Taitung Forest Park

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Typepark
Coordinates22°46′02″N 121°09′28″E / 22.767213°N 121.157889°E / 22.767213; 121.157889
Area280 hectares
Taitung Forest Park
台東森林公園
Interactive map of Taitung Forest Park
Typepark
LocationTaitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°46′02″N 121°09′28″E / 22.767213°N 121.157889°E / 22.767213; 121.157889
Area280 hectares

Taitung Forest Park (traditional Chinese: 台東森林公園; simplified Chinese: 台东森林公园; pinyin: Táidōng Sēnlín Gōngyuán) is a park at Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.

The park is nicknamed the Black Forest by the local residents due to its immense dark beefwood trees.[1][2]

History

On 18 February 2021, an unmanned aerial vehicle belonged to National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology which took off from Chihhang Air Base crash landed at the park.[3]

Geology

The park has an area of 280 hectares, which consists of lakes, one of them is Pipa Lake.[4] The lake is the habitat for aquatic animals and plants. There are also viewing platform and cabin for waterfowl viewing, as well as other activities such as walking or cycling along the bike trail.[1][5][2]

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