Travel in Taiwan 171029: Blooming Autumn - Yangmei District


The 2017 Taoyuan Flower Festival started the fun in
Yangmei District.  Just like last year, there were many blossoms and I enjoyed it a lot.
/>Flowers that I had seen:  cosmos, sunflowers, white zinia, yellow zinia

style="text-align: left;">The Weather
style="text-align: left;">Temperature: 22°C
Apparent
temperature: 18°C
Wind (Scale): 5
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Event
duration:  Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 only
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style="text-align: center;">To get here, I boarded a local train to Fugang Station and then
I transferred to a shuttle bus which only runs on weekends only.
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style="text-align: center;">Arrival at the venue.  Visitors are welcomed like entering
a marathon rice. 

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style="text-align: center;">A viewing platform was set up to let people see the entire flower
grounds.

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style="text-align: center;">I joined the queue and waiting was only a few minutes.  
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style="text-align: center;">The view from the top.  You can see the division of the
yellow and white flowers.

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style="text-align: center;">There were also art installations that attracts the young and old.
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style="text-align: center;">Parents and kids enjoying a field of cosmos flowers.
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style="text-align: center;">Aside from the cool breeze on that day, the sound of the Taiwan
High Speed Rail running on its tracks broke the sound of petals brushing against each other.
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style="text-align: center;">A big yellow art installation was very eye-catching.  Visitors
tried to get near to it to take selfies.

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style="text-align: center;">At a far distance, they look like horns. But after getting near
to them,  they were some sort of unopened ferns.
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style="text-align: center;">My shadow with the cosmos flowers
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style="text-align: center;">Luo-Mu Jie and the sunflowers
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style="text-align: center;">And I have to compete with these guys just to have good
photos! Haha!
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style="text-align: center;">The sunflowers here were a bit tiny. 
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style="text-align: center;">Rattan-like art installations at the flower festival. 
 The one on the left is a dome with a horned bette on top.
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style="text-align: center;">Looking at the ceiling of the dome while inside it.
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style="text-align: center;">A sea of yellow zinia flowers with some orange ones
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style="text-align: center;">I placed my camera on top of my tripod and I only have ten seconds to make a pose before my camera captures every memorable scene.
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style="text-align: center;">See you at the next venue of the 2017 Taoyuan Flower Festival. Yeah! 
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