Snake Alley is also known for prostitution. Legal brothels were locate on some streets close to Snake Alley. Now, prostitution is not legal in Taiwan. The Central Cross-Island Highway is one of Asia's most beautiful mountain roads. It runs from outside Taichung through Taroko National Park to the east coast.
Mt. Jade is Northeast Asia's highest peak.
It got its name because it looks like a piece of white jade when covered with snow. Yushan National Park is Taiwan's largest national park among its five. Southern Taiwan Tainan, a southern Taiwan city, is the island's oldest. It is filled with gates, memorial arches, remnants of forts, and temples from up to 300 years ago. It was Taiwan's capital from 1663-1885.