Today coworkers invited me to climb 石筍尖山頂 with them. It was quit wet and it kept raining, but this did not break our courage and full of enthusiasm we started the slippery climb.
picture from one of the peaks
First steps in Jingtong
Today V. explained to me the reason why many Taiwanese mountains have stone steps. He said that due to a big unemployment wave during the first years of Taiwans war with China, the government created work by letting veterans and others build roads and stairs throughout the country, creating strategically important infrastructure.
Halfway through
Sadly the view was hidden from us, by fog. Nevertheless the feeling of making it up to the top was incredible.
The way down, seemed to be even more dangerous. Due to the rain stones were especially slippery and the steep cliffs were not making us much braver.
Nevertheless, seeing the diversity and beauty of Taiwans nature was worth the risk.
On our way down we saw a couple of people farming and having all kinds of animals. I feel really blessed to be given this opportunity to discover such an amazing country.
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