Qingtiangang Grassland 擎天崗 - Foreigners in Taiwan

Qingtiangang in Yangmingshan National Park is a large grassland that lays on top of an old lava terrace. It is famous for the water buffalo ... Home首頁 Blog部落格 TaiwanFAQ常見問題 BlogIndex部落格指南 Maps地圖 About關於我們 ContactUs聯絡我們 Privacy隱私 Home首頁 Blog部落格 TaiwanFAQ常見問題 BlogIndex部落格指南 Maps地圖 About關於我們 ContactUs聯絡我們 Privacy隱私 BlogPosts QingtiangangGrassland擎天崗 2/22/2021 1Comment   Share Tweet QingtianganginYangmingshanNationalParkisalargegrasslandthatlaysontopofanoldlavaterrace.Itisfamousforthewaterbuffalothatcongregateheretograze,andisoneofthemostpopularareasinthepark.Besidesenjoyingviewsofwildwaterbuffalo,therearealsomanyhikingtrailsandhistorictrailsnearby.OverallitisafamilyfriendlydestinationsandoneofthemostpopularattractionsinTaipeiCity. Background: Qingtiangang,literallymeaning"HillHoldingupHeaven"getsitsnamefromtheKMTQingtiangarrisonthatonceguardedthehillsandgrasslandshere. OfficiallyitliesinShilinDistrictofTaipei,butpartsofthegrasslandalsolieinJinshanDistrictofNewTaipei.Thegrasslandlies770metersabovesealevel.  TheareaknownasYangmingshannowwasformedbyvolcanoesabout700,000yearsago,formingmanymountainsabout1000metersorlessinnorthwesternTaiwan.Theparkstillfeaturesactivevolcanoes,vents,andhotsprings. TheoriginalnameoftheareawasCaoshan(grassmountain草山).DuringtheQingDynasty,theareawasusedtoharvestsulfur,andmanyofthehillswereburnedtohelpcatchsulfurthieves,Qingtianganglikelybeingoneoftheseareas.  SulfurminingatDayoukengCraterinYangmingshanNationalParkstartedintheQingDynastybyaBritishminingcompanywhofirstobtainedtherightstomineherein 1897.Currentlyyoucanfindlotsofoldminingequipmentthatwereabandonedhere.TheYuluOldTrailwasbuiltnearDayoukengtotransportminingmaterials,andextendedovertoQingtiangang.MiningsulfurendedwiththeformationofYangmingshanNationalPark.  In1927duringtheJapaneseera,YangmingshanwasmadeasthefirstnationalparkinTaiwan,thenknownasDatunshanNationalParkAssociation.  TheareaaroundQingtiangangtoLengshuikengwasmadeintoaranchforwaterbuffalo,andgrassfromJapanwasplantedhereforthemtograze. In1950aftertheROCtookTaiwan,ChiangKai-shekrenamedtheparkafterthephilosopherWangYangming,andcalledtheareaYangmingshan.  TheKMTkepttheranchatQingtiangangandcontinuedtomaintainit.Theyalsobuiltbunkershereandkeptagarrisonoftroops. In1985,afterresolvingmanylanddisputes,YangmingshanNationalParkwasofficiallydesignatedasanationalparkintheROCera.  In2018,amotherdiedafterbeingpushedoverbyawaterbuffaloatQingtiangang.In2020,thefamilywasawarded NT$3.96million fromtheparkandwoodenfenceswerebuiltaroundthegrasslandsshortlyafter.  ThewaterbuffaloatQingtiangangareactuallycloselywatchedandcaredfor.AlthoughtheyroamfreearoundYangmingshan,theyarewatchedoverbytheAgriculturalAssociationsofJinshan,Shilin,Yangmingshan,andBeitou,andwellasthenationalparkmanagement. Inthewinterof2020whichwasunusuallywet,tensofcowsbegantodieofmalnutrition,thereforetheparktookstepstosupplementthedietoftheremainingcattle.ManycowswerebroughttolowerevelavationsforrehabilitationbeforebeingreleasedbacktoYangmingshan.  DuetoitseasyaccessibilityandnearbyattractionssuchasLengshuikengandQixingshan,itisapopularstopinYangmingshanandhasaparkinglotsandavisitor'scenter.Inaddition,itisoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsinTaipeiCity.  