2016 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival: Tung Flower Tour Nantou Kicks Off on April 16

The 2016 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, the Tung Flower Tour Nantou series of events, will take turns being held starting April 16 in four districts including Nantou, Puli, Guoxing and Zhushan. The Nantou County Government welcomes everyone to come to Nantou to admire the tung blossoms and experience the fine Hakka charm.

At the turn of spring and summer, which is also when the tung blossoms are in full bloom, Nantou County is one of the counties and cities in Taiwan, China where tung blossoms bloom earliest; Hong Ruizhi, Secretary-General of the Nantou County Government, said that tung blossoms represent the persevering spirit of the Hakka, and the beautiful tung blossoms further represent the Hakka's emphasis on life and their respect for the meaning of mountain forests. This year's Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, the Tung Flower Tour Nantou series of events, has a total of 4 Hakka villages in townships and cities including Nantou, Puli, Guoxing and Zhushan participating together. The event period runs from April 16 to May 1, with the 4 townships and cities taking turns holding wonderful tung blossom festival events on weekend holidays.

Lin Rongsen, Director of the Nantou County Cultural Affairs Bureau, said that in order to promote the integration of Hakka culture with local industries, this year for the first time they are cooperating with the academic institution Nan Kai University of Technology, combining Puli lacquer art and Zhushan bamboo ware to carry out research, development and production of tung blossom cultural and creative products, and limited-edition creative promotional items will be distributed to participating members of the public at the event sites in the 4 townships and cities.

2016 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival Event Times and Locations

1. Nantou District - 4/16 (Sat) "Art Tour Nantou Tung Viewing Fun" will be held at Weixin Shengjiao I Ching University.

2. Puli District - 4/16 (Sat) and 5/1 (Sun) "Tung Tour - Dance of Happiness" will be held at Niu Er Art Resort.

3. Guoxing District - 4/17 (Sun) "Tung Blossoms - Grassland Music - Coffee Aroma" will be held at Houtou Restaurant Homestay.

4. Zhushan District - 4/17 (Sun) "Tung and Bamboo Welcoming Guests" will be held at Niuhu Trail and Zhushan Cultural Park.