Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty July 2, 20259:44 AM ET Emily Feng Jackie Lay/NPR ...

Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty By Emily Feng Jul 02, 2025 9:44am (NPR) Image: Jackie Lay/NPR/ ...

A popular tourist destination in central Taiwan, Alishan has forests, mountains, and tea and coffee plantations. Cameron Dueck leaves the crowds behind to enjoy the stillness.

Ride Taiwan’s “Sunrise Train” into a Sea of Clouds A miraculous feat of engineering, the Alishan Forest Railway carries passengers to a land of world-class tea and sought-after sunrises ...

It's 5:25 on a chilly Asian morning, and just to the east of Taiwan's Mount Zhu, the sun is bursting through a thick mantle of clouds wedged between sylvan mountain ridges. This is the Alishan ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A mesmerizing portrayal of Alishan's cloud seas has earned the gold award in this year's photography contest celebrating the seasonal allure of central Taiwan's mountains.

In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for its misty mountains and excellent ...

In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for its misty mountains and excellent ...