Hours: Thevisitor'scenterisopenfrom9AMto4:30PM. ​ Price: Free (carparking30-50NT，scooterparking20NT) Howtogetthere: ByCar/Scooter: FromTaipei,takeprovincialhighway2AnorthtotheZhuzihuLookout.KeeprightuntilyoureachtheturnoffthetheQingtiangangparkinglot.Carparkingislimitedonweekendsandthenumberofcarsallowedupthemountainisalsolimited.Thereisalsopaidscooterparking. Onweekendsthisplacecanbethemostpopularplaceinthepark,andcarscanbebackedupforuptoanhourormore,soconsidertakingascooterorbus.  ByBus: FromBeitouMRTStation,TakeLittleBus9(小9)toQingtiangangStation(擎天崗). ​ Map: Pleaseseebelow:  OurJourney: IhavebeentoQingtiangangthreeorfourtimes.ItisdefinitelyamuststoponyourtriptoYangmingshan.Iliketocomeherebecauseofthecows.It'slikegoingtothezoobutyouarelookingatactualwildanimals. ​Checkoutourdronevideoaboveforanoverviewofthearea. PleasenotethisvideowastakenwithpermissionofYangmingshanNationalPark. 360degreepanoramaofpeopleenjoyingtheviewsofawaterbuffaloheardatQingtianganginYangmingshanNationalPark,Taipei#擎天崗#陽明山國家公園#水牛#臺北PostedbyForeignersinTaiwan外國人在臺灣on Wednesday,June10,2020 ​Orcheckoutthe360degreesphericalpanoramaabove. Qingtiangangisnotthefirststopyouwillseeinthepark.ItliesbetweenLengshuikengandDayoukeng,andyoucanseesomeawesomeviewsofJinshanlikethepictureabovefromthegrassyhilltopshere.  TogettoQingtiangang,youwillhavetopassthroughLengshuikeng.Lengshuikenginisasmallareawithhikingtrails,naturalhotsprings,waterfalls,andwildlife.Eventhoughthenamemeans"coldwaterhole,"thewaterhereisnotcold,andthereareplentyofhotspringsaroundincludingapublichotspringbathhouse. ClickhereforourfullblogonLengshuikeng.  AlongtheroadfromLengshuikengtoQingtiangang,youwillnoticeanabandonedmininglocation.Heretheywereeitherminingsulfur,whichendedwhentheparkwascreatedduringtheJapaneseEra.Thesignatthesitestatesthefollowing: "AvisittotheminingsiteatLengshuikeng" "In1953theRuiyongcompanyappliedtotheTaiwanProvincialBureauofMinestodevelopamineinthesouthernfoothillsofMt.Qigu,atthesiteofamineralsurveycarriedoutduringtheJapaneseoccupationperiod(195-1945).Themine(whoseofficewaslocatedonthesiteofthepresentTianbaoShengdaoTemple)producedsulfurblocks;afterminingcametoanend,thepitevolvedintothelocationoftoday'sNiunai(milk)Lake.In1995partoftheminingarea(atthesoutheastsaddleofMt.Qigu)wasturnedovertotheHongchangminingcompany,whichusedwetscreeningandpercolationtorefineironsulfideoreforuseinmakingfertilizerbytheTaiwanFertilizerCo.LaterontheminewastakenoverbytheYonglaicompany,whichusedtheremainingchalkyclaytomakechemicalmaterials.TheminewasamajorproducerofclayforTaiwanfromthe1970sintothe1990s." ​Checkoutmorephotosoftheareainthephotogalleryabove. BecauseQingtiangangisprettyhighup(nearly800metersabovesealevel),youmightgetcoveredinfogonacloudyday.Hereyoucanseepartoftheparkinglot.Carparkingislimitedbyscooterparkingisalwaysplentiful.  "HistoryandCultureatQingtiangang" "QingtiangangisalavaplateauformedwhenlavaflowednorthwardfromMt.Zhugao,anditsrelativelylevelterrainmadeitanimportantpastureareaforcattleduringtheJapaneseoccupationperiod(1895-1945).Long-termgrazinghasturnedtheareaintoanexpansivegrassland. Qingtiangangliesatanelevationofonly770metersbetweentheQingtiangangmountainsystem(Mt.Zhugao,Mt.Huangzui,andRearMt.Dajian)andQixingmountainsystem,formingavitalhubthatlinksthetwo.QingtiangangisalsosituatedonthemostdirectroutefromJinshantotheShilinandTianmuareas,andforTaiwan'spioneersettlersitwasamajortransportationbase. Fromhere,youhaveachoiceofwhichwaytogo: 1.TheQingtiangangLoopTrail,whichleadsofftotherightandrunsforabout2.4kilometers,offersexpansiveviewsofgrasslandsandobservationofanti-airbornepillboxesandothermilitarysitesonthemountains. 