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At the turn of spring and summer, it is the time when fire aunts appear. The Tainan City Government Tourism Bureau held a press conference on the "2024 Tainan Nanxi Meiling Firefly Viewing Season" today (16th). Mayor Huang Weizhe, Tourism Bureau Director Lin Guohua, Director of Information Office Su Enen, District Director of Nanxi District He Rongchang, Director of Siraya National Scenic Area Management Office Xu Zhenneng, Councilor Shen Zhendong, Councilor Xu Zhichun, Councilor Lin Meiyan, legislators and representatives from the Parliamentary Service Office and other distinguished guests They "Lighted up the Fireflies of Happiness" at the press conference, invited friends from all over the country to come to Meiling, Nanxi to enjoy the beautiful "Firefly" River, and announced the start of the firefly viewing season. A special area for displaying agricultural specialty products from Nanxi District was also set up at the press conference. The display included plum sparkling wine and dried fruits produced by Mori Gochuan, a locally-created industry, which has won the "National Honey Evaluation Grand Prize" and "National Model Farmer" Honey and bee products from Shengfeng Bee Farm, various plum products from Yangmei Tuqi Plum Specialty Store and Meiling Food Center, and specially invited "Meiling Wenchuan Ancient Plum Garden Coffee" to demonstrate hand-brewed Nanxi locally The coffee produced here provides American black coffee, plum green tea and other drinks, making everyone feel like they are at the Meiling scene for a second.
Mayor Huang Weizhe said that fireflies are an indicator of the health and pollution-free ecological environment. The appearance of fireflies always makes people feel happy and puts them in an atmosphere of happiness and romance. Nanxi Meiling attracts countless tourists during the firefly viewing season. In order to maintain a good firefly ecology, we implement "time sharing and diversion" on the mountain and strictly abide by the four principles of firefly viewing: "don't intrude into the habitat, don't make loud noises, don't capture creatures, and don't shine bright light." The event also integrates local industrial resources and integrates local agricultural products. It also works with local tourism and accommodation industry and small farmers to launch exclusive discount programs and experience activities during the firefly viewing season. This year is Tainan 400, and it also coincides with the tung flower season. During the day, you can enjoy the flowers and scenery, soak in the beauty hot spring in Guitan, buy special dried fruit souvenirs, and visit the special attractions around Nanxi. In the evening, you can stroll along the Wulong Trail. Fireflies are flying and you can deeply feel the beauty and charm of Nanxi.
Tourism Director Lin Guohua pointed out that the firefly viewing season has now entered its 19th year. The firefly viewing season in Meiling, Nanxi will start on April 27 (Saturday). Other firefly viewing areas in Tainan, such as Baihe Nanliao (2024 Nanliao Rural Area) Firefly viewing season, starting from April 5th), Nanhuaguan Mountain (starting from April 13th) and other paid firefly viewing activities organized by private individuals have also been launched one after another, all of which adopt reservation registration and total quantity control. Scattered fireflies (mainly Taiwanese window fireflies and yellow margin fireflies) can also be seen in Buckley Park in Tainan City every year from April to September. As for the Xinhua Forest Farm, due to the ongoing dredging project around the wetland, in order to reduce human disturbance, the process has been suspended this year. . The "2024 Tainan Nanxi Meiling Firefly Viewing Season" event will be held from April 27 to May 12. You can go to the mountain to watch the fireflies on your own without registration on weekdays. Online reservations are required during the three-week holidays (Saturday and Sunday). Registration, there are 2 levels per day, from 4 to 5 pm and from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, with 800 people per level, totaling 1,600 people per day. In addition, during the holiday period, there will be a plum wine hand-making experience, with 2 sessions per day, 20 people per session, and RMB 250 per person. The two registration activities will open online registration at 9 a.m. on April 17.
