Stunning orange daylilies bloom in Hualien
Stunning orange daylilies bloom in Hualien
2024-08-22
The end of summer is orange daylily season in Hualien, and visitors from all over Taiwan come to see the flowers bloom. However this year, these orange daylilies are struggling in some locations. In Fuli’s Liushishi Mountain, the flowers are sparse due to a drought earlier in the year. In contrast, the fields at Chike Mountain in Yuli are packed with golden blooms.
A sea of orange daylilies stretches as far as the eye can see, contrasting with the deep blue sky. This is Chike Mountain in Yuli, a place so beautiful that visitors don’t want to leave.
Mr. Yang
Hong Kong student
I’ve been in Chike Mountain for more than a month. I’ve seen it go from no flowers to a sea of flowers. The air here is really fresh.
But over at Liushishi Mountain in Fuli, which is also famed for its orange daylilies, the fields remain mostly green. Though there are a few blooms here and there, travelers who have visited both say the difference is stark.
Ms. Yang
Visitor
It seems that they bloom first at Chike Mountain. There still aren’t any at Liushishi Mountain.
Mr. Wei
Visitor
Only about 5% of the flowers have bloomed at Liushishi Mountain. There’s a lot more here.
Let’s compare the two sites. The fields in Chike and Liushishi look very different. But why? They are both in Hualien and both sowed with the same orange daylilies, yet one is in full bloom and the other is flowerless.
It turns out the difference is due to a drought that struck Fuli in March and April this year, which has prevented the flowers from blooming.
Chang Chi-wei
Irrigation Agency
There aren’t enough water sources on Liushishi Mountain, so the water comes from rainwater that we collect. We have ditches equipped with water collectors that feed the water to a reservoir.
Lee Kuang-pin
Chike Mountain hostel operator
Right now, the flower fields are at their most beautiful. Our occupancy figures for September are on the low side, so we hope more tourists from all over will come to the mountains more often.
Tourist numbers have plummeted in Hualien due to the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. But local hostel operators say now is the perfect season to view the flowers during the day and the stars at night. They say Hualien is a great choice to enjoy the last few days of the summer holidays.
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花蓮金針花季! 赤科山滿山遍野 六十石山花況稀疏
2024-08-22
每年八月至九月是花蓮金針花開花季節，但今年卻呈現開花兩樣情。玉里鎮赤科山的金針花，已經盛開七、八成，但富里鄉六十石山的花，卻因為之前乾旱，花卻開得稀稀落落。水利署表示，為了解決六十石山的乾旱問題，將在山上興建大型蓄水槽。
放眼望去，黃澄澄的金針花海，在藍天襯映下更顯風采，這裡是花蓮玉里鎮赤科山，美得讓遊客流連忘返。
[[香港來台大學生 楊乘]]
“來了赤科山一個多月，從沒花的狀態看到現在滿是花海的狀態，這邊空氣蠻清新的”
不過同樣以金針花聞名的富里鄉六十石山，大片綠草，金針花看上去，開的稀稀落落，屈指可數。連跑兩處看金針花的遊客，直說真的差很大。
[[遊客 楊小姐]]
“因為好像是赤科山先開花，六十石山現在我們看，是還沒有”
[[遊客 魏先生]]
“六十石山我們有去，那開大概5%吧，這邊開很多”
對比看看，赤科山和六十石山，兩邊的花況差很大，為何都在花蓮，都是金針花花季，一邊滿山遍野的花，一邊花開得寥寥無幾。
原來富里鄉六十石山，在今年三、四月遇上乾旱，缺水導致花不開。
[[農田水利署花蓮處長 張麒瑋]]
“六十石山上面是沒有什麼足夠的水源，那我們就把下雨的水利用坑溝集水，那我們在坑溝裡面設置集水箱，到集水箱之後再接到我們再設置蓄水池”
[[赤科山民宿業者 李光濱]]
“這段時間應該是花況最漂亮的時候，住宿的情況呢，就是九月份的情況還是比較差的，大概不到兩成，所以希望就是說各地的遊客，就是說可以多多上山”
近期花蓮接連受到地震、颱風等天災影響，旅遊人數銳減。當地民宿業者說，現在是最佳賞花期，白天看花，夜晚賞星，抓住暑假尾巴，花蓮是不錯的選擇。
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