New Taipei. In autumn the mountain meadows are covered with blooming silver grass. In winter there are often cold winds and intense rain, but rarely snowfall.
There are two weather stations of the Taiwan Meteorological Service in Yangmingshan National Park: Zhuzihu (竹子湖) in the Beitou district of Taipei ( ) at an altitude of 607 meters and Anbu in the Tamsui district of New Taipei at 826 meters ( ). On January 24, 2016, both stations recorded the lowest temperatures ever recorded during snowfall with −3.7 ° C (Anbu) and −1.5 ° C (Zhuzihu).
Zhuzihu weather station
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Climate data for the Zhuzihu weather station from 1981–2010
Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
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Weather station Anbu
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Climate data for the Anbu weather station from 1981–2010
Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
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Web links
- Park administration website (English / Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 各 國家 公園 基本 資料 表 (“Basic information table about the national parks”). October 5, 2009, Retrieved July 6, 2019 (Chinese (traditional), English).
- ↑ Home / NEWS / Yangmingshan National Park Welcomes Visitors to See its 30th Anniversary Results Exhibition at the Visitors Center. September 22, 2015, accessed January 3, 2018 .
- ^ Park Resources> Origins. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, November 7, 2011, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Park Resources> Sulfur Mining. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, November 7, 2011, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ^ Park Resources> Volcanic Activity. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, November 7, 2011, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ^ Park Resources> Flora. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, November 7, 2011, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Park Resources> Fauna. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, December 28, 2017, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Park Resources> Climate. Yangmingshan National Park Administration, November 7, 2011, accessed December 28, 2017 .
- ^ WS Ou, KT Huang, HT Lin: Regional Characteristics of Global Solar Radiation: Variation in the Recent 30 Years in Taiwan. (pdf) Retrieved December 17, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Severe cold spell rewrites Taiwan's weather record books. Focus Taiwan, January 25, 2016, accessed December 17, 2017 .