Daytime flower viewing, nighttime firefly encounters – the limited "Tung Blossom & Firefly Season" at Baxianshan kicks off

Written/Compiled and Reported by MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, Chen Guanxin

 

Every year from April to May, Baxianshan enters the season when tung blossoms bloom and dance in the wind. The tung trees begin to shed their “white snow,” carpeting the trails and heralding the arrival of the firefly mating season. As night falls, the “stars” in the grass slowly rise, and their flickering lights and graceful dances are a delight to the senses. The Baxianshan Nature Education Center will hold four sessions of the “Tung Blossom & Firefly Season” event on April 26–27 and May 3–4, offering the public a chance to experience Baxianshan adorned with snow-like tung blossoms and glowing fireflies.

Lee Yenshou, Director of the Dongshi Forest District Office, noted that Baxianshan is one of Central Taiwan’s prime firefly-watching destinations. In addition to the common “black-winged firefly,” the area is also home to many varieties such as the “red-chested black-winged firefly” and “small red-chested black-winged firefly,” which glow like tiny neon red lights, as well as the adorable “Thomson’s lacewing firefly.” Visitors may even spot the protected species “yellow-chested black-winged firefly” dancing gracefully within the park.

 

This “Tung Blossom & Firefly Season” event includes guided forest bathing trail tours, firefly ecology lectures, and outdoor firefly viewing in Baxianshan. Each session is limited to 50 participants, with a fee of NT$250 per person covering admission, activity materials, and course fees. For detailed registration information, please visit the official website of the Baxianshan Nature Education Center.

 

 

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