The Golden Rain Tree Blossom Season in Tainan: 12 Scenic Spots Where Petals Fall Like Gold
Last updated 2026-09-25 — Tainan’s Golden Rain Tree (Cassia fistula) blossom season kicks off on Saturday, May 17, and runs through Sunday, June 15. Every late May to early June, Tainan is graced with the beautiful blooms of the Golden Rain Tree. To share this stunning floral spectacle with more people...
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Tainan’s Golden Rain Tree blossom season kicks off on Saturday, May 17, and runs through Sunday, June 15. Every late May to early June, Tainan is graced with the beautiful blooms of the Golden Rain Tree. To share this stunning floral spectacle with more people, the Tainan Tourism Bureau has held an annual Golden Rain Tree Flower Festival at Hutoupi Reservoir since 2008. Starting last year, the event expanded to include 10 other flower-viewing spots across Tainan City, attracting numerous visitors to enjoy the golden showers and cherish these blissful moments. This highlights how the city’s Golden Rain Tree festival has gradually gained recognition. To sustain the tourism benefits of the flower season, boost related industries, and stimulate local economic prosperity, the “2014 Tainan Golden Rain Tree Flower Festival” will be held again this year. Inspired by the five petals of the Golden Rain Tree, the festival integrates five major seasonal elements—leisure, music, literature, art, and photography—to offer visitors a diverse and rich local experience.
Tainan’s Golden Rain Tree blossom season kicks off on Saturday, May 17, and runs through Sunday, June 15. Every late May to early June, Tainan is graced with the beautiful blooms of the Golden Rain Tree. To share this stunning floral spectacle with more people, the Tainan Tourism Bureau has held an annual Golden Rain Tree Flower Festival at Hutoupi Reservoir since 2008. Starting last year, the event expanded to include 10 other flower-viewing spots across Tainan City, attracting numerous visitors to enjoy the golden showers and cherish these blissful moments. This highlights how the city’s Golden Rain Tree festival has gradually gained recognition. To sustain the tourism benefits of the flower season, boost related industries, and stimulate local economic prosperity, the “2014 Tainan Golden Rain Tree Flower Festival” will be held again this year. Inspired by the five petals of the Golden Rain Tree, the festival integrates five major seasonal elements—leisure, music, literature, art, and photography—to offer visitors a diverse and rich local experience.
Late May to early June is the peak blooming period for Golden Rain Trees. In recent years, flower viewing has become a popular activity, prompting the Tainan Tourism Bureau to specially organize the Golden Rain Tree Blossom Season. (Image source / Tainan Golden Rain Tree Flower Season)
The main flower-viewing spots are the following 12 locations: Lotus Pond, Zhaoyangcuo, Hutoupi Reservoir Scenic Area, Far East University, the southern end of Shugu Avenue (Provincial Highway 135), Dongfeng Road Golden Tunnel, Sections 2 and 3 of Linsen Road, the red brick path on the east side of National Cheng Kung University’s Tzu-Chiang Campus, Buck-Tai Memorial Park, beside Zhongyi Elementary School (i刈恿止?癌, Tainan University’s Fucheng Campus, and the area near Changrong Road on Minsheng Road.
The swaying Golden Rain Tree blossoms on campus have become a scenic sight during graduation season each year. (Image source / National Tainan University)
Late May to early June is the peak blooming period for Golden Rain Trees. In some places, the trees may continue to bloom until July, depending on local summer temperatures. The Golden Rain Tree is the state flower of Kerala in India and the national flower of Thailand. It is a tropical flower, known for its bright, vivid yellow drooping petals. In recent years, it has been widely used as a street tree and ornamental tree. When in full bloom, the swaying sea of flowers is breathtakingly beautiful, earning it the nickname "golden rain."
Golden Rain Tree Blossom Season Photography Competition — Description
Photography entries themed around this year’s 12 Golden Rain Tree blossom viewing spots in Tainan are welcome. Works that fully capture the beauty of the spots and evoke a sense of happiness are all eligible. The 12 spots are as follows:
1. Baihe District – Lotus Pond
2. Baihe District – Zhaoyangcuo
3. Xinhua District – Hutoupi Reservoir Scenic Area
4. Xinxing District – Far East University
5. Xinxing District – Southern End of Shugu Avenue (Provincial Highway 135)
6. North District – Dongfeng Road
7. East District – National Cheng Kung University
8. East District – Sections 2 and 3 of Linsen Road
9. East District – Buck-Tai Park
10. West Central District – Beside Zhongyi Elementary School (i刈恿止?埃┘/div>
11. West Central District – Tainan University
12. Xinying District – Area near Changrong Road on Minsheng Road
Deadline: June 16, 2014
Submission Method: Deliver or mail to the Tourism Marketing Division, Tainan Tourism Bureau, 8F, Century Building, No. 36, Minzhi Road, Xinying District, Tainan City.
Please mark the envelope as “2014 Tainan Golden Rain Tree Flower Season” Photography Submission.
(Contact: Ms. Wang, Tourism Marketing Division, Tel: 06-6353226, 06-6322231 ext. 6503)
Tainan University also holds a series of campus events during the Golden Rain Tree blooming season. (Image source / Tainan University)
This year, the Tainan Tourism Bureau has specially integrated activities across various flower spots and surrounding areas, collaborating with related organizations to launch five major categories of events: calligraphy and art (including a calligraphy exhibition by artist Lü Wenyi and a stone sculpture exhibition by Huang Shunnan), cultural celebrations (like the Tainan University Golden Rain Tree Festival and the Far East University Golden Rain Tree Literature Season), sports (such as the Golden Rain Tree Marathon at Taiwan’s First Reservoir), leisure experiences (like the Baihe Lotus Season Bike Tour and the Hutoupi Reservoir water recreation activities), and photography competitions. During the flower season, visitors to Hutoupi Reservoir on non-holidays can enjoy half-price entry by presenting an event flyer, downloading an EDM, or wearing yellow clothing. They can also exchange their entry ticket stub for one postcard. Additionally, regardless of the day, visitors who check in at Hutoupi Reservoir, upload photos to Facebook, and share them can exchange for one Golden Rain Tree L-shaped folder at the reservoir. Moreover, regardless of the day, anyone with an entry ticket stub from Hutoupi Reservoir can receive one raffle ticket to win prizes including three iPad minis and ten Golden Rain Tree gold cards.
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