Maolin Butterfly Valley Introduction
If you want to explore the wonders of "Purple Butterfly Valley," you can visit the Maolin Butterfly Ecological Park located in the Maolin District of Kaohsiung City, which serves as a major activity site during the butterfly viewing season every year. By walking along the park's trails, you can reach the Purple Butterfly Valley Butterfly Viewing Trail and personally experience the spectacular sight of thousands of butterflies in flight. "Purple Butterfly Valley" is not a specific geographical name but refers to the ecological phenomenon of butterfly congregations during hibernation, mainly distributed in the low to mid-elevation mountainous areas traditionally inhabited by the Paiwan and Rukai tribes in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Taitung. From October to February of the following year, over a million purple butterflies migrate from the north to southern Taiwan, arriving at the warm, sheltered valleys at the foot of Dawu Mountain, forming a world-class butterfly spectacle. The Maolin Purple Butterfly Valley is renowned and is on par with the "Monarch Butterfly Valley" in the Americas, being one of only two existing wintering butterfly valleys globally, and has been rated as a three-star must-visit attraction by the Michelin Green Guide Taiwan. Every winter, you can visit this natural treasure and witness the breathtaking scene of purple butterflies fluttering, experiencing Taiwan's most precious ecological gem.
