The Eye on Taiwan news staff
While some people are thinking to go to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, Taiwan’s own species have already started blooming earlier this week.
According to the Geotechnical Engineering Office under Taipei City Government’s Public Works Department, the two sides of Pingjing Road and Jingshan Road on Yangmingshan are awash in Formosan cherry flowers in full bloom, way ahead of the start of the Yangmingshan Flower Season next month.
In the past few days, the mesmerizing sea of flowers in hot pink along the two roads and nearby areas have already attracted a number of sakura (cherry blossom) lovers to visit Yangmingshan, known as the back garden of Taipei.
The office said when the rest of the 50% of the budding flowers of the Formosan cherry trees turn into full bloom, the sight of the sea of deep pink flowers will be even more breathtaking.
- A biking map indicating six trails for bikers. Photo courtesy of Geotechnical Engineering Office under Taipei City Government’s Public Works Department.
The office said the city government has also set up two popular trail stations for bikers to ride along Pingjing and Jingshan roads during the flower season. Visitors are encouraged to ride their bicycles along the trails, which are certain to be a memorable experience.
Other species of cherry blossoms, including the Japanese, are expected to bloom between the end of January and end of February on Yangmingshan, especially at the Yangmingshan National Park just kilometers away.
The easiest way to get to the flower trails is to take No 303 bus from Jiantan MRT station in Shihlin to Jingshan Recreation Area on Jingshan Road. For the National Park, one can take No 260 bus from the Zhengzhou Road bus stop outside of Taipei Main Station. The bus stops off at Yangmingshan’s bus terminal.
台北市士林區平菁街42巷
賞櫻花期：一月底至三月底
【交通資訊】
搭乘303公車至倫仔尾站下車，往客官農場方向進入即可抵達
地址：台北市北投區陽明山湖山路二段26號
賞櫻花期：一月底至二月底
[交通資訊】
開車
1.前山公園─中山高下台北交流道，接重慶北路(台2乙)過百齡橋接中正路，轉福林路接仰德大道(台2甲)可達。
2.陽明公園─台2甲轉湖山路1段可達。
3.大屯瀑布區─湖山路1段接湖山路2段可達。
4.中興路─湖山路1段於陽明公園旁接中興路。
5.遊客中心、陽明山中國麗緻─於台2甲上。
6.菁山路101巷─台2甲轉新園街，再轉菁山路101巷可達。
7.硫磺谷─湖山路1段轉湖底路接泉源路可達。
8.瑪森高地─泉源路轉行義路可達。
大眾運輸
1.前山公園、陽明公園、陽明山中國麗緻大飯店─可由台北火車站搭260公車，或台北捷運劍潭站，搭紅5公車，麗緻大飯店於陽明山中國大飯店站、前山公園於教師中心站、陽明公園於陽明山站下車。
2.大屯瀑布區、硫磺谷─可由捷運北投站搭小9公車，大屯瀑布區於陽明公園後門、硫磺谷於彌陀寺站下車。
3.瑪森高地─由台北捷運石牌站，搭508、535、小8等公車，於行義路二站下車。
