If you think that Taiwan's nature has nothing to explore, or because the media about shopping, dining, night markets ... in Taiwan is too much, Duong Minh Son Park will make you have to think again. Yangmingshan National Park is known as a beautiful wonderland in Taiwan.
Duong Minh Son Park - beautiful fairyland of Taiwan
Yangmingshan National Park is located about 21.2 km north of downtown Taipei, in the territory of Beitou District. This place is like a beautiful wonderland of Taiwan. It is one of Taiwan's eight major national parks, with its unique volcanic terrain and surrounding hot spring populations.
Yangmingshan National Park (Yangmingshan National Park) is classified as a type II national nature reserve, ranging in height from 200m to 1,200 m. It has a cool climate all year round, the scene is smoky by the white of sulfur rising from the air vents. In the past, there was a lot of sulfur mining in the area, but now these activities are banned.
Duong Minh Son Park is also home to more than 800 types of azaleas from around the world, including more than 600 varieties of Chinese origin.
It is known that in 1937, Duong Minh Son Park was named Daiton National Park. in 1950 it was renamed the park Yangmingshan (Yang Mingshan) in honor of a researcher of the Ming Dynasty Wang Yangming (Wang Yangming).
Duong Minh Son Park
Guide to Duong Minh Son park (Yangmingshan National Park)
Yangmingshan National Park is located close to downtown Taipei in Taiwan. If traveling by yourself, you can go by bus, car or motorbike to here.
Some roads in Yangmingshan are closed on weekends, so these times the only way you can get to the park is by bus. You can go by bus 260, Red 30 or bus number 208. However, if you go by car or motorbike (on a weekday), it will be much easier to see.
If taking the bus
Take the landmark from Taipei Main Station
From Taipei Main Station, walk 350 meters to Taipei Main Station (Zhengzhou) bus stop.
Here you take bus number 260 to go to MTC Bus station Yangmingshan Stop. From this station, get off and walk to the gate of Yangmingshan National Park at 1-20, Jhuzihhu Rd, Beitou District, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
What is great about Duong Minh Son Park?
Is a great destination for those who love nature, mountains, flowers ... Duong Minh Son Park has a beautiful landscape and many exciting experiences irresistible. Great sights, home to thousands of blooming flowers; has a unique flower clock, Paradise of many rare animals; Ideal for walking, jogging, trekking; Can ride on bicycles designed specifically for bicycles; Experience soaking in hot springs with minerals ... Those are the interesting points of this place called the wonderland.
The beautiful sights
- Going around Duong Minh Son park, you will see some of the following attractions:
- Yangmingshuwu - Office of former President Chiang Kai Shek
- Ho Tre - Zhuzhihu (Bamboo Lake) - This is a must-see attraction during your visit to Duong Minh Son. Get off at Zhuzhihu stop and walk for about 30 minutes (about 1.5km into the secondary road)
- Qingtiangang Plateau - This is a plateau formed from the lava of Zhumao volcano. To get here, it takes about 5 minutes on foot from Qingtiangang stop.
- Erzhiping Trail (This is a road with lots of butterflies) - The best time to see butterflies is during the butterfly season (May and June every year)
- Xiaoyoukeng - This is a sulfur pits on Qixing Mountain. Here sulfur is sprayed all year round
- Lengshuikeng Hot Springs: Here the water is milky white due to the very high content of sulfur in the water.
- Lake Meng Huan (Songluo River) - Also known as Lake Seventeen. This is a quiet destination and has a beautiful dim setting. You can take the 108 bus and get off at Lengshuikeng stop and walk for about 10 minutes.
- Chungshan Building (Chungshan Mall) - part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Complex.
- A unique flower clock: In addition to the interesting attractions above, Duong Minh Son Park also features a unique flower clock. The watch is tilted with a design that allows the water to flow around in a strange circle. Another special feature is that people even play music at every hour, just like the alarm bell. The Flower Clock is about a 20-minute walk from the MTC Bus Yangmingshan Stop bus stop.
