Sun Moon Lake Flower Appreciation Part 2: Lavender Season Begins Now

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, Reported by Chen Guanxin

 

In this season of blooming flowers and rejuvenating nature, flower appreciation events across Taiwan are competing in splendor. At the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village, renowned for its cherry blossoms, the star of February — the Formosan Hundredfold Cherry Blossoms — is gradually coming to an end, with petals scattering across the ground. The spring melancholy amid fallen blossoms and fresh greenery offers a unique kind of beauty. And following the cherry blossoms, the Shuisilian European Garden’s “Purple Love Lavender” series of activities will run from now until April 7. Visitors can enjoy hundreds of thousands of Spanish lavender, featherleaf lavender, sawtooth lavender, and sage around the central Roman fountain in the garden. Starting March 2, live band performances will also be held every weekend, providing a musical experience surrounded by lavender.

In addition to the daily dusk performances by the Formosan Aboriginal Choir in the lavender fields, the Purple Love Lavender event features a “Purple Love March Music Concert” once a week, starting on March 2 and taking place every weekend. The program includes the premiere of “Purple Rhapsody” performed by Taiwan’s kids’ music group DoReMi Family and the Happy Mozart Orchestra; on March 9, there’s a performance by the Taiwan Traditional Orchestra — Taiwan Map; on March 17, the Flower Love Ocarina Concert features a Taiwanese ocarina ensemble that has performed in Japan, Korea, and China; on March 23, “Voices in Purple Love” invites the OPO A Cappella Choir to perform; on March 31, the “Flower Beauty, Music Harmony, Dance Brilliance, Joyful String Orchestra” takes the stage; and on April 7, the Pegasus Creative String Quartet will close the series with a finale performance.

Additionally, on March 10, the “Purple Valentine’s Day – Purple Love Flash Event” will be held, inviting couples to wear purple outfits to join the garden’s flash event, with limited-edition lavender gifts from the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village given away. On March 30, the “One Piece Fan Flower Viewing Group – Cosplay Gathering” will take place, where cosplayers dressed as any One Piece character will receive free admission upon verification by on-site staff. In addition, special flower season ticket discounts are available: Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village tickets are just 580 TWD, and include free rides on the Sun Moon Lake One Piece Cable Car.

 

 

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