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Last updated 2026-09-24 — The annual summer highlight of Qingjing Farm, the “2017 Qingjing Windmill Festival,” kicked off passionately on July 1st. Themed around a rainbow, this year’s event features a stunning 500-meter rainbow-themed trail in the Guanshan Pasture...

By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

The annual summer highlight of Qingjing Farm, the “2017 Qingjing Windmill Festival,” kicked off passionately on July 1st. This year’s event is themed around a rainbow, featuring a stunning 500-meter rainbow-themed trail in the Guanshan Pasture, offering visitors a colorful and relaxing Qingjing experience. During the festival, there will also be a Rainbow Grassland Music Concert and dance performances, delivering a unique musical feast. Additionally, there's a DIY windmill painting activity for 100 participants, guided by professionals (registration required).

Travel along with the windmills and sheep. (Image source / Qingjing Farm)

This year’s windmill festival design concept combines three main elements: high mountains, clear waters, and blue skies.Five thousand sky-blue windmills create a stunning visual effect.Three rows of sky-blue windmills form a windmill wave, a highly photogenic highlight that visitors must capture.

(Image source / Qingjing Farm)

A series of activities are scheduled during the windmill festival. On July 1st, the Yunlin Zhuoshui River Cultural and Art Dance Troupe will perform exquisite traditional dances of the Dai people from Yunnan, while Taichung Veterans General Hospital organizes games and a quiz with prizes, plus free cancer screening services. On July 21st, there will be a Highland Tea Party where visitors can enjoy free premium mountain tea while admiring the beautiful windmills and farm scenery. On August 11th, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Quartet will deliver a captivating performance, along with a DIY windmill painting experience for 100 participants (register by phone, material fee: NT$220 per person). Beyond music, visitors can also enjoy hands-on windmill crafting. To conclude the festival on August 30th, the Princess Dumi Cultural Arts Troupe from Sun Moon Lake will bring the 2017 Qingjing Windmill Festival to a wonderful close with traditional Thao dances and ancient songs.

(Image source / Qingjing Farm)

A newly added water curtain laser show during the summer break, combined with windmills and light-sound effects, allows visitors to enjoy a different kind of spectacle in the evening. In addition to the colorful windmills, don’t miss the famous Sheep Shearing Show at Qingjing’s Green Green Grassland, which takes place at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm on weekends (from July 10th to August 31st, shows are held Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays only, and canceled in case of rain). Horse riding shows, thrilling and exciting, take place daily at 10:45 am and 3:45 pm at Qingjing Guanshan Pasture.

(Image source / Qingjing Farm)

【Info】
2017 Qingjing Windmill Festival
Event Dates: July 1 – August 30
Opening Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Event Venue: Grass area at the north entrance of Green Green Grassland
Shuttle Bus Service: Provided by Nantou Bus, with four round-trip buses between the Unified Commercial Area (7K left side of Provincial Highway 14A) and Green Green Grassland.
8:00 - 17:00Buses run every 15 minutes.

【Admission Fees】
Full Price: NT$160 (weekdays) / NT$200 (holidays) – general public
Group Ticket: NT$120 (weekdays) / NT$160 (holidays) – groups of 30 or more, military, civil servants, police, and honor-certified Army First Special Forces
Student Ticket: NT$120 (weekdays) / NT$120 (holidays)
Senior / Child Ticket: NT$80 – seniors aged 65+ and children aged 6–12 (115cm–150cm)
Neighbor Ticket: NT$80 – residents of Puli Township and Xinyi Township in Nantou County, and Heping Township in Taichung County
Insurance: NT$20 – veterans and their spouses and immediate family members / preschool children and infants / individuals with disabilities and one accompanying person / residents of Ren'ai Township in Nantou County / volunteers holding an honorary service card issued by the Ministry of the Interior / tour guides and tour leaders

 

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