Visiting Hot Springs
The place of brilliant flowers
Duong Minh Son Park is famous for its picturesque meadows. In addition, this is also a place to gather many beautiful flower forests such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, lilies, peony ... Of which there are more than 800 types of azaleas from around the world, 600 types from here. had originated from china.
Despite the hands of man, the blooming of flowers during spring is an irresistible natural attraction.
Beautiful flower forest in Duong Minh Son
Ideal spot for walking, jogging, trekking
As a destination with beautiful views of many colorful flowers, Duong Minh Son Park is also home to vast fields of grass, fog and smoke. There are many small trails through these fields. These include Tianmu Trail, Erzihping Trail, Xiaoyukeng, Qingtiangang, Jinbaoli Trail ...
Great space with many beautiful scenes, the cool atmosphere full of Duong Minh Son park is the ideal condition for those who love to run and trekking to "enjoy".
Enjoy the trekking trail
Biking is possible on bicycles designed specifically for bicycles
In addition to pristine jogging trails, there are also less hard trails but still offer breathtaking views of the mountains, grasslands or flower gardens. Duong Minh Son Park has both trails designed for cyclists. You can contact in advance to rent or buy a tour of the park.
Experience soaking in hot springs with minerals
Yangmingshan is a favorite place to relax and restore the health of the people of Taipei (can be compared to the Hakone resort near Tokyo, Japan).
To experience the hot spring bath, you can visit some places. In addition to ea here, there are also some free hot baths. one of them has a Lengshuikeng Public bath. This bath is open until 21:00, entry is free. Because it is naked, men and women have separate baths.
Should go to Duong Minh Son park when?
To go to Duong Minh Son park, you can go any time of the year. However, the best time to visit Yangmingshan Park (Yangmingshan) is spring. This is an ideal time to watch the flowers blooming in unison. This season you will admire cherry blossoms, azaleas, camellia, etc. Spring is also the season of white lilies from December to May.
In addition, an exciting time for you to attend the White Calla Lily Season event is held every year from late March to late April.
In October, the mountains are covered with silver grass fields and red and yellow maple leaf forests. After the rains, you can also see the rainbow appear.
In the winter, the park also has a unique landscape when the monsoon brings drizzle to create a sea of clouds, giving thanks to the feeling of the scene. Cold days, the possibility of snow is very high.
Eating and drinking problem
Go to Duong Minh Son park, the advice is to bring food. Some of the dining places you can find are few stores such as 7- eleven and Starbucks. Next is:
Lavender Garden: A vegetarian restaurant address in Tianmu - a place directly connected to the Tianmu trail (Tianmu trail).
Where to stay when visiting Duong Minh Son park?
Although usually tourists will choose to stay in Taipei (Taipei) because the park is located close to the city center. However, for those who want to spend more time with nature or want to stay at night to admire the interesting scenery of the evening, they can still stay.
Note when going to Duong Minh Son park
Some notes you need to know before going to Duong Minh Son park to make your trip more perfect.
- You should bring food and water in the park.
- If you like running or trekking, you should arrange your time to experience your hobbies here.
- Bring a phone, a camera, a camcorder if you're a "snot" person.
- Should go on weekdays to less tourists, then this will be more comfortable to visit.
- There is a crater in the area, so there are many sulfur pits, the smell of sulfur is not very pleasant. You should know in advance to be prepared. People with high blood pressure, heart disease or open wounds should not enter hot springs.
- It is illegal to collect flowers.
- Do not litter.
- The form of hot spring bath here is quite similar to the traditional type of onsen baths in Japan: You have to wash thoroughly before going into the bath, not wearing clothes (including swimwear), need to tie hair, not hair touch the water.
- If you want to save time and travel costs, you can sign up for a day trip ( Yangmingshan Park tour from Taipei 1 day ) with a day shuttle, including guides, Hot spring bath tickets ...
- Duong Minh Son park can be reached by booking a package tour from Vietnam. Tours with destinations to Taipei (Taipei) often can not ignore Duong Minh Son park in the journey to take visitors to explore the landscape and beauty of Taipei. One of the tours you can refer to is the Taipei - Taichung - Kaohsiung Tour 5 days 4 nights.