Tianyuan Temple

　　Tianyuan Temple is a temple located in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, situated to the northwest of the Datun Mountain Range. Its geographical location is highly advantageous. The temple houses the main hall of Wuji Tianyuan Temple and the Wuji Zhenyuan Altar. It is world-renowned for its breathtaking pink cherry blossom scenery in spring and has become one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Greater Taipei and even across Taiwan. During the peak blooming season, the temple is crowded with visitors coming to admire the flowers.

　　Cherry blossoms commonly seen in Taiwan are typically deep pink mountain cherries, which have smaller blossoms and less graceful forms. If you want to see the beautiful and expansive Yoshino cherry blossoms, you usually have to go to high-altitude areas like Alishan. What makes Tianyuan Temple unique is that the temple management grafted Japanese Yoshino cherry trees onto native mountain cherry trees. This combines the red of the mountain cherry with the white of the Yoshino cherry, creating a distinctive hybrid variety. The cherry blossoms at Tianyuan Temple resemble young girls experiencing their first love — romantic, innocent shades of pink, passionately and warmly welcoming every visitor.

　　Tianyuan Temple is almost the easiest low-altitude Yoshino cherry blossom viewing area to reach in Taiwan. With hundreds of trees densely planted, the pink cherry blossoms paired with the traditional Eastern-style temple architecture create a unique aesthetic that feels both Japan-inspired and distinctly Chinese. For these reasons, it has gained immense popularity in recent years.

　　Tianyuan Temple Must-visit reason: One of the best cherry blossom spots in Taiwan

　　Tamsui District [Tamsui District]