The Bihu Park () is a park in
Neihu District
Neihu District is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. Neihu means "inner lake." The older name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Tayour'' (transliterated by the Dutch as ''Cattajo''), meaning woman's head ornament.
Many mountainous roads and ...
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Taipei
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Taiwan
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History
The park was opened in 1987.
Geography
The park covers an area of 13.1 hectares. A 7 hectares of lake located within the park area is the Dapi Lake, which was once used for farming irrigation. The lake has a large population of invasive
Amazon sailfin catfish.
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.
Transportation
The park is accessible within walking distance north from
Wende Station of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...
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See also
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List of parks in Taiwan
This is a list of parks in Taiwan, Republic of China.
Taipei
* 228 Peace Memorial Park
* Bailing Sport Park
* Bangka Park
* Beitou Park
* Bihu Park
* Chengmei Riverside Park
* Daan Forest Park
* Dahu Park
* Dajia Riverside Park
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References
External links
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1987 establishments in Taiwan
Parks established in 1987
Parks in Taipei
Lakes of Taiwan
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