The flowers are in bloom. Can you please introduce the 2017 Taiwan cherry blossom viewing guide?

In March, spring arrives, the grass grows and the orioles fly. It is a good time to watch cherry blossoms. Taiwan, our treasure island, also has beautiful cherry blossoms that rival those of Japan. There are many types of cherry blossoms in Taiwan, including Yoshino cherry, Yae cherry, Crimson cherry, Thousand Island cherry, etc.

Since Taiwan’s cherry blossom attractions have different altitudes and different flowering periods, let’s take a closer look.

The first choice for cherry blossom viewing - Alishan

The main flower species in Alishan include mountain cherry, Yoshino cherry, Yae cherry and other flower species. Among them, Yoshino cherry is the most abundant, with as many as More than 1,900 plants. The second place is Taiwan Mountain Cherry Blossom, with more than 1,780 trees, and there are also thousands of double-petaled Yaezakura trees. When it comes to cherry blossom viewing, Alishan is the first choice place in Taiwan.

The 2017 Alishan cherry blossom season lasts for one month, from March 10th to April 10th. In order to avoid traffic jams affecting the quality of tourists’ flower viewing, the cherry blossom season will last for three consecutive weeks after the flower season starts on March 10th. Traffic control measures will be implemented on the two days of the weekend.

There are two most exciting flower viewing routes in Alishan: one starts from Alishan Hotel via Meiyuan and Alishan Police Station to Zhushan Trailhead. This cherry blossom viewing trail is only over 600 meters long. Both sides of the trail are lined with decades-old Yoshino cherry trees. The second cherry blossom viewing route starts from Chaoping Railway Station and passes through Chaoping Park, Sister Lake, Shouzhen Palace, Ciyun Temple, Alpine Museum, Shuling Pagoda, Xianglin Junior High School, Sandaimu, and Elephant Trunk Wood to Alishan Hotel , with a total length of about 2.6 kilometers. During the flowering season, in addition to cherry blossoms, magnolias, Acorus calamus, Mori's azaleas, Taiwanese orchids, etc. also enter the flowering period at the same time. The flowers are in full bloom, which is truly beautiful.

Viewing night cherry blossoms by Sun Moon Lake

The Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village located in the lakeside area of ??Sun Moon Lake has about 5,000 double-flowered crimson cherry trees planted. Some people think that this is the place with the highest density of cherry blossoms in Taiwan. The most beautiful cherry blossom viewing spot, the best viewing period is from February to early March.

During the cherry blossom season, you can enjoy pink cherry blossoms in any corner here. In addition to the stunning cherry blossom scenery during the day, the cherry blossom viewing activities also include a night cherry blossom light show with symphony and colored lights at night, as well as a cherry blossom tea party, sketching competition, photography competition, etc.

Walking along the Cherry Blossom Trail during the day, the double-petaled cherry blossoms show the sweetness and tenderness of spring. In the baroque European palace-style "water, sand and European garden", crimson cherry blossoms and European-style garden landscaping make people enjoy a picturesque feeling. If you take the Sun Moon Lake Cable Car, you can admire the beauty of the Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village from a height. The patches of pink cherry blossoms and green trees are so eye-catching.

The most special thing about the Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village is the night cherry blossoms. When night falls, the cherry blossom trees transform into brilliant light sculpture elves. The cherry blossoms combine visual and sound and light technology to perform on a natural stage, making people feel like they are in a dreamland.

The largest number of cherry blossoms in New Taipei City

Every year from January to March, more than 100,000 cherry blossoms bloom in District ***29 of New Taipei City. In March, the multi-petaled Yaezakura, also known as peony cherry blossoms, and the pink single-petaled Yoshino cherry blossoms, which come in two colors, snow white and pink, appear. New Taipei City, which has a vast hinterland and mountainous areas, has about 150,000 cherry blossoms planted, the largest number in Taiwan. Among the 29 cherry blossom areas in New Taipei, Sanzhi, Wulai, and Sanxia are the most densely populated; there are also many in more remote areas such as Tamsui, Xizhi, and Pinglin.