Taitung Forest Park

Taitung Forest Park
台東森林公園
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Typepark
LocationTaitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°46′02″N 121°09′28″E / 22.767213°N 121.157889°E / 22.767213; 121.157889
Area280 hectares

Taitung Forest Park (traditional Chinese: 台東森林公園; simplified Chinese: 台东森林公园; pinyin: Táidōng Sēnlín Gōngyuán) is a park at Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.

Name

The park is nicknamed the Black Forest by the local residents due to its immense dark beefwood trees.[1][2]

History

On 18 February 2021, an unmanned aerial vehicle belonged to National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology which took off from Chihhang Air Base crash landed at the park.[3]

Geology

The park has an area of 280 hectares, which consists of lakes, one of them is Pipa Lake.[4] The lake is the habitat for aquatic animals and plants. There are also viewing platform and cabin for waterfowl viewing, as well as other activities such as walking or cycling along the bike trail.[1][5][2]

Transportation

The park is accessible South East from Taitung Station of the Taiwan Railways.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Taitung Forest Park". Taitung, Taiwan's Treasure. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Taitung Forest Park". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ Chang, Eric (19 February 2021). "Taiwan indigenous drone crashes in Taitung". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ Everington, Keoni (17 February 2021). "Photo of the Day: 'The Depth of Danger' in eastern Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ Salmonsen, Renée (5 July 2018). "Top 10 must-see attractions in Taitung, Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 June 2021.


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