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Blooms and Springs: 2006 Taipei Hot Spring Festival

by Ruth on November 30th, 2006

The falling temperatures as winter approaches set the right mood for Taipei’s annual hot spring festival. What’s in store for this half-year long celebration? In October, the festival started with the Beitou hot spring season and this month, there’s the Taipei Flower Show. Next month, in December, there will be the Shilin Official Residence Chrysanthemum Exhibition.

Next year, the Yangmingshan Flower Season will run from February to March, and the festival conlcudes with the Zhuzihu Calla Lily Season from March to April.

Here’s more:

The “Springs” portion of the festival will highlight two major events under the theme “A Feast for the Body, Heart, and Mind.” The cultural and natural charms of Taipei’s hot spring locations take center stage at the “Bewitching Journey” event, during which visitors are challenged to complete stamp books by taking part in a series of cultural, fitness, and hot spring oriented activities in the scenic Beitou, Guandu and Danshui areas. Participants that fulfill all of the activities can win gifts and be entered for a grand prize drawing.

For more information contact: Taipei Hot Springs Association at (02) 2895-5418. Go2Taiwan also has a list of some of the most famous hot springs in Taiwan, as well as suggested itineraries to the hot springs across the island.

[Photo: Go2Taiwan]

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