The Hakka courtyard in Miaoli is blanketed in "white snow" as tung blossoms scatter across the ground, forming a pure white floral carpet

Text and photos /TAO

The glistening morning dew gradually fades away in the warm sunlight

Much like how a traveler always carries an unsettled heart

Constantly yearning for the days of self-imposed exile

After lying dormant

Dancing with the wind

Spinning into pure white petals

Because

the traveler... hears the sound of flowers blooming...


Strolling gently with a little kitten on lush green grass

Hidden in a quiet corner

Lies the most serene moment of travel

Breathing in a sense of rhythm

The long-awaited click of the shutter meets no rush to reunite

A gentle breeze brushes by

The eyes... remember







The traveler once made a promise with themselves

To meet when the flowers are in full bloom

Bed after bed of soft, pure white floral carpets is nature’s most beautiful response

Gently caressed with a smile

Burying the flowers... no longer feels so melancholic


Light and shadow softly spill onto the winding path

The anticipation grows for something unknown gradually revealed with each step

Tung blossoms... turn the green hills into a carpet of flowers

...The wind picks up...

The traveler seems to drift away with the blossoms

This time

The falling comes a little earlier

...simply because I was eager to fill the emptiness in my heart...

The heart... has momentarily quieted

Adjusting my pace and setting off again

The traveler remains unchanged

The me you (you all) are familiar with


On a journey, one might walk alone

Or perhaps walk with you

One kind of persistence is always the life attitude that travelers repeatedly share

Even if the sunlight only accompanies the journey briefly

Change the mood

In the soft and beautiful scenery

TAO still calmly tells stories














In the end... thank you (you all) for your wait

The familiar feeling seems unable to return through the words

Perhaps the traveler themselves, in their introspection, forgot to breathe

...TAO’s oxygen is you (you all)...

I’m back!! When I heard the sound of flowers blooming... how about you (you all)?

[Miaoli Tongluo · Hakka Courtyard (Tung Blossom Lohas Theme Park)]

Address:No. 15, Longquan, Tongluo Township, Miaoli County
(April 18, 2014 — Flower condition at 80%, with continuous falling blossoms)

TAO
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