By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team
February has quietly arrived, and cherry blossoms across Taiwan are blooming, heralding the arrival of spring. The annual highlight of the Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival also kicked off on February 13, filling the air with fragrance for nearly a month. However, if you’re visiting Taichung to see the cherry blossoms, besides Wuling Farm, there are many other places where you can enjoy these beautiful flowers. Here’s a list of seven top cherry blossom spots in Taichung to give you more options!
February has quietly arrived, and cherry blossoms across Taiwan are blooming, heralding the arrival of spring. The annual highlight of the Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival also kicked off on February 13, filling the air with fragrance for nearly a month. However, if you’re visiting Taichung to see the cherry blossoms, besides Wuling Farm, there are many other places where you can enjoy these beautiful flowers. Here’s a list of seven top cherry blossom spots in Taichung to give you more options!
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Taichung—seven great spots to enjoy them. (Photo source / Taichung Tourism Bureau)
● Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival
Park entry is subject to a daily visitor cap of 6,000 people. To alleviate traffic congestion experienced during past cherry blossom seasons, this year’s Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival has introduced measures such as pre-booked shuttle buses and controlled numbers of individual and tour group visitors, aiming to ensure visitors can enjoy the flowers without enduring traffic jams.
Park entry is subject to a daily visitor cap of 6,000 people. To alleviate traffic congestion experienced during past cherry blossom seasons, this year’s Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival has introduced measures such as pre-booked shuttle buses and controlled numbers of individual and tour group visitors, aiming to ensure visitors can enjoy the flowers without enduring traffic jams.
Wuling Farm limits daily entries to 6,000 visitors during the cherry blossom season. (Photo by Chen Guanxin)
【Info】
Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Festival
Festival period: 2015/02/13 – 2015/02/23 2015/02/27 – 2015/03/01
Ticket booking times:
Group registrations open on 1/13 (Tue); individual ticket sales start on 1/29 (Thu)
※ Only the “Lishan–Wuling Farm” shuttle sells tickets one day before departure from 18:00–20:00 at the Lishan Visitor Center. Full fare is NT$170 (round-trip transport only), with a limit of six tickets per person.
Shuttle bus routes:
Taipei Main Station – Wuling Farm
Taipei City Hall Bus Station – Wuling Farm
Yilan Bus Station – Wuling Farm
Datong Township Office – Wuling Farm
Sanxing Township Changpi Lake – Wuling Farm
Lishan – Wuling Farm
Ticketing system: Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport ticket windows (nationwide network), major convenience stores (7-11, FamilyMart, Hi-Life)
Ticket prices: Range from NT$500 to NT$730 (includes round-trip transport and admission fee)
Enjoy early spring outings with family and friends amid cherry blossoms at Wuling. (Photo by Chen Guanxin)
● Xinshe Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry blossoms in Taichung’s Xinshe District are gradually blooming. Although the official Xinshe Cherry Blossom Festival doesn’t begin until February 8, many visitors have already flocked to the area. The local police department has implemented traffic control measures on Zhonghe Street Section 3—a major slope prone to congestion, also known as the Big South Slope—by placing traffic cones along both sides of the slope. They have also coordinated actively with the Xinshe District Office to install no-parking signs along cherry blossom viewing routes, expand parking availability at the District Office and Xinshe High School, and suggest marking no-stopping zones on downhill and curved sections. These efforts aim to provide visitors with the smoothest and safest traffic conditions, ensuring everyone enjoys a pleasant and fulfilling cherry blossom experience in Xinshe.
Cherry blossoms in Taichung’s Xinshe District are gradually blooming. Although the official Xinshe Cherry Blossom Festival doesn’t begin until February 8, many visitors have already flocked to the area. The local police department has implemented traffic control measures on Zhonghe Street Section 3—a major slope prone to congestion, also known as the Big South Slope—by placing traffic cones along both sides of the slope. They have also coordinated actively with the Xinshe District Office to install no-parking signs along cherry blossom viewing routes, expand parking availability at the District Office and Xinshe High School, and suggest marking no-stopping zones on downhill and curved sections. These efforts aim to provide visitors with the smoothest and safest traffic conditions, ensuring everyone enjoys a pleasant and fulfilling cherry blossom experience in Xinshe.
Although the Xinshe Cherry Blossom Festival starts on February 8, many visitors have already arrived early. (Photo source / Taichung Tourism Bureau)
【Info】
Xinshe Cherry Blossom Festival
Festival period: February 8 (approximately one month)
Location: No. 28-1, Section 2, Xingshe Street, Fusheng Li, Xinqu Community, in front of the Xinqu Community Office, Sakura Tree Lane
●Dazhong Muddy Water Lane - Cherry Blossom Viewing Event
Covering an area of approximately six hectares, the Dazhong Muddy Water Lane cherry blossom grove is planted with around five thousand cherry trees. The cherry blossom park is on private land and was first opened to visitors free of charge in 2012. In 2015, the owner opened the park to the public for cherry blossom viewing from February 7th to 17th, for a period of ten days.
●Dazhong Muddy Water Lane - Cherry Blossom Viewing Event
Covering an area of approximately six hectares, the Dazhong Muddy Water Lane cherry blossom grove is planted with around five thousand cherry trees. The cherry blossom park is on private land and was first opened to visitors free of charge in 2012. In 2015, the owner opened the park to the public for cherry blossom viewing from February 7th to 17th, for a period of ten days.
The Dazhong Muddy Water Lane cherry blossom grove, with its mountain blanketed in blossoms, looks like a fairyland. (Image source / Taichung Tourism Bureau)
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