#Hehuan Mountain-Ren'ai Township, Nantou County
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If we were to say which mountain in Taiwan is the easiest to climb that is over 3,000 meters high, it would definitely be Hehuan Mountain. In addition to being accessible and easy to climb, the seasonal changes on the Hehuan Mountain Road are also a reason that attracts mountaineering enthusiasts to come and worship. Hehuan Mountain is composed of seven peaks. The main peak of Hehuan Mountain is 3,416 meters high, the East Peak is 3,421 meters high, the North Peak is 3,422 meters high, the West Peak is 3,144 meters high, Hehuan Peak is 3,217 meters high, Shimen Mountain is 3,236 meters high, and Shimen North Peak is 3,278 meters high. The main peak of Hehuan Mountain ranks 37th among the 100 peaks in Taiwan. If there weren't a fence at the entrance of the mountain, both motorcycles and cars would be able to go up. Our family of five originally planned to go up the mountain on Double Ten Day, but the plan was postponed to the end of the month due to the expansion of the Wuling parking lot and consecutive holidays. Fortunately, I didn't get up at that time. I saw news reports that the entire Provincial Highway 14A was jammed during the Double Tenth holiday. The Wuling and Kunyang parking lots were like night markets. Provincial Highway 14A was like a super parking lot, and many cars and motorcycles were illegally parked along the way. This climb was the first time for my three children and my wife to climb the 100 Peaks. I have climbed several of the 100 Peaks myself. My wife has asthma and was worried about something happening during the climb, so we climbed up slowly in a walking manner. It took more than three hours to go back and forth. If I had walked at my own pace, I could have completed the climb within two hours. Fortunately, I climbed to the top of the main peak of Hehuan Mountain and descended safely. Although I warned all my family members before the climb that we should descend immediately if we felt any discomfort, fortunately, there was nothing unusual. Although Hehuan Mountain is very easy to climb, everyone is warned at the entrance to respect the mountain and not to do anything inappropriate. I also made an appointment with my children to take them to challenge the East Peak, West Peak and North Peak of Hehuan Mountain next time, and my wife said that she also wanted to climb the summit with us again. My wife's condition is what I am most worried about. (20191026)