Daan Forest Park
Daan Forest Park 大安森林公園 | |
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Type | Municipal |
Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 25°01′47″N 121°32′10″E / 25.0297299°N 121.5361368°E |
Area | 259,293 m2 (64.073 acres) |
Opened | 29 March 1994 |
Open | All year |
Parking | Underground parking garage |
Daan Forest Park | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Dàān Sēnlíng Gōngyuán |
Bopomofo | ㄉㄚˋ ㄢ ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ |
IPA | [tâ.án sə́n.lǐn kʊ́ŋ.ɥɛ̌n] |
Daan Forest Park (Chinese: 大安森林公園) is a public park near the centre of the Da'an District of Taipei, Taiwan. The park occupies twenty-six hectares and is bordered on its north, south, east, and west by Xinyi Road (信義路), Heping E. Road (和平東路), Jianguo S. Road (建國南路), and Xinsheng S. Road (幸生南路), respectively. The park is used by residents of Taipei as a green activity space and for various outdoor activities.[1] The park was created in 1994 after the eviction of longtime squatters and the demolition of illegal buildings on municipal land.
History
The land that would become Daan Forest Park was designated urban parkland in 1932 by
Daan Forest Park was intended to play a similar role as other major city parks such as
Ecology
The park is home to a wide variety of animals including squirrels, and several species of ducks, egrets, and turtles.[4]
Facilities
Daan Forest park contains two ponds, several pavilions, and strolling paths, a desacralized statue of the Buddhist Goddess Guanyin,[7] as well as cultural recreational facilities such as an amphitheatre, children's playground, a jogging loop, and a skating rink. It also contains an underground parking garage.
Events
Transportation
Direct access to the park by
See also
References
- ^ About Daan District:Daan Forest Park, Taipei City Government, 2010-01-28
- ^ a b Han Cheung. "Taiwan in Time: Religious strife in Daan Forest Park". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- S2CID 153994622.
- ^ a b Daan Forest Park, Go2Taiwan, April 29, 2010, archived from the original on March 25, 2013, retrieved November 24, 2012
- ^ Da'an Park, Tourism Bureau, Republic of China (Taiwan), 2012, archived from the original on 26 July 2012
- ^ "Ex-ING manager indicted on fund misuse", The China Post, November 8, 2012
- ^ "The controversy over the Guanyin statue of Daan Park". Bubble Tea Island. 6 February 2023.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-yin (12 December 2017). "Islamic cultural fair highlights Muslim presence, challenges". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Huang, Maggie (23 December 2017). "Islamic Market draws large crowds to Taipei's Daan Forest Park". Taiwan News. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Daan Forest Park Azalea Festival". 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Taipei City Government". Taipei City Government. Mar 6, 2017. Retrieved Jul 26, 2020.
External links
- Media related to Daan Park at Wikimedia Commons