Highways and Byways: A sweatfest for the goddess of mercy

By the vertiginous standards of Taiwan’s interior, Guanyin Mountain (觀音山) — which straddles Kaohsiung’s Dashe (大社) and Renwu (仁武) districts — is a micro-mountain. Judged purely on its height, it wouldn’t deserve a paragraph.
The summit is just 177m above sea level, making it one of the shortest of xiaobaiyue (小百岳, “Taiwan’s Little Hundred Mountains”). But in terms of how far you can see from the top, and for how little exertion, Guanyin Mountain is entitled to some kind of accolade.
The day had begun with a rush-hour motorcycle ride through bleak industrial neighborhoods. My mood improved as soon as I

Related Keywords

Hsingta , Shanghai , China , Taiwan , Japan , Taiwan Strait , Taiwan General , Luotuo , Sichuan , Taipei , T Ai Pei , Banping , Hunan , Renwu , Kao Hsiung , Chinese , Japanese , Wuji Guanyin Temple , Mount Guanyin , Steven Crook , Chen Chi Chuan , Imperial Japanese Army , Guanyin Mountain , Little Hundred , Guanyin Lake , Renwu District , Yancheng Lane , Gaosuwei Rest Stop , Sky Cave , Hsingta Power Plant , Banping Mountain , World War , Gaosuwei Rest , Acacia Forest , Chen Family Graveyard , Luotuo Mountain , Bradt Travel Guide , Culinary History , Beyond Pork , 台北時報 , The Taipei Times ,