So if you like to put yourself in the scene of golden paddy fields, but don’t want to go as far as Hualien or Taitung counties, the Yilan River (宜蘭河) right embankment bikeway east of the Yilan Bridge is the place to go
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/06/10
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(By Taiwan News)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Paddy fields along the Yilan River in the east of Yilan City and Zhuangwei Township (壯圍鄉), Yilan County are turning light yellow, and in a few weeks they will turn completely golden yellow as the harvest season draws near. So if you like to put yourself in the scene of golden paddy fields, but don’t want to go as far as Hualien or Taitung counties, the Yilan River (宜蘭河) right embankment bikeway east of the Yilan Bridge is the place to go.
Your best bet is to carry your own bike to Yilan City either via public transportation or in your car as the public rental bike system in the city is still in shambles.
Once you get on a bike, just head for the Yilan River, which bisects the northern part of the city. Actually you can start from anywhere along the right embankment, but Yilan Bridge is a good reference point because it is located midway between the east and west ends of the bikeway. Besides Yilan Bridge, Liwu Bridge (黎霧橋) and under the bridge of the National Highway 5 are both good starting points.
The scenes of paddy fields start about a couple of kilometers east of Yilan Bridge. After you pass underneath the Liwu Bridge, yellow paddy fields will come into view and the fabulous scenery will continue until the end of the eastern section of the bikeway.
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