Peach Blossom Spring Introduction
Taohua Garden is the backyard of Maja Township. At an elevation of 1,077 meters, amidst the misty mountains, it covers an area of about 2 hectares, where many peach trees, red-fleshed plum trees, apricot trees, and wild lilies are planted, offering a picturesque view. Why is it named "Taohua Garden"? Let's talk about a love story involving peaches and apricots. Mr. Pan Yongfu, the owner of Taohua Garden, planted many peach trees on his hillside. After much care, the trees finally bore fruit, but they were devastated by a group of non-investing shareholders (monkeys), resulting in yearly financial losses with no harvest. Eventually, he had to change his approach and tried grafting peach tree branches onto apricot trees. Unexpectedly, the trees produced flowers only, not fruits, with blooms in white, red, and pink colors, and surprisingly, each petal had 32 petals (original peach flowers have only 5 petals). He called this the "Peach and Apricot Cluster Flower," both beautiful and romantic. Originally, he cut and sold flowers before the New Year, enjoying his life as a happy flower farmer. After some time, he had an unfulfilled dream of invigorating the local industry. Therefore, he gathered some like-minded individuals from the community to establish the "Wada Community Industry Development Association," changing the industry's strategy to open for tourism during the flowering season, charging a cleaning fee of 50 NTD per person. Chairman Pan stopped selling flowers and fruits, dedicating himself to revitalizing the local industry while providing tourists with the opportunity to admire the beautiful and romantic sea of flowers, creating an idyllic paradise in the mountains of Maja Township.
