Dec 15, 2010

金谷農場 Golden Valley Farm

Golden Valley Farm is a poetic farm with its graceful environment. Golden Valley farm planted a lot of butterfly attracting plants and became habitat of butterfly. Many butterflies fly at the garden during April to November. So you can see different kind of butterflies at Golden Valley Farm almost all the year.
If you come Golden Valley Farm in summer. You can see the endangered insect - unicorn beetle (scientific name: Allomyiina Dichotoma). That’s because Golden valley farm has planted Fraxinus griffithii () which the tree snap is food for unicorn beetle. If you are lucky enough, you can see the battle between male unicorn beetles to fight for a spouse.     
Besides butterfly and unicorn beetles, there has another unique feature in Golden valley farm – Southern Cypress (scientific name: Taxodium Distichum (L.) Rich). Southern cypress will change color with different season. Leafing out in spring, green in summer, yellow in autumn and red in winter. You will have the illusion of living in the North Country especially when you come in autumn and winter.
Golden valley farm has playground and a Ming pond that really suitable for family activity. Parents can accompany their children play at playground or feeding fishes at pond. If you feel thirst or hungry, don’t worry! Here has a delicate coffee shop and Hakka food stall, you can have lunch or afternoon tea and indulge yourself in such relaxation environment.
Apart from a recreation farm, Golden valley farm also sell flowers and plants. The master of farm, Mr. Huang has made sure the flowers and plants that sell are beautiful and the price is lower than market price. So, don’t forget to buy some flowers before you leave Golden valley farm. It can be souvenir for friends or decoration for your own garden.























P/S: Hope you all will like the pictures I had took ^.^











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