Taichung Park

The Taichung Park (Chinese: 臺中公園; pinyin: Táizhōng gōngyuán) is an urban park in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” (中山公園; 'Sun Yat-sen park').^[1]

Taichung Park
臺中公園
Type	Urban park
Location	North, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°08′42″N 120°41′00″E
Created	1903

Taiwan Castle North gate

Taichung Wu's Residence gatehouse

History

The park, originally called Nakanoshima kōen (Japanese: 中之島公園), was built in 1903 during the Japanese era. On 17 April 1999, the Taichung City Government listed it as a city historical site.^[2] In recent years, people have celebrated the Lantern Festival in Taichung Park.^[3][4]

Features

The park has an artificial lake which covers an area of 13,530 m². 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