Daan ParkPost date：2016-11-22
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Daan Park, which covers an area of about 26 hectares, the equivalent of 26 football fields, is one of the few large urban parks in Taiwan. The area was first designated as a park as early as the Japanese Colonial Period, but it wasn’t officially opened until March 1994. It has since become a diverse recreational park for the Greater Taipei area.
Known as “the lungs of Taipei,” Daan Park was designed to emulate a forest. Numerous trees, including yellow flame, camphor, weeping paperbark, banyan, and sweetgum, have been planted around the park’s peripheral sidewalk. The park’s interior boasts of a variety of specially designed areas. The Flowering Plant Garden, with its gardenias, orange jasmine, osmanthus, and other fragrant plants, attracts butterflies, birds, and people year round. The enchanting Bamboo Forest Area is replete with many varieties, such as sweet bamboo, stripe common bamboo, and oldhamii bamboo. The leaves become natural compost, to promote environmental awareness. Stroll in the shade of the Swaying Palm Forest Area and enjoy its special South Pacific feel. There is also a secluded ecological pond with some fish in it. It has two islets and over 60 species of birds, making it one of the city’s rare bird-watching spots.
The park features a statue of the goddess Guanyin holding prayer beads, which is the work of artist Yuyu Yang. There is also a unique amphitheater, which is an important performing arts venue in Taipei. Thus, the park is not only filled with the aroma of flowers, it is also permeated by the arts. Many people like to stroll or jog along the forest trails, and the well-equipped activity plaza, bike path, children's play area, basketball court, roller skating rink, and the vast lawn, that ensure everyone, young and old alike, will enjoy their time here.
Known as “the lungs of Taipei,” Daan Park was designed to emulate a forest. Numerous trees, including yellow flame, camphor, weeping paperbark, banyan, and sweetgum, have been planted around the park’s peripheral sidewalk. The park’s interior boasts of a variety of specially designed areas. The Flowering Plant Garden, with its gardenias, orange jasmine, osmanthus, and other fragrant plants, attracts butterflies, birds, and people year round. The enchanting Bamboo Forest Area is replete with many varieties, such as sweet bamboo, stripe common bamboo, and oldhamii bamboo. The leaves become natural compost, to promote environmental awareness. Stroll in the shade of the Swaying Palm Forest Area and enjoy its special South Pacific feel. There is also a secluded ecological pond with some fish in it. It has two islets and over 60 species of birds, making it one of the city’s rare bird-watching spots.
The park features a statue of the goddess Guanyin holding prayer beads, which is the work of artist Yuyu Yang. There is also a unique amphitheater, which is an important performing arts venue in Taipei. Thus, the park is not only filled with the aroma of flowers, it is also permeated by the arts. Many people like to stroll or jog along the forest trails, and the well-equipped activity plaza, bike path, children's play area, basketball court, roller skating rink, and the vast lawn, that ensure everyone, young and old alike, will enjoy their time here.
