What is "xueshan"

Xueshan or Hsuehshan a mountain in Heping District, Taichung City, Taiwan. It is the second highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia, at above sea level. It is located in the Shei-Pa National Park and it is visible in good weather from hills near Taiwan's capital Taipei.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known to Westerners as Mt. Sylvia.see, for example:

• In 1923 (see Taiwan under Japanese rule), the mountain gained the name Tsugitakayama (次高山), literally the "Second Highest Mountain", because in the Japanese Empire at that time, only Yushan (also on Taiwan) was higher. They are both ahead of Mt. Fuji in terms of height. It was designated part of the Tsugitaka- Taroko National Park ( 次高タロコ国立公園) by the Governor-General of Taiwan on December 12, 1937.