The Alishan Range ( zh, c=阿里山山脈, p=Ālǐ Shān Shānmài) is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

in the central-southern region of

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. 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 (大塔山), which has a height of . 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 ' is set in the Alishan Range. Co-directed by

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...

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" (高山青; "The High Green Mountain") also known as ( zh, s=阿里山的姑娘, p=Ālǐ shān de gūniáng, l=Alishan Range's Maidens, labels=no) is a particularly famous song in the Sinophone world.

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