Yangmingshan National Park was formerly known as Tatun National Park(1937-1945), which was established during the Japanese rule in Chinese Taiwan. Locatedin the outskirts of Taipei, the administrative area includes Beitou District andShilin District of Taipei City, and Wanli District, Jinshan District, ShimenDistrict, Sanzhi district and Danshui District of Xinbei city. Geographically,it belongs to Datun volcano catchment area. The plan was announced on September1, 1985, and the management office was established on September 16, 1985. Afterthree comprehensive reviews, the area under its jurisdiction was 11338 hectaresby 20__.
Yangmingshan, formerly known as tsaoshan (Tai Luo: TSH á u-suann),generally refers to the mountainous areas of Datun mountain, Qixing mountain,Shamao mountain and Xiaoguanyin mountain, rather than a single peak. During theQing Dynasty, the government worried that the bandits could hide in the forestto steal sulfur, so they set the mountain on fire regularly, so the wholemountain area could only grow Miscanthus.
During the Japanese rule period, in 1927, Chinese Taiwan Riri Xinbao held a popularvote to elect "Chinese Taiwan's eight scenic spots and twelve victories", and Caoshanwas elected as one of the twelve victories of Chinese Taiwan. The Japanese call Caoshan"Chinese Taiwan's Hakone.".
Datun National Park Association was established in 1932, which included thearea of Datun mountain in the scope of National Park. On December 27, 1937,Tatun National Park was established at the same time as two national parks,namely, the second high Taroko National Park and the new high Alishan NationalPark, until the surrender of Japan in World War II in 1945. At that time, theTatun National Park included the Guanyin Mountain on the other side of theTanshui River.
In 1945, the national government acquired Chinese Taiwan. In 1950, President JiangZhongzheng changed the name of the mountain area formerly known as Caoshan toYangmingshan in memory of Ming Dynasty scholar Ming. In 1962, the then PublicWorks Bureau of Chinese Taiwan province began to plan Yangmingshan National Park, with apreliminary planning area of 28400 hectares, including the north coast,Guanyinshan and Datun volcanoes.
On September 16, 1985, after years of planning and settlement of landresource disputes, Yangmingshan National Park was officially established. Itsscope is mainly in the center of Datun volcano. It does not include the GuanyinMountain in the Japanese rule period and the initial planning, nor does thenorth coast. On October 17, 20__, the north coast and Guanyin Mountain Nationalscenic spots were planned by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry ofcommunications.