Top 10 Maple Viewing Spots in Aowanda with the Highest Search Interest
By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
As temperatures gradually drop and the crisp autumn weather sets in, it’s the perfect time for maple leaves to start turning from green to red — an ideal season to plan a maple viewing trip. Nantou’s Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area boasts the nation’s largest sweet gum forest and is known as the “Hometown of Maple Leaves.”
Hometown of Maple Leaves – Aowanda (Image source / Aowanda National Forest Park)
Generally, the maple viewing season in Aowanda runs from mid-November to the end of December, but the peak beauty depends entirely on the weather. However, October this year was the hottest October on record in Taiwan, and the arrival of the cold front from the north was slightly delayed, which also slightly postponed the maple viewing season.
When chlorophyll is depleted, yellow, orange, and red hues gradually emerge (Image source / Aowanda National Forest Park)
When plants sense that the cold winter is approaching and the dry season brings reduced rainfall, they form an abscission layer at the base of the leaf stem to reduce water loss. As chlorophyll in the leaves is gradually depleted, other pigments in the leaf become visible — some yellow, some orange, some red — which is the autumn and winter color palette we all look forward to.
The factors behind maple leaf color changes are greatly influenced by temperature (Image source / Aowanda National Forest Park)
【Info】
Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area
Address: No. 153, Da’an Rd., Ren’ai Township, Nantou County
Phone: (04)9297-4511
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 17:00
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