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Yushan (Taiwan)

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Jade Mountain (Chinese: 玉山; Pinyin: Yùshān; Wade-Giles: Yü2shan1; POJ: Gio̍k-san) is the highest peak in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. It is also known as Yushan, Yu Shan, or Yu Mountain . At 3,952 metres (12,966 ft) above sea level, Yushan is the highest point on Taiwan and one of the highest mountains in East Asia.