Flower Viewing Season

Tainan Baihe Lotus Festival

Time: June-August

Location: Baihe District, Tainan City

台南白河蓮花季

Baihe District of Tainan City is Taiwan’s most renowned area for lotus. Every year around June-August, Beihe celebrates the blossom of this beautiful flower with a special “lotus festival”. Baihe District is home to many lotus farms, where most of the lotus farms are set in Liangtan, Guangan, Yufong, Dazhu and Zhaoan with ponds filled by lotus flowers, making the area filled by a very special atmosphere.

Lotus is a very delicate flower that the lotus flowers can be used to brew tea, while the lotus seeds are great food ingredients that can be found in many Chinese cuisines and desserts. There are also a number of restaurants in Baihe area where one may sample a wide array of delicacies made with different parts of the lotus, delivering a fragrant taste. The best-time to appreciate lotus flowers is around 05:00 from the early morning to 10:00.

The following is a list of recommended routes for your Tainan Baihe Lotus travel.

Transportation

  • Baihe District Liayin Petroleum Station (Souther Highway 89) -> Dazhu Maoxheng Lotus Farm -> Yufong Linchube (Southern Highway 90)
  • Baihe District Liayin Petroleum Station (Southern Highway 89) -> Liyuan Lotus Area -> Changyi Lotus Area (Southern Highway 91)
  • Yufong Lotus Explorer Museum -> Lotus Park (Southern Highway 89) -> Liangtan (Lotus Pond) -> Grandma’s Home (A-ma-e-dao)
  • Yufong (Southern Highway 90) -> Zhumen Green Tunnel -> Liangxiang Dream Factory (Southern Highway 92)
  • Hexiangxian Lianyuan Lotus Area -> Zhumen Lotus Area (in between Southern Highway 90 and Southern Highway 93)