1983, Clifton W. Pannell, Laurence J. C. Ma, China: The Geography of Development and Modernization[1], V. H. Winston & Sons, →ISBN, page 266:
About two-thirds of the island is composed of rugged uplands, and numerous peaks crest above 3,000 m. The island’s tallest mountain is Yushan (Jade Mountain). It rises 4,000 m and is located inland from Jiayi (Chia-i), almost astride the Tropic of Cancer.
Liao's father suddenly passed away the year after Retrocession. All alone, he left Jiayi for Taipei and lived on the family property, which was managed at that time by his second uncle.