Guandu-Main Area
Guandu Nature Park
Main Area
This area includes the Visitor Center, birdwatching cabins, trails, and freshwater ponds. It provides habitation from the coastal wetland to low elevation forest of northern Taiwan. The area is suitable for outdoor classes, as well as leisure visit.
Water Quality Improvement Education Area
To improve the water quality of Old Guizikeng River, whose major pollutants come from factories, domestic usages and dumping located at upper steam. Pollutant Reduction Facilities and a Constructed Cobble Bed Treatment are installed in the area. The water treatment site is also very educational.
Crab Watching Area (boardwalk sponsored by HSBC Bank)
A large mudflat ideal for observing fiddler crabs, mudskippers, and waterfowls.
Freshwater Ponds
These ponds were created to exemplify a habitat once typical of an agriculture-dominated landscape. Water fauna and flora can be easily observed.
Coastal Forest
The vegetation in this biome has evolved numerous adaptations to survive on the coast, where the salinity is high and the environment is harsh.
Northern Taiwan Low Elevation Forest
The vegetation here is representative of the subtropical forests of northern Taiwan.
Visitor Center
Facilities on the ground floor include displays, an auditorium, a conference room, exhibits, information desk, and a gift shop. Facilities on the second floor include an indoor observational area, a classroom, and a cafe.
Birdwatching Cabins
Designed to minimize the disturbance observers have on wildlife. Please reduce your volumes in the cabins.
Source of Article: Taipei City Animal Protection Office
City | Taipei City |
Contact Information | Guandu Nature Park Management Office: 02-28587417 |
Transportation | By MRT Take the Tamsui Line to Guandu Station, then take transfer buses R35 or S23 or walk ( 10 minutes ). By Bus Take bus 302 to 關渡國中 (Guandu Junior High School) station, then follow the school fence to the park (3 minutes). By Car Parking is available. |
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