Travel Date: 2019/01/20
Jiaoban Mt. Park (角板山公園)
It's plum blossom season, so this time we visited Jiaobanshan Park (also known as Fuxing Park), which has the largest plantation of plum trees. Plums are the earliest blossoms to be seen and are also the national flower of Taiwan. Currently, only a portion of the trees are in bloom, but many tourists have already come to visit. From the park, you can also walk to see the suspension bridge. Many people park on the other side of the bridge and hike to the park and back.
On the way to the park, near Shimen Reservoir, we could also see many maple trees, some more red than others. In the park, there are a few large trees and some cherry trees as well. You can also find Banyan Trees planted by Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang. Due to the plum blossoms in bloom, the Xikou Suspension Bridge is free of charge this week (Jan 14 - Jan 21). We took advantage of the opportunity to walk on the longest suspension bridge in Taiwan. Since it was a working Saturday for many people, we were hoping for fewer crowds.
The park attracts many tourists, and cars park quite far away, so everyone walks to the park. Even the parking spaces were full everywhere. We arrived around noon and were lucky to find a parking spot as someone was leaving. We had to park 1 km away, which seemed close enough. The mountain view around Shihmen is very beautiful.
Jiaobanshan Park spans 2 hectares and has more than 300 plum trees. Most of the maple trees in the park have already lost their leaves, but if you drive closer to the reservoir, you can still see some. The park also has some cherry trees, but they haven't bloomed yet, except for a few single flowers.
You can follow the road down the park, which leads to Dahan Creek. We attempted to go there, but it wasn't easy with a baby. We gave up before reaching halfway, and I only took pictures of the suspension bridge from that point. It seemed to be quite far away, and we still had to climb back up... There was no shuttle bus available during this week. Suspension bridges scare me, although this time I wanted to see this bridge from a closer view. We decided to drive there after climbing back up and walking to the car, which also wasn't very close.
It took about a 30-minute drive from the park to reach the bridge. The parking area was 1 km away, and we had to walk for a while. This place was quite empty. Typically, people park around here and cross the bridge to hike up and see the park. To me, that sounds really tiring, especially having to walk both ways. The view from the bridge wasn't particularly special, but the view from the park, with the water surrounded by mountains, was beautiful. Xikou Suspension Bridge spans 330 meters, making it the longest bridge in Taiwan. It has been a tourist attraction since its inauguration in January 2018. The bridge is open from 8 am to 4:30 pm.
See also: Plum blossom in Meiling Scenic Area
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