He Rongchang, the mayor of Nanxi District, said that with the efforts of all parties to restore the fireflies, more than 20 kinds of fireflies have appeared in Meiling. The first day of the event, April 27 (Saturday), will be in front of the Wulong Trail (the main venue of the event) An opening ceremony will be held. Liang Qisheng, the local light of Nanxi who has won the "Movenpick Cup National Coffee Latte Art Championship", will be invited to give everyone a wonderful latte art performance and plan local delicacies (crisp plums). People who came to participate tasted it. The first 100 people who register for each level of the day to go to the mountain to watch the fireflies, or those who participate in the plum wine DIY experience, will receive a jar of limited edition honey during the firefly season. In addition, this year, we have also cooperated with the "Tainan City Nanxi District Business District Development Association" and the "Tainan City Meiling Leisure Agriculture Association" to plan a farmers' market to display, sell and promote local specialty agricultural products such as honey, longan, mango, and banana. Di Nongjia – Shengfeng Bee Farm also launches farming experience activities (including honey ecology explanations, beeswax making, etc.) that can be participated in on weekdays and holidays. The Tainan City Nanxi District Business District Development Association launches a number of exclusive discounts during the holidays during the event, including to farmers Those who spend more than 80 yuan in a single transaction at the market will have the opportunity to win free hot spring coupons. Those who join the honorary villagers of Nanxi Business District will receive free hot spring coupons or have the chance to win free/discounted accommodation coupons. On the day of the opening ceremony (4/27) Those who spend more than NT$500 at the farmer's market will receive a "special towel" as a gift, and those who stay at designated hotels from April 22 to May 11 can enjoy holiday firefly viewing without registration. During the firefly viewing season, there are also activities such as concerts under the tree, plum wine handicraft experience, etc. during the holidays. Everyone is invited to experience many good things.
The Nanxi District Office added that because the Wulong Trail is steep, it is recommended that people walk with hiking poles. To ensure the safety of tourists, they are not allowed to wear sports shoes, have cardiovascular disease, are pregnant, are under 3 years old, are over 70 years old, and are using strollers or wheelchairs. People traveling with people, electric scooters, etc. are advised to consider their physical condition and not force themselves to climb the mountain, and are advised to return to the main event venue before 9 p.m. The public is also asked to cooperate with the firefly viewing promotion, and flashlights must be wrapped in red cellophane to maintain a good firefly ecology.
People taking public transportation can take the Greater Tainan Bus "Green Route" from Tainan to Yujing, and then transfer to the "Green Route 22" on weekdays or the "Taiwan Travel-Meiling Line" on holidays to Nanxi and Meiling. During the event, the <Green 22 Line> will operate an additional 19:50 departure from Yujing to Meiling and a 20:30 departure from Meiling to Yujing on weekdays, and on holidays (4/27-28, 5/4-5, 5/11-12)< Taiwan Haoxing - Meiling Line> Added a 20:00 Yujing to Meiling line and a 21:00 Meiling to Yujing line. Passengers please be sure to pay attention to the bus schedule, detailed station and fare information, please go to Hingnan Passenger Transport or Greater Tainan Bus to check.
Mayor Huang Weizhe said that fireflies are an indicator of the health and pollution-free ecological environment. The appearance of fireflies always makes people feel happy and puts them in an atmosphere of happiness and romance. Nanxi Meiling attracts countless tourists during the firefly viewing season. In order to maintain a good firefly ecology, we implement "time sharing and diversion" on the mountain and strictly abide by the four principles of firefly viewing: "don't intrude into the habitat, don't make loud noises, don't capture creatures, and don't shine bright light." The event also integrates local industrial resources and integrates local agricultural products. It also works with local tourism and accommodation industry and small farmers to launch exclusive discount programs and experience activities during the firefly viewing season. This year is Tainan 400, and it also coincides with the tung flower season. During the day, you can enjoy the flowers and scenery, soak in the beauty hot spring in Guitan, buy special dried fruit souvenirs, and visit the special attractions around Nanxi. In the evening, you can stroll along the Wulong Trail. Fireflies are flying and you can deeply feel the beauty and charm of Nanxi.
