Taichung City Government Tourism Office especially designed the Flora Expo Love Story – Valentine's Day Love Story Competition for Valentines' Day. This morning (14th), visitors have arrived at Houli Horse Ranch of the flora expo to take pictures with the rose flower cards. In turn, each couple received a Valentine's Day rose bouquet and vouchers to the merry-go-round in the park. From now on, put your romantic love stories into words and submit it to the organizer and you will stand a chance to win five-star hotel accommodation vouchers and have your photos taken by a professional photography studio. Furthermore, couples may also arrange to make wedding proposals in the park, everyone is welcome to participate in the program.

According to Deputy Director General of the Tourism Office Yu-cheng Chen, by visiting the Houli Horse Ranch of the flora expo today, searching for the 14 rose flower cards, and uploading 14 photos with the cards featuring their favorite poses, lover or couples may receive a Valentine's Day rose bouquet (consisting of 20 roses) and merry-go-round voucher from the Visitor Center. Only 10 sets of these gifts are available daily, so do hurry!

According to the visiting couple from Fengyuan, they have already been to Houli Horse Ranch, but for Valentine's Day they have made a date to visit the park again to take photos and check-in on Facebook, so that he can give his girlfriend a rose bouquet. The 14 check-in spots revealed to them the diverse facets and surprises of Houli Horse Ranch, and they were glad to spend Valentine's Day with the flora expo.

Moreover, from now until February 22, the Flora Expo Love Story Competition will be organized, inviting all past life lovers (father and daughter, mother and son) and current lovers (couples, husband and wife) to put their stories into words (300-500 words) and pictures (photos taken in the flora expo park areas), and submit them to the organizer via email (wadechen@jwimarketing.com). For submission details, please contact 04-24159920. Shortlisted stories will be published on the flora expo official website or Taichung Tourism website. In particular, five-star hotel accommodation vouchers will be given to 5 outstanding entries, while 2 winning couples will be selected by the Tourism Office to have a set of studio photos taken at the Houli Horse Ranch by a professional photographer, and a professional stylist will also be included in the package.

The Tourism Office pointed out that in order to let couples express their love for each other, for those who have joined the love story competition and intend to make a wedding proposal, one couple will be selected to attend a romantic engagement ceremony at the Houli Horse Ranch on March 14th while surrounded by a sea of flowers. For more event details, please visit Tourism Taichung website (https://travel.taichung.gov.tw/) or Taichung Travel Facebook fan page.