Yilan's Sanqi Beautiful Path Features Cute Kochia Design in Rice Paddy Art
The Sanqi Beautiful Path in Dongshan, Yilan, has debuted its annual rice paddy art featuring a cute Kochia design, available for viewing until late June.
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(CNA Reporter Shen Ju-feng, Yilan, 15th) The "Sanqi Beautiful Path" in Dongshan Township, Yilan County presents diverse imagery through different rice paddy art every spring and summer. This year, the township office used a cute Q-version Kochia (summer cypress) design, which is now visible and highly eye-catching. The viewing period will last until the rice harvest in late June.
Located behind Fengzun Temple in Sanqi Village, Dongshan Township, there is an un-rezoned 20-hectare rice paddy with a 4-meter wide, winding S-shaped country road. With an expansive view devoid of utility poles and farmhouses along the route, it is hailed as the "Yilan version of Mr. Brown Avenue" or the "Sanqi Beautiful Path." Whenever the rice matures, it resembles a golden canvas, attracting photography enthusiasts and the public for photo ops.
The Dongshan Township Office stated today that after visiting the Kochia landscape in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, years ago, the township office has leased the land in front of Dongshan Train Station for the past six years and commissioned contractors to grow Kochia, making it a popular check-in spot. Therefore, for this year's "Sanqi Beautiful Path" rice paddy art, they decided to use three different colors of rice seedlings—yellow, black, and green—to create a Q-version Kochia pattern over approximately 0.3 hectares of the field.
Recently, the paddy art pattern has become clearly visible. Tourists can get a bird's-eye view from the nearby observation deck, with the viewing period ending when the rice is harvested in late June.
In addition, the Dongshan Township Office will once again commission contractors to plant Kochia on the land in front of Dongshan Train Station this year, echoing the landscape of this year's "Sanqi Beautiful Path." It will enter its optimal viewing period during the summer vacation, serving as another great spot for photo check-ins. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150415
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(CNA Reporter Shen Ju-feng, Yilan, 15th) The "Sanqi Beautiful Path" in Dongshan Township, Yilan County presents diverse imagery through different rice paddy art every spring and summer. This year, the township office used a cute Q-version Kochia (summer cypress) design, which is now visible and highly eye-catching. The viewing period will last until the rice harvest in late June.
Located behind Fengzun Temple in Sanqi Village, Dongshan Township, there is an un-rezoned 20-hectare rice paddy with a 4-meter wide, winding S-shaped country road. With an expansive view devoid of utility poles and farmhouses along the route, it is hailed as the "Yilan version of Mr. Brown Avenue" or the "Sanqi Beautiful Path." Whenever the rice matures, it resembles a golden canvas, attracting photography enthusiasts and the public for photo ops.
The Dongshan Township Office stated today that after visiting the Kochia landscape in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, years ago, the township office has leased the land in front of Dongshan Train Station for the past six years and commissioned contractors to grow Kochia, making it a popular check-in spot. Therefore, for this year's "Sanqi Beautiful Path" rice paddy art, they decided to use three different colors of rice seedlings—yellow, black, and green—to create a Q-version Kochia pattern over approximately 0.3 hectares of the field.
Recently, the paddy art pattern has become clearly visible. Tourists can get a bird's-eye view from the nearby observation deck, with the viewing period ending when the rice is harvested in late June.
In addition, the Dongshan Township Office will once again commission contractors to plant Kochia on the land in front of Dongshan Train Station this year, echoing the landscape of this year's "Sanqi Beautiful Path." It will enter its optimal viewing period during the summer vacation, serving as another great spot for photo check-ins. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150415
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