As autumn arrives and the weather gets cooler, color-changing plants are getting ready to put on a new set of clothes. In the Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area in Nantou County’s Renai Township, a well-known scenic site for admiring maple trees, some deciduous cypresses and green maples have already started changing color. The park’s management has set up a Facebook fan page that allows visitors to keep tabs on the maple situation and get an eyeful of Aowanda’s beauty.
The high season for tourism in the Aowanda forest area starts in October each year, and recently quite a lot of tourists have been asking whether the leaves of maple trees in the park are changing color yet, as well as asking for information about how to book accommodation. They hope to arrange their tour programs as soon as possible so as to avoid disappointment.
Meanwhile, the recreation area’s management has set up a Facebook page called the “Aowanda information station” to give tourists a first-hand grasp on what is going on in the park. Currently some deciduous cypresses and green maples are starting to change color, while there is so far nothing to report about the Formosan gum trees. There are many factors affecting how and when maple leaves change color, including the temperature, humidity and so on. Climate conditions permitting, the pattern of previous years is for mid-November to mid-December to be the peak time for red maple leaves.
Photo courtesy of the Nantou Forest District Office
照片:南投林管處提供
The recreation area’s management lists 10 scenic points as being most representative of the area, including the Aowanda suspension bridge, the bird-watching platform and the maple forest trail, where people can admire deciduous cypresses, cherry blossoms, zelkovas, green maples, Formosan gum trees, dawn redwoods and other attractions, and the page’s photos will be updated regularly so that fans can get their maple reports ahead of the crowd.
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
時序入秋,天氣轉涼,山區變色植物也準備換新妝。南投縣仁愛鄉知名賞楓景點奧萬大森林遊樂區內,部分落羽松、青楓已開始變色。園方在臉書成立粉絲專頁,為遊客隨時掌握園區「楓」情,讓遊客飽覽奧萬大之美。
奧萬大森林遊樂區從每年十月起進入旅遊旺季,最近不少遊客詢問園區楓葉變色狀況以及訂房資訊,希望可以及早安排旅遊行程,以免向隅。
園方則在臉書成立「奧萬大情報站」,為遊客掌握園區第一手的植物動態。目前已有部分落羽松、青楓開始變色,楓香則還沒有動靜。影響楓葉變色的因素很多,包括溫度、濕度等;如果氣候條件配合,往年大約十一月中旬到十二月中旬是楓紅高峰期。
園方並列出園區較具代表性的十個景點,包括奧萬大吊橋、賞鳥平台、楓林步道等,可以欣賞落羽松、櫻花、櫸木、青楓、楓香、水杉等景觀,將定期更新影像,讓「楓」情搶先報。
(自由時報記者佟振國)
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