Spring Trip to Hehuan Mountain: Catch the Best Season to View Formosan Azaleas

Text by / MOOK Travel Life Network Editorial Department

 

In spring, flowers across Taiwan gradually bloom, showcasing their vibrant smiles. At this time, the alpine flowers on Hehuan Mountain are also slowly awakening from the cold winter. Especially the Formosan azaleas in Hehuan Mountain National Forest Recreation Area are leading the way with vitality to welcome the high-mountain spring. The red and white Formosan azaleas bloom all over the mountains and fields, forming a sea of azaleas. The best viewing period is from now until the end of May.

Ascending Hehuan Mountain above 3,000 meters during the Start of Summer season, the high-mountain plants are truly breathtaking. The Formosan azaleas at an altitude of 700 meters at Little Qilai in Hehuan Mountain Forest Recreation Area are currently in full bloom. The branches along the trails on East Peak and Main Peak are laden with flower buds, which are expected to gradually bloom from late April to the end of May. To adapt to the harsh high-mountain environment, Formosan azaleas have developed thick, tough, leathery leaves with glossy, waxy surfaces and curled leaf edges — all adaptations that help reduce water evaporation and resist the cold. In addition to admiring the flowers, netizens can also take a closer look at these remarkable features.

 

Li Yanshou, Director of Dongshi Forest District Office, invites everyone to come up the mountain to enjoy the flowers, and also urges visitors not to litter and to comply with the recreation area’s smoke-free policy, which has been in effect since April 1. Let's cherish the beauty of Taiwan’s mountain forests.

 

 

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