Taiwan countryside through the lens of Malaysian photographers

Seventeen photographers from various newspapers, magazines and online portals in Malaysia participated in the biennial Malaysian Media photography competition to capture the majestic beauty of Taiwan’s countryside. This year’s competition is the sixth instalment to promote Taiwan’s Leisure Farms as tourist destination.

Flower Home (Flower Dew Leisure Farm) is a tourism and leisure farm founded more than 30 years ago. The founder Chen Ji-neng has been passionate for flowers and plants since he was little. He has also studied Chinese medicine and medicinal herbs. In the early days, he ran a flower business in Taipei and developed creative landscape potted plants. As he loves to eat tangerines, he visited a tangerine orchard in Zhulan and bought it to build a farm. This was the first step in the creation of Flower Home.. — PHOTO BY Koay Lean Lee

Fusen Satoyama is the first leisure farm in Taiwan named Satoyama (a place between the high mountains and the plains), which coexists in harmony with nature. It is centered on the goal of creating a meditative leisure space and tourism experience. Visitors can go on a “Guided Art Environment Tour” to get to know forest ecology and also experience five sets of life ritual performances, including the welcome performance “Breaking the Void” featuring drums and gongs and listening to the heavenly sound and resonance of a crystal bowl. Visitors can cleanse their minds with the “sounds of silence,” “the voice of their hearts,” and by “not saying anything.” With Turtle Island as background, you can admire the majestic mountains and ocean accompanied by the sound of drums. Finally, you can sit down in the “Eye of Satoyama” café and take in the magnificent view of Turtle Island and the Pacific Ocean... — PHOTO BY Foo Seng Fatt

E-Long Goat Farm is located in Dongshan Township, Yilan County, good mountains and waters. 20 years ago, the cheese farm mainly produces sheep milk, changed into a large leisure pasture in 2001. At present, the park is raising a variety of lively and cute animals, including sheep, horses, rabbits, gerbils, and large ponds for tourists to enjoy the fun of feeding fish and white geese. , red-faced ducks, lizards and other bird animals take photos. Due to the natural simplicity, clean and hygienic environment in the park, the animals raised are gentle and not aggressive, and can interact with people more closely.. — PHOTO BY Goh Xing Long

Maokong Agricultural Recreation Area that is gaining popularity over the years. Aside from drinking good tea, visitors are also invited to try out some creative tea cuisines, take a leisure walk on the hiking trail, see beautiful silver grasses along the way, and find some scenic spots, sumptuous cuisines and total relaxation for a half-day-tour in the recreation area.. — PHOTO BY Loh Hoay Hoon

San-fu Leisure Farm is right next to Xinliao Waterfall, the upper stream of Dongshan River and covers 14 hectares. The air is fresh, the water is pure, and the scenery is natural and pleasant. With the blessed large ecological buffer zone and primitive natural eco-system, the Farm features low altitude forests and biodiversity. Surrounded by large natural botanical gardens and forests, visitors can observe fairy pitta, fireflies, mycena chlorophos, and other rich ecological landscape as well large old pomelo trees growing willfully. From blossoming to fruit bearing, the trees show different appearances throughout the four seasons. — PHOTO BY Foo Seng Fatt

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