Jiaming Lake

Jiaming Lake is Taiwan's second-highest mountain lake and one of its largest, rising 3,520 meters above sea level. The second highest point in Taitung County, Taiwan, Xiangyang, 3,603 meters above sea level, is also the Eurasian winter distribution of the southern base of the mountain. At the top of the mountain road, you can experience the white clouds gradually approaching the ridge trail, and then being submerged in the shock. Because of the oval shape of the lake, it is known as "Egg Pool." Relatively speaking, climbers refer to it as "angel's tears." The lake was supposed to have been produced by a meteor strike at one point, but it was later discovered that it was actually the result of glaciers moving during the last ice age. It is a great two-day trek location in a more rural area of Taiwan, while being quite a distance from Taipei.

According to the Central Geological Survey, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Jiaming Lake was formed tens of thousands of years ago as a result of a meteorite impact since the debris along the banks contains glassy materials from high-temperature explosions. Another idea, however, contends that the lake was created by glacial erosion because it lacks any water supply from streams or rivers in the highlands but is constantly full. The lake glistens like a sapphire when the lush Yushan Cane grassland is in full sun. When climbers reach the lake after a long and difficult journey, all their exhaustion is replaced with sighs of gratitude. Only those who have come here to gaze at the immense expanse of heaven and absorb the waters and clouds can understand the gift of nature exchanged from every drop of sweat and strained breath as they sit next to the tranquil lake and blue sky, free from the responsibilities of the world.

There are good odds of seeing endemic yellow-throated martens and sambar deer there because it is 3310 meters above the main treeline. Humans are less common because the location can only be reached by driving about 60 km from Chishang and then hiking a demanding 13 km round trip mountain ridge hike that requires permits and reservations for at least one of the two cabins and campsites along the way.

Location: Haiduan Township, Taitung County