Hsinchu City Lychee Festival Kicks Off Saturday: Visit Xiangshan and Taste Lychees

The Hsinchu City Government will hold the Lychee Festival on the 23rd at the parking lot next to the Water Plant, promoting local high-quality agricultural products through an agricultural specialty products promotion and the Eighteen Peaks Mountain hiking series of events. In addition to fresh lychees, the event will also feature sales promotions of Hsinchu City honey, fresh milk, flowers and other agricultural specialties. At the promotional press conference yesterday (the 20th), Mayor Lin Chih-chien said that Xiangshan produces the largest quantity of lychees in northern Taiwan, making them the most common after-meal fruit for local residents in summer. He invited the public to join the Lychee Festival and experience the great taste of Hsinchu City lychees.

Mayor Lin Chih-chien said that the northernmost lychee-growing area in Taiwan is Xiangshan in Hsinchu City. After taking office, he and his team helped with repackaging and marketing, and "Hsinchu lychees are quality guaranteed" has become a gift he presents to foreign guests. Among them, the unique variety of lychee grown by team leader Wang Ming-yuan has a distinctive flavor, and those interested should seize the season and make reservations early. This Lychee Festival is being held to market Xiangshan's fine agricultural products, inviting the public to come to Eighteen Peaks Mountain on Saturday for a hike and to enjoy the various agricultural specialties carefully prepared by the farmers' association.

Chen Chuan-kuei, chairman of the Hsinchu City Farmers' Association, said that Xiangshan mainly produces Heiye lychees, which are of very good quality. This year's Lychee Festival is combined with an outing and hike on Eighteen Peaks Mountain, and will also feature special sales of bee products, fresh milk, flowers, vegetables and other agricultural specialties. The event is very rich, and the public is welcome to come and show support and encouragement to the farmers. Residents are also invited to experience the fun of fruit picking. There are seven pick-your-own orchards open this year, suitable for families to enjoy together. For details, please visit the Hsinchu City Farmers' Association website.