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Address: No. 246, Lane 101, Jingshan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City 11192

Hours of Operation: Daily 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Closed on the last Monday of each month (if a national holiday falls on a Monday, this area will also be closed on Tuesday) and Lunar New Year's Eve.

Telephone number: (02) 2861-5404, (02) 2861-2414; Gift shop: (02) 2862-1011

E-mail: yms18@mail.ymsnp.gov.tw

Services:

1. Guided tours (must be booked in advance)
2. Tour groups: 09:30 AM; 1:00 PM: 30
3. Information on sights and things to do in the park.
4. Complimentary informational films.
5. Guide books, souvenirs, food, and beverages are available for purchase.

Parking:

1. The Qingtiangang Visitor Center parking lot includes 112 spaces for passenger vehicles and 86 spaces for motorcycles.
2. A parking fee will be charged.

Attention please all visitors:

1. There are wild cattle in the Qingtiangang grasslands. For your own safety, please do not approach them.
2. In order to preserve the local habitat, please do not enter fenced-off and/or restricted areas.
3. The weather may change very quickly in this area. Hikers are advised to be properly prepared and bring warm clothing and rain gear.
4. The digging of minerals and rocks, picking of flowers and/or plants (including herbs and awn flowers), capture of wild animals and/or insects, feeding of fish and/or animals is prohibited. Carrying any of the park's natural resources out of the park is also prohibited.
5. Please do not litter, talk loudly, barbecue, camp, fly kites, paraglide, burn offerings/make religious sacrifices, set off firecrackers, or perform any other dangerous acts.
6. For other prohibited acts please consult the National Parks Act.

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  Qingtiangang Grassland

  In 1934 the Japanese set up the Daling Ranch (which encompasses Qingtiangang, Lengshuikeng and Mt. Qigu) and planted carpet grass. In 1952 the Republic of China Government set up Yangmingshan Ranch. Now the ranch is managed by the Taipei Farmer’s Association. The cattle grazing there belong to farmers from the Beitou, Shilin and Jinshan areas and grazing fees are required. The ranch is open from April to November of each year and closed from December to the following March due to the harsh winter weather).

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  Jinbaoli Trail

  “Wind on Yangmingshan, rain at Zhuzihu and Jinbaoli Trail” is a traditional Taiwanese saying naming the sites of Yangmingshan. Jinbaoli Trail, also known as the Fishermen’s Trail (Yulu Historical Trail), is the most representative cultural historic trail within the park. It served as the connecting road between Jinshan (Jinbaoli) and Shilin (Bazhilan). In early years, fisheries flourished in the Jinshan coastal area. Fishermen wore their straw sandals and made their way over Qingtiangang to Shilin and Dadaocheng to sell their catch. Thus, the trail was also known as “Fishermen’s Trail”. Jinbaoli Trail was an important communication and trade road in the past. In addition to transporting fish, items such as tea, sulfur and cattle； Wedding processions and even military personnel were dependent on this trail. Due to nature and human forces, the only parts of the trail that remain relatively intact are the northern portion from Jinshan Bayan's Liufeng Villa south to Yangmingshan Shanzaihou's Jinshan Village. The Jinbaoli Trail that we referred nowadays is the trail that was restored by the Yangmingshan National Park in 1996 and mostly covers to the portion of the trail from Jinshan's Bayan to Qingtiangang's Lintounie. The southern part from Lintounie to Jinshan Village passes through Juansi Waterfall and is therefore known as the Juansi Waterfall Trail.

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  Tudigong Temple

  Fu-de-zheng-shen, also known as Tudigong (or Earth God).The Tudigong Temple at Lingtounie was moved from Mt. Zhuzi to the current spot over 200 years ago. On the temple’s door is the engraved couplet, “Linggao is a blessed place, there are gods wherever one's head is raised”.

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  Mt. Zhugao

  Mt. Zhugao looks down below the vast surrounding grassy lowlands and is a good vantage point. From the mountaintop fort the whole greater Taipei area can be seen. The trails here form a self-contained, circular system. In addition to enjoying the beautiful hills, whether walk around or sitting visitors will have the feeling of Zen-like meditation.Mt. Zhugao is a cone-shaped volcano. The amount of grassland on the mountain is comparable to Taiyanggu, making it one of the best places for outings.