{"id":27953,"date":"2018-12-09T00:08:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T16:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=27953"},"modified":"2026-03-15T20:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:44:35","slug":"12-days-in-taiwan-day-02-zhongshe-tourism-flower-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2018\/12\/09\/12-days-in-taiwan-day-02-zhongshe-tourism-flower-market\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Days in Taiwan \u2013 Day 02 \u2013 Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The initial itinerary actually placed the Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market<\/strong> on Day 3. But since it was about on the way to Gaomei Wetlands \u2014 our last stop for the day \u2014 Kong brought it forward to Day 2. This place seems more like a flower expo than a market in that it’s more exhibition than an actual seller’s market. Nonetheless, it’s also another popular spot that is on most tourists’ itineraries, and saw throngs of tourists milling about the area. Thankfully, the general site is sizable \u2014 6 hectares from what someone else wrote \u2014 and you can get really lovely pictures from the numerous and very colorful flower beds that fill the place\u2026 though the very large number of visitors made framing a real challenge! I had to employ every trick I knew in my arsenal to craft pictures that try as far as possible to drop all traces and hints of crowds.<\/p>\n

Or maybe it was just the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Admission charges are NTD120 and NTD60 respectively for adults and children. Peter couldn’t enter this park for free though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alright: selected pictures of the flora first. Several of the pictures are at flower level; one trick to give the illusion of absence of crowds. The later pictures in this series \u2014 specifically the two sunflower shots \u2014 are further into the park where crowds are a little thinner.<\/p>\n

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Ah!!! What is the grey spot there?!?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And of our kids in the area:<\/p>\n

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A tractor in the middle of a flower field, but it could only seat one. P wasn’t too pleased about that!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There’s no barrier on the little jetty leading out to the pond, but the pond itself goes up to Peter’s ankles at most \u2014 so pretty safe even if he’d wanted to take a dip haha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Very picturesque with hills in the backdrop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I’m carrying a full-frame MILC, three lenses, a range of filters for the lenses, a 360 camera, a 1″ compact camera for quick shots, and the Note 9. The wife only has her S8+ phone to worry about. LOL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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H was a little grouchy at this point. No idea why. Little girl temper?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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P on the other hand was in pretty good spirits. Quite unusual as he’s normally the crankier of the two kids by far. He’s obviously happy about something here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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That cheeky smile is innocent now, yes \u2014 but in a few years’ time, we’d be wondering what he’s up to when he grins ear to ear!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Location!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our last stop for Day 02: Gaomei Wetlands<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The initial itinerary actually placed the Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market on Day 3. But since it was about on the way to Gaomei Wetlands \u2014 our last stop for the day \u2014 Kong brought it forward to Day 2. This<\/p>\n

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