The Taichung Park () is an
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...
in
North District,
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was
under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” ().
History
The park, originally called , was built in 1903 during the
Japanese era
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...
. On 17 April 1999,
Taichung City Government
The Taichung City Government () is the municipal government of Taichung, Taiwan.
History
Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the hand ...
listed it as city historical sites. In recent years, people have celebrated
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival ( zh, t=元宵節, s=元宵节, first=t, hp=Yuánxiāo jié), also called Shangyuan Festival ( zh, t=上元節, s=上元节, first=t, hp=Shàngyuán jié), is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth d ...
in Taichung Park.
Features
The park has an artificial lake which covers an area of 13,530 m
2. 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
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
...
References
1903 establishments in Taiwan
Parks established in 1903
Parks in Taichung
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