Yilan County Botanical Garden and Winery Guided Tour
Date: June 13, 2026 (Sunday)
Established in 1982, Fushan Botanical Garden is part of the Fushan Experimental Forest of the Forestry Research Institute that conserves Taiwan’s low- and mid-elevation forestry. After a 30-minute orientation, you are free to explore this Garden through a 2,870-meter trail made up of four interconnected loops. There are no trash bins provided and no meals offered in the garden to minimize environmental disturbance. All visitors are asked to look out for snakes, bees, and other poisonous nonhuman creatures. In the early afternoon, we will visit a winery to consider the meaning of agricultural extractivism and human exceptionalism in non-traditional wine-making climates.
Itinerary
Departs: 7:30 am at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
Lunch at a local restaurant (TBD)
Ends: 5:00 pm (without traffic) at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
To reserve a seat (coming soon)
NT$ 2,000 (cash only), including lunch and transporation.
Passport photo page or Taiwan ID number are required to successfully reserve a seat for this tour
Availability: 24 seats (first book, first served)
What to bring:
Passport or Taiwan ID (to enter the Garden); photo copies not allowed
water, snacks, sun protection (hat, sunscreen, sunglasses), bug spray, cash and credit card, walking shoes, personal medication
Leader: Dr. Pei-Wen Kao
