We will arrange a one-day trip around northern Taiwan on June 28, 2007. The tour line is:

Academia Sinica →Yangmingshan National Park→Lunch→National Palace Museum→Academia Sinica

Here we introduced these view-points.

Yangmingshan National Park

Introduction

Yangmingshan National Park, covering 11, 456 hectares, is the volcanic rock formation of a height of 200-1, 120 meters about sea level. Visitors can find charming waterfalls, picturesque lakes, terraced rice paddies, volcanic craters, steaming hot springs and, in the springtime, cherry and azalea blossom. Walkways and trails lead to the park's main scenic spots, and offer ideal hiking for a couple of hours or a full day. Mayor scenic spots have picnic and recreation areas. The park's wildlife consists of amphibians, birds, butterflies, mammals (including monkeys), and reptiles. The Mt. Tatun-Mt. Chihsing area is the park's best location for bird and butterfly watching.

More than 40 years after its founding, Yangmingshan Park continues to charm visitors with its natural beauty and panoramic views of surrounding Chihsing, Shamao, Chutzu, and Chungcheng Mountains. The 61-hectare park occupies a small part of Yangmingshan National Park, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in diversity of flora and fauna. Hundreds of different kinds of flowers grow here, drawing crowds of visitors during the blooming season. Other attractions include a pond, a bridge with a stone inscription by Wang Yang-ming (after whom the park is named), groves of plum blossoms, and an eye-catching fountain. The park also contains a memorial to the 1911 Revolution and Taiwan's retrocession, Lungfeng Valley, steaming sulphur springs, and a roaring waterfall.

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National Palace Museum

Introduction

Protecting and preserving the 7000-year cultural legacy of China with advanced technologies; Cooperating with private connoisseurs and ushering in exhibitions from the Mainland; Bringing the Museum's collection to the global community and welcoming arts of the world to the Museum. The Ch'ing imperial collection assumed by the Palace Museum was immense in quantity and superb in quality. Some works had been commissioned by the emperors and made by the Imperial Workshop, representing the highest standards of ingenuity and technical perfection. Some had been offered as tribute by foreign dignitaries and local officials or commoners, and the exquisiteness of such rarities require no reiteration

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