Day 5. Yangming Mountain+ hot spring museum+ 台大第一腿+ pool+ gossip time

Today is a big hot sunny day. What a "perfect" day for higking!!!! I get tan after a one-day-exposure under the sun, tired but happy.

Yangming mountain is the highest and most beautiful mountain in Taiwan. We went to Mt. Qixing today. It is the highest peak of Yangmingshan, which elevation is over 1000km. It took us 3 hours to get to the top of Mount Qixing. We walk along the trails to go up. The burning sun is right above us.
Everytime when we encountered special plants or insects, we stoped. The professors explained carefully to us of the plants and insects. I felt a bit depressed when they talk the things I don't know. espacially the knowledg I am supposted to know cuz I learned before at school. I felt that I have so much things still need to learn about forestry.

This is what I learned today:-Yangming mountain is affected by Northe-east Monsoom in winter, so it is very cold in winter.
- the tree in Yangming mountain are broadleaf-trees but the leafs are not as these from temperate area.(we are in sub-tropic and close to the tropic, this is because the water can circulate better inside the leaf.
- it is a volcanic mountain.
- the acid gas near the crater is yeallow and prohibit the growing of bamboo cuz is to acid.
- the root of 栲树 is good for ....forget the name. --
-we saw Janpese Cedar! The were planted for over80 years. The can be used as pole so Janpanese planted a lot of them but doesn't grow very well on the mountain.
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The wind on the top of the mountain is strong. I wasalmost blew away~~~

The hot spring museum is good but not as good as the top of the mountain.

Today is an extremly exhausting day because I did't get enough sleep these days. too excited so that stay up late to enjoy my life in Taiwan.

We head back early tonight and go play pool and table tennis. We also disucuss gossip. explore everyone's love story! And we have a talk show now named "Patient Family"for people who what to share their love stories with us! Hahah, tha't soooomuch fun!!!

Good night!