Beautiful Taiwan: This 36,193-square-kilometer island has a staggeringly diverse wealth of stunning scenery, from cityscapes to natural views.

CNN
Date: 22nd July 2018
By: Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN

(CNN) — “The most beautiful scenery of Taiwan is its people.”
While this famous saying is often cited by travelers as a reason to love Taiwan, this 36,193-square-kilometer island also happens to have a staggeringly diverse wealth of stunning scenery and destinations, from cityscapes to natural wonders.
“Taiwan has the highest density of high mountains in the world, leaving us adventurers with endless places to hike, camp, river trace and more,” says Ryan Hevern, co-founder of Taiwan Adventure Outings.
Taiwan’s natural beauty

Hevern, after living in Malaysian Borneo as a jungle guide, moved to Taiwan and started an eco-friendly outdoor tour company with co-founder Dustin Craft two years ago.

“We aren’t city people, so we spend our free time in Taiwan’s outdoors,” says Hevern.

“In November 2016, we decided to deal with the weekly grind of living in a city by starting an outdoor adventure group. Each weekend we explored new hikes, new mountains, new rivers and so on.”    [FULL  STORY]