More than just the Nine Heavens Black Forest: A New Summer Highlight – The Foxtail Flower Sea

By MOOK Scenic Spots / Reported by Christopher

Taipei’s Nine Heavens Black Forest has been one of the most popular photo spots among netizens in recent years. Its dense foliage forms a magical forest, resembling a dreamland inhabited by elves, and it is also commonly used as a backdrop for wedding photos. About a 10-minute walk from the Black Forest, there is a secret paradise of vibrant pink and purple foxtail flower sea, adding a new highlight to the surroundings of the Nine Heavens Black Forest..

The upright-growing foxtail grass resembles lupine when viewed from afar, growing up to 30 to 100 centimeters tall and is an ancestor of millet. As an herbaceous plant, in addition to its colorful and beautiful appearance, foxtail grass can also be used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Some even boil it into water to drink as tea, hence it is sometimes called "Taiwanese ginseng."

Located near the Nine Heavens Folk Performance Troupe, the foxtail flower sea offers visitors another great reason to visit next time they come to take pictures at the Nine Heavens Black Forest. You can enjoy this pink-purple flower sea along with the Nine Heavens Cultural Park. This area was also used as a filming location for the movie “Gindō” (The Drumbeat) and the TV drama “Age of Glory.””It served as a filming location.

In addition,in the nearby area alongProvincial Highway 75, you can see multiplefields of foxtail flowers along the way. Here, you can not only enjoy the flower seas but also admire the beautiful sunset and the red-earth landscape of Dajia Mountain.