







Staying in Yunlin we visited few places or rather found some places by accident. We have seen some spots with Kapok trees, one of nice places to take pictures is the road from Huwei to Xiluo. The road is quite long and both side of road are covered by red kapok trees. Most of them was already in bloom, so I also took a chance to take some pictures.





Also the country road in Beihe, Tainan became red of blooming Red Kapok Trees. Those trees are also called Red Cotton Trees, because produces seeds which when ripe contains white fibre like cotton. Wood of this tree is very soft, so it's not very useful.



Kapok trees are widely planted in Southeast Asian countries. Blooming season is very short, only 2 weeks. The main spot for viewing those flowers is county highway no. 90 in Tainan. In 2015 this road was listed as one of top 15 most magical streets shaded by flowers and trees in the world. Every year this road attracts many tourists.

Tainan is also well known for their Lotus Farms. 2 years ago we also visited Beihe Lotus Park and nearby lotus fields.





See also: Baihe Kapok Trees 2020

















Another place we found driving to Beigang. Usually we drive Hedi road which is the most simple to go to there. Driving nearby Anbei village (

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) in Yuanchang Township we have seen few places planting bald pine trees. There are a few small forests, very easy to notice in this season due to changing color.



Yuanchang is a small township in Yunlin County. During the Ming Dynasty ancestors came to Taiwan to open the local places. Most important surnames was Fu, Huang, Wu and Su. Yuanchang got its name from a person named Fu Yuan-chang from Fujian to honor him. He was a good person and thought his clan people to farm the la

nd, build houses and set the path for water.

The main agricultural product here are peanuts, which produces 28% of peanuts in the whole island. Another popular plants are also garlic and rice.





See also: Baihe Lotus Festival











