Taimali Golden Needle Mountain Introduction
Every year from August to September, along the ridge where the mountains and the sea intertwine, a winding and narrow mountain road leads you up to an altitude of 1,450 meters. Before your eyes lies a vast expanse of golden flowers, known as Jinshan due to its abundant production of daylilies. The hiking trail features several pavilions and viewpoints offering broad vistas, allowing you to take in the entire sea of flowers and the cityscape below. From this mountain facing the sea, you can even gaze at the entire Pacific Ocean. Each angle presents a different view, and at the summit is a first-class triangulation point, one of Taiwan's minor peaks, which offers continuous breathtaking sights! Shuangru Peak is the highest point of Jinshan, making it the best vantage point for flower viewing and recognized as the most densely populated area of daylilies. Enter the nearby Shuguang Pavilion or Millennium Pavilion to admire the flower sea shrouded in mist, watching the golden waves of flowers roll in like a dreamlike fairyland. Along the way, there are vendors selling daylily dishes, where you can enjoy fried daylilies, daylily tea eggs, and cold mixed daylilies while sitting at the viewpoints with an unbeatable flower sea view—truly delightful! You can also purchase dried daylilies to take home for your own cooking. The climate here is rich with variety, creating ideal conditions for plant growth, with seasonal flowers: cherry blossoms from January to March, wild lilies from April to May, hydrangeas from June to July, daylilies from August to October, and maple leaves from November to December. The area also produces dragon fruit, hibiscus flower, Taifeng tea, and lychee, providing satisfying visual and culinary experiences that ensure your visit will be worthwhile.
