Taichung Park

Park in North District, Taiwan

Taiwan Castle North gate

Taichung Wu's Residence gatehouse

The Taichung Park (Chinese: 臺中公園; pinyin: Táizhōng gōngyuán) is an urban park in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” (中山公園; 'Sun Yat-sen park').^[1]

History

The park, originally called Nakanoshima kōen (Japanese: 中之島公園), was built in 1903 during the Japanese era. On 17 April 1999, the Taichung City Government listed it as a city historical site.^[2] In recent years, people have celebrated the Lantern Festival in Taichung Park.^[3][4]

Features

The park has an artificial lake which covers an area of 13,530 m². It also has two adjacent pavilions in the lake which were built to commemorate the establishment of Crossway Railway in 1908.

Facilities

The park has facilities for kayaking in the lake, tennis court, outdoor platform and kids playground.

See also

• List of parks in Taiwan

References

1. "Welcome to Taiwan Taichung Metropolitan Park". eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
2. "中山公園湖心亭". Cultural Heritage Department of Taichung City. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
3. "Lantern Festival commences across Taiwan". Taipei Times. March 1, 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
4. Shan, Shelley (March 5, 2015). "Eight million expected to visit lanterns in Taichung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 September 2024.