
The Xinshe Sea of Flowers and Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival opened today. This year, for the first time, we have joined hands with Sanrio of Japan to create exclusive flower areas for seven super popular stars and a 19-meter-high dessert castle.
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The Xinshe Sea of Flowers and Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival is a large-scale annual tourist event in Taichung, with a total duration of 23 days this year.
On the opening day of the Xinshe Sea of Flowers and Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival, people were attracted to enjoy the flowers.
The Xinshe Sea of Flowers and Taichung International Tapestry Festival opened today, with a large number of tourists taking a first look at the dreamy "Dessert Kingdom". This year's Tapestry Festival teamed up with Japan's Sanrio for the first time, gathering seven super-popular stars to create an exclusive flower area. When visitors saw the main Tapestry Dessert Castle, they said it was so cute and took photos one after another.
The Flower Carpet Festival brings together seven super-popular celebrities, including Hello Kitty, Melody, and Pudding Dog, to plant up to 110,000 flowers in a 2-hectare exhibition area. The Tourism Bureau has specially set up a viewing platform so that tourists can climb up and have a panoramic view of the magnificent sea of flowers. The site also combines agricultural products exhibitions to promote the characteristics of the mountain city.
The Taichung City Government said that it has planned 5 free bus connections to seamlessly connect the high-speed rail, Taiwan Railway and MRT. The exhibition lasts for 23 days. People from all over the country are invited to enjoy the flowers and tour the Hakka culture of Dongshi District, the aboriginal customs of Heping District and the water culture of Shigang District. As long as you stay in Taichung before November 30, you will have a chance to win the grand prize of "52-week free accommodation voucher".
The tourism bureau said, Hello The Kitty themed area "Berry Good Times" has created a super-large tapestry with a diameter of 20 meters, using about 15,000 exquisite flowers and plants, breaking the previous scale. This year, a large-scale interactive installation "Chocolate Wonderland" has also been built, allowing travelers to explore from different angles. Hanton and Sayuri sit on the giant chocolate, and the viewing platform can overlook the mountain scenery and the tapestry from a god's perspective. Indoors, a mirror tapestry space is planned, with real flowers, light and shadow and mirror images interweaving to extend the vision, bringing an experience different from the outdoors.
The 19-meter-high Dessert Castle stands in the middle of the sea of flowers and is also a large music box theater.

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