Taichung Aquarium
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The Taichung Aquarium is a public aquarium in Taichung, Taiwan, located near Wuqi Fishing Port in Qingshui District.[1]
The project began in 2012.[2] Taichung mayor Jason Hu originally planned it to be a conservation center. Under mayor Lin Chia-lung the city decided to make the project a full aquarium. The project was criticized in 2021 for still not having finished a decade after it began.[3]
Construction was completed in 2023 but the city was unable to find a commercial operator for the aquarium.[2]
In 2024, mayor Lu Shiow-yen said that the aquarium would open in 2025.[4]
In 2025, it was announced that a commercial operator for the aquarium had been contracted.[2] The Aquarium opened in August 2025.[5]
Exhibits and facilities
The aquarium features an open design. There is a large ocean tank on the first floor, a penguin exhibit on the second, exhibits themed around the Dajia River on the third floor, and a wetland exhibit as well as a large garden eel tank on the fourth. The aquarium also has a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.[6]
References
- ↑ Chin-feng, Su; Madjar, Kayleigh. "Taichung aquarium set to open next year". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 Scanlan, Sean. "Taichung Aquarium to open in late August". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Tsai-sheng, Tang; Hetherington, William. "Taichung official criticizes stagnation with aquarium not open after a decade". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Yang, Carol. "Taichung mayor releases 6-year policy report". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Lee, Charlotte. "Taichung Aquarium takes visitors from local rivers to the oceans". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ Lee, Charlotte. "Taichung Aquarium makes a splash with open design". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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