Alishan Range

The Alishan Range (Chinese: ; pinyin: Ālǐ Shān Shānmài) is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan. It is separated by the Qishan River from the Yushan Range, the tallest range in Taiwan, to the east of the Alishan Range. The highest peak of the Alishan Range is Datashan , which has a height of 2,663 m (8,737 ft).

The name Ali Shan seems to be taken from the word "Alit", which in several Taiwanese indigenous languages means "ancestor mountain". Although primarily filmed in Hualien, the 1949 film Happenings in Ali Shan is set in the Alishan Range. Co-directed by Chang Cheh and Cheung Ying, Happenings in Ali Shan is the first Mandarin film to be fully produced in Taiwan. The film's theme song, "Gao Shan Qing" (; "The High Green Mountain") also known as (; Ālǐ shān de gūniáng; 'Alishan Range's Maidens') is a particularly famous song in the Sinophone world.

Location: Taiwan.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.