HowToTrip: Wulong Tour in Zhanghua – May Snow of Tung Blossoms Dyes the Mountain Peaks

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department
 

Spring in Zhanghua County sees a riot of blooms, starting with the golden shower tree flower festival at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, followed by the successive blossoming of kapok, hibiscus, and jacaranda, attracting countless flower-loving visitors on a pilgrimage. This year, the Tung Blossom Season on Bagua Mountain has just begun. The “2015 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival – Bagua Mountain Tung Blossom Adventure” event runs from April 11 to May 3, unfolding in grand style across Zhanghua.

This year’s flower appreciation activities are held across nine major tung blossom viewing spots in four townships and cities—Zhanghua, Fenyuan, Huatan, and Yuanlin—featuring a variety of exciting art and cultural events. These integrate local agricultural specialties and cultural characteristics from each area. The event includes a Zhanghua County agricultural specialty market, street performer shows, as well as art and music performances. Convenient shuttle buses to various flower viewing spots during the event period attract visitors from across the country to tour Zhanghua and admire the beauty of spring blossoms.

The nine major tung blossom viewing spots in Zhanghua each offer distinct experiences. These include Dongwaihuan in Zhanghua City, Riyueshan Scenic Leisure Farm, Futian Community Tung Blossom Eco Park, Dashan Ranch in Huatan Township, Bagua Mountain Natural Ecological Environment Education Center in Fenyuan Township, Dexing Community Tung Blossom Area, Xitou Community Water-Carrying Ancient Trail, Tengshan Garden Trail in Yuanlin Town, and Yidongliao Hakka Village. These are all perfect hidden gems for spring tung blossom viewing and should not be missed.