Peach Blossom Spring Introduction
Taohua Garden is the backyard of Majia Township. At an elevation of 1,077 meters, amidst misty mountains, it spans about 2 hectares and is planted with many peach trees, red-fleshed plum trees, apricot trees, and wild lilies, offering beautiful scenery. Why is it named "Taohua Garden"? Let's first talk about a love story involving peaches and apricots. Mr. Pan Yongfu, the owner of Taohua Garden, planted many peach trees on his hillside, but despite his efforts to nurture them to fruition, he suffered losses every year due to a group of uninvested shareholders (monkeys), leading to no harvest. Eventually, he had to change his strategy and tried to graft the peach trees onto apricot trees, only to find that they bloomed but did not bear fruit, producing flowers in white, red, and pink, with petals having 32 segments (while the original peach flowers only had 5). Thus, he named them "Peach and Apricot Cluster Blossom," which is both beautiful and romantic. He originally spent his time before the Lunar New Year cutting and selling flowers, enjoying his life as a happy flower farmer. Over time, he held an unfulfilled dream of wanting to boost the local industry. Therefore, he gathered some like-minded individuals in the community to establish the "Wada Tribal Industrial Development Association," changing the industry strategy to open the garden for tourists to enjoy the flowers during the blooming season, charging a modest cleaning fee of 50 NTD per person. From then on, Chairman Pan no longer sold flowers or fruits but dedicated his efforts to revitalizing the local industry, providing tourists with the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful and romantic sea of flowers, creating a paradise in the back mountains of Majia Township.
