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Greetings from Alishan, Taiwan, whose red cypress forests offer timeless beauty

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which 91¸£Àû's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

In November, during one of the last weeks of my posting in Taiwan, I went to my favorite place there: the red cypress forests of Alishan, a region renowned for its misty mountains and excellent high-altitude tea.

I loved the volcanic treks and stunning, cerulean coastlines of Taiwan, but it was these ancient forests that I came to love the most. Their mossy glory and stillness felt timeless, and they helped me find an inner calm after years of fast-paced, often stressful reporting. In this picture, the late-afternoon sun was peeking through this grove of cypresses at just the right angle. Another hiker walking past me commented that the rays were like god's smile.

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Emily Feng is 91¸£Àû's Beijing correspondent.