Qingshan Falls, Shimen District, New Taipei City, Taiwán
The Qingshan Waterfall was a modestly-sized waterfall on the quieter north side of Yangmingshan, which was an area more known for hot springs than a nature hike like this. Our relatively quiet experience with both the hike and the waterfall itself was a bit of a surprise to us because it was so close to the metropolitan city of Taipei, yet it seemed like a whole other world away as the scenery was very naturesque and tranquil. Anyways, as you can see from the photo above, this waterfall had a pleasing fan or triangular shape (though it was probably aided from the heavy rains in the area earlier on in the morning of our hike), and I’m guessing it was probably about 15-20m tall.
From the signed car park, we walked back along the road towards a roadside stand. After passing through the stand, which had picnic tables and locally-sourced food, we then climbed up a flight of steps ascending above the road and ultimately towards a small plot of farm land adjacent to the trail. The trail initially meandered alongside the small plots of land then it curved alongside a valley carved out by the Laomei Stream. Along this stretch of the trail, we followed along a ditch that I’m guessing diverted water from the creek from further upstream and ultimately irrigated the small farm plot.
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