When is the best time to visit Taiwan?

Except July and August (too hot) and January and February (too cold), all other months are suitable.

Taiwan’s climate is neither severely cold in winter nor scorching hot in summer. The vegetation is fragrant and flowers bloom all year round. You can enjoy cherry blossoms in spring, go to the sea in summer, see red leaves in autumn, and soak in hot springs in winter. Each has its own fun. Moreover, many places in Taiwan are worth visiting again and again, so choosing to visit the island at different times is something worth doing.

The following are interesting places in Taiwan

The reason why Taiwan is called the "Treasure Island" is that there are treasures everywhere. In addition to the regular ways to play, you might as well go and see it which can only be seen in May. The perfect wonderland - "May Snow" - Tung Rain.

Tung trees | It’s not a wonder on earth that snow is better than snow

In Taiwan, which is located in the tropical and subtropical tropics, snow does not really fall in May. But there is a kind of snow-white flower that blooms in late April and early May, covering the mountains and fields like a poetic snow country.

This is Tung tree.

The handsome boy Akai has lived in Hualien for a long time. As a native, he is familiar with all the beautiful scenery in Hualien and even Taiwan, but he is still deeply fascinated by the tung trees blooming all over the mountains, forests and fields, and the petals falling. scene.

He explained the flowering period of Tung tung trees in detail: "Tung trees are mostly distributed in eastern and north-central Taiwan. In addition to Hualien, they are also planted in Keelung, New Taipei and other places in the north. They usually begin to bloom at the end of April, but The weather has been relatively wet and cold this year, and it’s almost May, and the tung trees are still in bud. In other words, friends who come to Taiwan in May are in for a treat!”

Hakka Tung Blossom Festival | The best in Taiwan! Shocking Flower Festival

Akai told us that Taiwanese people’s love for tung trees is just like the mainland’s love for peonies. They have a special festival called the Hakka Tung Flower Festival. Because tung trees have been the most important economic crop for the Hakkas for a long period of time, this festival also conveys the Hakkas' mountain and forest culture of respecting nature.

“This year’s Tung Blossom Festival will be held from April 8th to May 22nd, and will be held in 12 counties and cities including Miaoli, Yilan, Nantou, and Hualien, so friends who plan to visit these places will not miss it. ”

In addition to appreciating tung trees, the Tung Blossom Festival also offers pure Hakka customs such as literary societies and concerts for you to experience. Different counties and cities have their own unique features. The most solemn thing is the worship of the mountain god, which reflects the close connection between the Hakka people and the tung tree for generations.

Eastern Rift Valley | The most classic route to appreciate tung trees

As a chartered tour guide, one of the classic routes provided by Akai is the East Rift Valley connecting Hualien and Taitung. Wire. Going south along Provincial Highway 9 from north to south, you will see increasingly thick "May snow".

If you are attracted by the petals floating all over the ground and get off the car, you will smell the fragrant fragrance all over the ground. Stepping on it gently feels like stepping on a soft tung quilt, like a dreamy land.

Definitely the girl’s favorite place to take photos