Written/Compiled and Reported by the MOOK Travel Family Scenic Spots Network Editorial Team
With the arrival of the Start of Autumn solar term, the spectacular orange-yellow golden needle flower sea is about to unfold. The Hualien County Government invites people from all over the country to come to Hualien for a “Love You Forever – Needles of Happiness” journey. In recent years, the Hualien County Government has allocated funds to actively promote the golden needle flower retention policy. In addition to offering the public a visual feast of the magnificent alpine golden needle flower sea, it also aims to boost local tourism and increase agricultural economic value. 2014 is a year symbolizing “love,” and the golden needle flower season starting on August 8 holds special meaning—mainly to express reverence for fathers through the “Mother Herb – Daylily (Golden Needle Flower)”: “Love You Forever, Dad.”
Liushitou Mountain boasts beautiful mountain scenery and is known as Taiwan’s most beautiful golden needle garden. (Photo provided by MOOK Editorial Team)
From August 8 to September 22, 2014, the two major high-altitude golden needle production areas in Hualien—Chike Mountain in Yuli Town and Liushitou Mountain in Fuli Township—will hold a 46-day golden needle flower sea season spanning approximately 70 hectares. Based on past experience, the peak bloom is expected to occur in mid-to-late August, though this depends on rainfall that year.
Fuli Township Liushitou Mountain
Liushitou Mountain in Fuli Township is located on the Coastal Mountain Range of the Huatung Valley, at an altitude of about 960 meters. The blooming golden needle flowers nestled among the emerald mountain mists intertwine with the majestic valley range to form a colorful summer golden sea. From a distance, the blooming golden needle flowers ripple from the distant mountains to the nearby slopes, perfectly embodying the saying “quantity creates beauty.” And if you’re lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of the magnificent sea of clouds rolling across the Huatung Valley.
The picturesque beauty of Liushitou Mountain attracts large numbers of visitors every golden needle flower season. (Photo provided by MOOK Editorial Team)
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Transportation
1. Liushitou Mountain access hours: August 8–September 22, 2014, daily from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
2. To maintain smooth traffic, only passenger vehicles with 9 seats or fewer (inclusive) are allowed up the mountain. However, Class A and B passenger vehicles are completely prohibited from mountain roads, and one-way traffic control is implemented. Vehicles ascend via Taiwan Provincial Highway 9, kilometer marker 308.5 (Zhutian Village), and descend from the “Starting Point of the Wanling–Fuxing Tribal Connection Road (Kilometer 0)” on Liushitou Mountain toward the Ami River (Dongli Village).
Yuli Town Chike Mountain
Yuli Town Chike Mountain, with an altitude of about 800–1,200 meters, is situated atop Chike Mountain Peak in Gaoliao Community, Yuli Town. The area was originally covered with evergreen broadleaf Chike trees, hence the name. After nearly half a century of golden needle cultivation, the golden needle flower sea has become Chike Mountain’s most iconic landscape. Additionally, there is a giant rock on the mountain shaped like a turtle, locally called the “Thousand-Ton Stone Turtle.” Standing atop the turtle’s back, besides being surrounded by the flower sea, you can also gaze out at the Huatung Valley and the Central Cross-Island Highway.
Golden needle flowers bloom at dawn and wither by night, earning them the nickname “beauty of a day.” (Photo provided by MOOK Editorial Team)
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Transportation
Class A and B passenger vehicles continue to be prohibited from Chike Mountain; only vehicles with 9 seats or fewer (inclusive) are allowed up the mountain.
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