2.ThetrailthatleadstotheleftwasbuiltformilitarypurposesduringtheoccupationbuytheJapanese-thezigazaggedJapanesetrail,whichwasusedfortransportingcannons.(thetrail,whichismostlyagentledownwardsslope,runsabout3.5kilometerstoShuanghuangCreek). 3.YoucangothroughQingtiangangtothehistoricJinbaoliTrailGateandvisittheJinbaoliTrail,whichthepioneersusedfortransportingsuchthingsasfish,tea,sulfur,andcattlebetweenJinshanandShilin(AlsocalledtheYuluHistoricTrail,itisasteepdownwardsslopetotheTianlaitrailentrance,adistanceofabout5.6kilometers.) 4.Fromtheeastsideofthegate,entertheMt.Ding-Mt.ShitiTrail(about6.4km)andlookfortheJapanesefirforestthatreaminsfromthereforestationdaysandtheOldham'sazaleathatblossomsoprofuselyalongthetrailinthespringtime. Slowdownandexperiencetherichdiversityofnaturallandscapes,theplantandanimalecologies,andthestoriesofhistoryandcultureyoucanfindhere." Backin2018,Qingtiangangdidnothaveanyrealfences,justsomepostsandtworopes.Inthecenterofthegrasslandtheropescouldbeeasilycrossed.Inthebackgroundyoucanseetheranchbuildingonthemountain.  ​However,alsoin2018,amotherdiedafterbeingpushedoverbyawaterbuffaloatQingtiangang.In2020,thefamilywasawarded NT$3.96million fromtheparkandwoodenfenceswerebuiltaroundthegrasslandsshortlyafter.  By2020,fullfenceshadbeenbuiltaroundtheentiretrail.Whathappened? ​Thefenceswerebuiltforfearsoftouristssafety,probablyduetothecourtcasewheretheparkhadtopayalargeamountofmoneytothemotherthatdied.Cattleareknowntochargewithoutwarning.Howeverafterthefenceswerebuilt,thismayhavecontributedtotheirinabilitytofeedproperly,causingsomanycattletodieinthewinterof2020.  Abovearephotosoftheropefencebeforeitwasreplaced,in2018.Manysectionsoftheropefencewerecutdownasperthephotoabovesoyoucouldeasilywalkacrossontothegrass. ​Checkoutmorephotosoftheareain2018inthephotogalleryabove. By2020woodenfenceshadbeenputup,whichagaineffectivelycontainedthecattleinsidebutalsomayhavecontributedtotheirinabilitytofeedproperly,possiblycausingmanytostarveinthewinterof2020. Checkoutmorephotosoftheareain2020inthephotogalleryabove. Abovearesomecloseupphotosofthecattlewhenyoucouldgetclosertothemin2018. Alsoabovearemoreamazingviewsofthesurroundingarea. ​Checkoutmorephotosoftheareainthephotogalleryabove. ViewofthecattleatQingtiangangviadronein2020. ViewofTaipeifromQingtiangangfromneartheparkinglotonanicerday. TheJinbaoliTrailGatestartsattheedgeofQingtiangangandheadsdowntowhereyoucanseeDayoukeng. ​ TheDayoukengCraterinYangmingshanNationalParkisthebiggestsulfurventareainTaiwan,andwouldlikelybethefirstplacetospewlavaintheeventofavolcaniceruption.ThisalongwithTurtleIslandarethetwoknownactivevolcanosinTaiwan.Theareawasalsoanimportanthistoricalsulfurmine.CurrentlyaccesstoDayoukengisclosed,butyoucanflyadronehearwithapermit.ForourfullblogonDayoukeng,clickhere.  ViewofQingtiangangfromthehighesthillnearbytheparkinglot. Insidethevisitor'scenter,thereareafewdisplaysonthehistoryandecologyofthearea,includingsulfurmining. ​Checkoutmorephotosoftheareainthephotogalleryabove. Alsotherearesomesnacksthatyoucangetatthevisitorscenter,likeadelicioushotcanofCongee.Therearealsobathrooms. ThanksforreadingandbesuretocheckoutmoreofourblogsonYangmingshantocome! 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