Taiwan helps village become popular spot for wedding photos

Two huge, ancient camphor trees — one about 1,000 years old and the other about 800 years old — grow side by side in the center of the village. Full of vitality, their branches intertwine.

The team made use of the village's distinctive scenery to develop spots where people can pose for photographs. They include the ancient camphor trees as well as a picture frame with terraced fields in the background.

The open space around the camphor trees has been transformed into an outdoor wedding venue and the village auditorium has been upgraded to cater for wedding banquets. The village's agricultural products are made into special dishes and gifts in distinctive packaging to increase their added value.

Lin said: "Local people go to the seaside to take wedding photos, but shooting in the rice fields and mountain valley is a new experience for them. We hope the wedding photography industry can activate other industries in the village."