Random things in Taiwan - Mountains Most people have never heard about Taiwan. But if you are interested in mountain climbing, you may want to learn more about Taiwan.Being a mountainous island which located near the southeastern coast of mainland China, there are more than 300 mountains sit in this tiny little island. Among them up to 286 mountains summit over 3000 meters above sea level. The principal mountain range of mountains is called "Central Mountain Range" (中央山脈 in Chinese). It runs from the North of the island to the South and separates the island into East plain and West plain. When it comes to transportation mountains might be considered as an obstacle. However, It is the reason why people in Taiwan can have all kinds of fruits anytime and anywhere. Apple, banana, cherry, coconut, date, durian, grape, guava, honeydew melon, lemon, lichee, orange, mangosteen, papaya, passion fruit, persimmon, pineapple, dragon fruit, pomelo, star fruit, sugar cane, sugar apple, watermelon and wax apple. You name it we got it. Personally I would recommend durian but that would be a whole different story....