Golden wheat waves look like a movie scene – a healing spot for stunning photos

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Every March, the wheat fields in Daya, Taichung, bear plump ears of wheat. However, due to the pandemic this year, the annual “Daya Wheat Culture Festival,” originally scheduled for March 14, has been canceled, but you can still visit the wheat fields and take photos.

Taichung ranks second only to Kinmen in wheat cultivation area across Taiwan’s main island. Vast fields of mature wheat, shifting from green to yellow, sway in the wind. Sunlight casts a golden, warm glow over the waves of wheat, seemingly carrying away worries and calming the mind, taking you back to the purest days of youth — truly therapeutic.

Local farmers adopt a no-till broadcasting method before harvesting the second-season rice crop every November. They use fertilizer spreaders to evenly distribute wheat seeds across the rice paddies. After the rice is harvested, chopped straw is used to cover the ground. This method not only maintains the moisture needed for wheat seed germination, prevents bird damage, but also saves labor — a farming technique with multiple benefits.

The annual Daya Wheat Festival, held in the bustling Baoxing Temple area of Daya District, features agricultural product exhibitions, local specialties such as wheat, buckwheat, and red adzuki beans, street performances, hands-on wheat crafts, flower maze activities, and more. Although this year’s event has been canceled, the smaller crowds may actually offer a better chance to capture serene and ethereal wheat field photos.

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Daya Wheat Fields
Address: No. 17-21, Xiushan Road, Daya District, Taichung City

 

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