Bihu Park

Bihu Park
碧湖公園
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Typeurban park
LocationNeihu, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°04′57.5″N 121°35′00.2″E / 25.082639°N 121.583389°E / 25.082639; 121.583389
Area13.1 hectares
Opened1987
Bihu Park entrance

The Bihu Park (traditional Chinese: 碧湖公園; simplified Chinese: 碧湖公园; pinyin: Bìhú Gōngyuán) is a park in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The park was opened in 1987.[1]

Geography

The park covers an area of 13.1 hectares. The 7-hectare Dapi Lake, located within the park area, was once used for farming irrigation.[2] The lake has a large population of invasive Amazon sailfin catfish.[3]

Features

The park features the lakeside walkways which was completed and opened to public in 2007 with a total distance of 1.4 km. There is also a nine-turn bridge. It houses various flora as well, such as willows, bald cypresses, cajeput trees, golden showers, royal poincianas, Chinese hibiscus, azaleas and Ixora westii. The park management center houses a 45-seating capacity reading room, tennis courts, swimming pool and other recreational facilities. Visitors can also fish and hike in its six mountain trails to choose from with rest pavilions along the way.[4]

Transportation

The park is accessible within walking distance north from Wende Station of Taipei Metro.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bihu Park". Parks and Flowers in Taipei. Parks and Street Lights Office, Public Works Department, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bihu Park". Undiscovered Taipei. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ Liao, George (27 December 2020). "Invasive Amazon sailfin catfish found thriving in Taipei's Bihu Park". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ ":::City Park - Bihu Park ::: TaipeiTravel Net -- Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government:::". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  5. ^ "Taipei City Government". Taipei City Government. Jul 28, 2009. Retrieved Jul 26, 2020.
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