Tourism Director Lin Guohua pointed out that the firefly viewing season has now entered its 19th year. The firefly viewing season in Meiling, Nanxi will start on April 27 (Saturday). Other firefly viewing areas in Tainan, such as Baihe Nanliao (2024 Nanliao Rural Area) Firefly viewing season, starting from April 5th), Nanhuaguan Mountain (starting from April 13th) and other paid firefly viewing activities organized by private individuals have also been launched one after another, all of which adopt reservation registration and total quantity control. Scattered fireflies (mainly Taiwanese window fireflies and yellow margin fireflies) can also be seen in Buckley Park in Tainan City every year from April to September. As for the Xinhua Forest Farm, due to the ongoing dredging project around the wetland, in order to reduce human disturbance, the process has been suspended this year. . The "2024 Tainan Nanxi Meiling Firefly Viewing Season" event will be held from April 27 to May 12. You can go to the mountain to watch the fireflies on your own without registration on weekdays. Online reservations are required during the three-week holidays (Saturday and Sunday). Registration, there are 2 levels per day, from 4 to 5 pm and from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, with 800 people per level, totaling 1,600 people per day. In addition, during the holiday period, there will be a plum wine hand-making experience, with 2 sessions per day, 20 people per session, and RMB 250 per person. The two registration activities will open online registration at 9 a.m. on April 17.
He Rongchang, the mayor of Nanxi District, said that with the efforts of all parties to restore the fireflies, more than 20 kinds of fireflies have appeared in Meiling. The first day of the event, April 27 (Saturday), will be in front of the Wulong Trail (the main venue of the event) An opening ceremony will be held. Liang Qisheng, the local light of Nanxi who has won the "Movenpick Cup National Coffee Latte Art Championship", will be invited to give everyone a wonderful latte art performance and plan local delicacies (crisp plums). People who came to participate tasted it. The first 100 people who register for each level of the day to go to the mountain to watch the fireflies, or those who participate in the plum wine DIY experience, will receive a jar of limited edition honey during the firefly season. In addition, this year, we have also cooperated with the "Tainan City Nanxi District Business District Development Association" and the "Tainan City Meiling Leisure Agriculture Association" to plan a farmers' market to display, sell and promote local specialty agricultural products such as honey, longan, mango, and banana. Di Nongjia – Shengfeng Bee Farm also launches farming experience activities (including honey ecology explanations, beeswax making, etc.) that can be participated in on weekdays and holidays. The Tainan City Nanxi District Business District Development Association launches a number of exclusive discounts during the holidays during the event, including to farmers Those who spend more than 80 yuan in a single transaction at the market will have the opportunity to win free hot spring coupons. Those who join the honorary villagers of Nanxi Business District will receive free hot spring coupons or have the chance to win free/discounted accommodation coupons. On the day of the opening ceremony (4/27) Those who spend more than NT$500 at the farmer's market will receive a "special towel" as a gift, and those who stay at designated hotels from April 22 to May 11 can enjoy holiday firefly viewing without registration. During the firefly viewing season, there are also activities such as concerts under the tree, plum wine handicraft experience, etc. during the holidays. Everyone is invited to experience many good things.
The Nanxi District Office added that because the Wulong Trail is steep, it is recommended that people walk with hiking poles. To ensure the safety of tourists, they are not allowed to wear sports shoes, have cardiovascular disease, are pregnant, are under 3 years old, are over 70 years old, and are using strollers or wheelchairs. People traveling with people, electric scooters, etc. are advised to consider their physical condition and not force themselves to climb the mountain, and are advised to return to the main event venue before 9 p.m. The public is also asked to cooperate with the firefly viewing promotion, and flashlights must be wrapped in red cellophane to maintain a good firefly ecology.
People taking public transportation can take the Greater Tainan Bus "Green Route" from Tainan to Yujing, and then transfer to the "Green Route 22" on weekdays or the "Taiwan Travel-Meiling Line" on holidays to Nanxi and Meiling. During the event, the <Green 22 Line> will operate an additional 19:50 departure from Yujing to Meiling and a 20:30 departure from Meiling to Yujing on weekdays, and on holidays (4/27-28, 5/4-5, 5/11-12)< Taiwan Haoxing - Meiling Line> Added a 20:00 Yujing to Meiling line and a 21:00 Meiling to Yujing line. Passengers please be sure to pay attention to the bus schedule, detailed station and fare information, please go to Hingnan Passenger Transport or Greater Tainan Bus to check.
