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The driver drove a yellow taxi, which we found out was actually a good thing because apparently to get up the mountain you need a special pass but because we were in a taxi, we didn't need that pass. Also, if you drove in with a normal car, you would have to queue to get in the parking lot of each area eg. qingtiangang, xiaoyoukeng etc. If it's full, you need to wait for one car to get out before another one can enter. So you can imagine if you go on a crowded day like weekends (which was the case for us), the queue would be so long and you will need to waste a lot of time just trying to get in. Since we were in a taxi, we could essentially skip the queue as our driver was only going to drop us off then go out again. So this option is actually the best if you want to see yangmingshan without joining a group tour and don't mind not having a guide.