Taiwan is an island off the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland. There are abundant ecological resources and numerous scenic spots, including the Ali Mountain, a famous mountain resort and nature reserve, the Sun Moon Lake, the biggest freshwater lake on the island, Kenting, surrounded by water on three sides at the southernmost end of Taiwan, the Yehliu Geopark, famous for its sea-erosion landscape on the north coast of Taiwan, and the Lanyu island, an island covering an area of 45 square kilometers in southeast Taiwan.
On June 29, the ongoing Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition ushered in "Taiwan Day" event. The Taiwan Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition covers 2,000 square meters, with six sections featuring the island region's unique landscapes.
Tourists visit the Taiwan Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Tourists visit the Taiwan Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Tourists are seen at the east peak of Qixing Mountain at Yangming Mountain Park in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, March 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
Tourists enjoy the scenery of Yangming Mountain Park in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Feb. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Tourists enjoy cherry blossoms on the Ali Mountain, southeast China's Taiwan, March 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)
Tourists visit the Ali Mountain, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Song Zhenping)
Tourists visit the Ali Mountain, southeast China's Taiwan, July 25, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Tourists visit the Yehliu Geopark in New Taipei City, southeast China's Taiwan, April 5, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Photo taken on May 16, 2019 shows the coastline of the Lanyu island, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)
Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2017 shows the morning scenery of the Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2016 shows a rocky shore in Kenting, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Song Zhenping)
Tourists have fun at the Baisha Bay in Kenting, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Song Zhenping)
Tourists ride by the bank of Tamsui River in southeast China's Taiwan, Dec. 19, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)
Photo taken on April 25, 2019 shows the scenery of mangrove forest along Tamsui River in southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)
Aerial photo taken on July 20, 2018 shows patches of paddy fields juxtaposed with the coastline of Hualien, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua)
Egrets are seen at a wetland in Yunlin County, southeast China's Taiwan, Nov. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)
Visitors walk on a high altitude sight-seeing footpath at a farm in Nantou County, southeast China's Taiwan, June 27, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Photo taken on March 7, 2017 shows a view of the Taroko Park in Hualien, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
