Planning for your weekend getaways? A little hike at the Sixty Stone Mountain in Hualien may be a good choice. It is now the season for golden needle flowers and valleys there are all covered by their beautiful orange blossoms.

This garden, abundant with orange golden needles in full bloom, makes a picture taken from any angle worthy of making into a postcard.

The Sixty Stones Mountain in Hualien County is welcoming the golden needle season.

From atop the mountain, viewers can even get a glimpse of a scenic valley below, which many people claim are comparable in beauty to those of Switzerland.

The farmers proudly stress that the bags and bags of golden needles are completely void of bleaching agents.

August and September are known as the seasonal months of the golden needles, which are so beautiful, they all inject a dose of vigor into the visitors who come from afar to witness them in full bloom.