Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area Introduction
In Yangmingshan, for those who love maple red, there is no need to travel all the way to Canada or Japan; the "Taipei Aowanda" is here to provide you with beautiful visual enjoyment. You can enjoy the maple foliage here without having to wait for the autumn and winter seasons. From March to April in spring, you can appreciate the stunning scenery of the maple red. The park features various plants, including pines, cherries, cypresses, maples, and camellias, all cultivated from seedlings, resulting in unique shapes. Among them, the black pine and maple are the most abundant, representing the signature plants of Taipei Aowanda. The most memorable impression for visitors is the annual maple red; typically, the maple viewing season is in autumn and winter, and requires cold fronts to see the maple colors. However, Taipei Aowanda not only has maple colors in autumn and winter, but the best time for viewing maple is actually from March to April, mainly because the maples in Taipei Aowanda are grafted from Japanese varieties. Due to the characteristics of the varieties, the tender buds are red for over a month, and then, as temperatures gradually rise and with the influence of rainfall, the chlorophyll changes from red to green. Additionally, there are various colors among the different varieties. (Source: Taipei Aowanda Facebook)
