Peach Blossom Spring Introduction
Peach Blossom Source is the backyard of Majia Township. Located at an altitude of 1,077 meters, amidst misty mountains, it covers about 2 hectares and is home to numerous peach trees, red-fleshed plum trees, apricot trees, and wild lilies, all offering a stunning view. Why is it named "Peach Blossom Source"? This connects to a romantic story about peaches and apricots. Mr. Pan Yongfu, the owner of Peach Blossom Source, planted many peach trees on his hillside. After much care, the trees finally bore fruit, but they were ruined by a group of shareholders (monkeys) who contributed nothing, leading to losses every year and making it impossible to harvest. Eventually, he had to change his approach and attempted to graft the peach trees with apricot flower trees. Unexpectedly, they only produced flowers and no fruit, with blossoms in white, red, and pink, and the petals surprisingly had 32 petals (whereas original peach blossoms only have 5). He named this "Peach and Apricot Multi-Petal Flower," which is both beautiful and romantic. He used to cut and sell flowers before the Lunar New Year, enjoying his life as a happy flower farmer. Over time, he had an unfulfilled dream of wanting to stimulate the local industry. Therefore, he gathered like-minded individuals from the community to establish the "Wada Community Industry Development Association," changing the industrial strategy to open the area for tourists to enjoy the blossoms during the blooming season, charging a cleaning fee of 50 NTD per person. From then on, Chairman Pan stopped selling flowers and fruits to contribute to invigorating the local industry, while providing tourists with the opportunity to appreciate the beautiful and romantic sea of flowers, creating a hidden Peach Blossom Source in the mountains of Majia Township.
