In the past, the army plants trees by Jiangjun Road; now, these trees are growing up. Many animals come to here for habitation. You can see squirrels, Black-naped Blue Monarch, Grey treepie and Streak-breated Scimitar Babber. Also, you can usually see Tiger Bittern. If you have great powers of observation, you can even see Taiwan barbet! Hope more and more animals will come and play with us under everyone's under conservation and protection.


Jiangjun Road is main guiding spot every Saturday.
Salute!- Jiangjun Road
The Straight Road
　　Jiangjun Road is 100 meters long with concrete surface. Beside the road, there are Camphor tree, White Mahogany, Taiwan Banyan, Formosan gum which are common trees in the Park.
　　"Jiangjun", which means "General" in English, sounds admirable. The trees by the road stand firmly with well alignment like soldiers. Visitors can pick one person who pretends to be a general, and one for giving a command, then the rest of people can assemble in two lines, and then do hand salute and greet "General!" (Photos provided by Chen Mei-Juan)


Miniature of the Baguashan Mountain
　　With the workers of Green Camp's effort, many native plants grow by Jiangjun Road which becomes the miniature of Baguashan Mountain. If you want to learn more about the plants in Baguashan Mountain, you can pay a visit to Jiangjun Road first, attend the park guide and earn some information.


Straight-lined Military Dorms
　　The buildings beside Juangjun Road were military dorms, when the Park was military camp. Now one side of buildings is County governmental offices and training rooms, the other side are classrooms for Changhua Arts Senior High School. These buildings are distinctive.
"Big Tree" Hallway, A Relaxing Spot.
　　There was a big and tall Royal Poinciana for shadowing; however, the tree is growing bigger and bigger, plus the tree is shallow-rooted. Concerning about the potential damages the tree may cause to the near buildings when typhoon comes, people moved the tree.
Plants
Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Butterfly Tree and Orchid Tree
　　People don't visit the Park for nothing. There is a tree with magenta flowers which called Hong Kong Orchid Tree. The tree only blossom and cannot fruit because it is hybrid of Butterfly Tree and Orchid Tree. The three different trees are purposely planted together by Juangjun Road for guiding. Visitors can learn the differences among these three. (Photo 1) The teachers in Green Camp set a large sign to introduce these "three brothers". (Photo 2)

Photo 1

Photo 2
　　These three tress have similar appearances, which are Orchid tree(Photo 3), Butterfly tree(Photo 4), and Hong Kong orchid tree. How to differentiate among them?

Photo 3

Photo 4
　　It's not that hard! The flowering stage of Hong Kong orchid tree is from November to March, it blossoms but never fruits; on other hand, Butterfly tree and Orchid tree blossoms and fruits, both of their fruits are pods. It's winter now, the flowering time of Butterfly tree just ends, so there are only pods remain; the Orchid tree hasn't fruited yet, it will blossom when spring comes. Now, do you learn the differences?

Photo 5
Common Animals
1. Tiger Bittern
　　Tiger Bittern's common name is night herons. Its favorite food is earthworm. The bird likes to stay in dark places, usually can be seen in schools and parks. The subadult's plumage is gray-brown with black and white spots. It is always at standstill, which makes people think it's a sculpture. Adult bird has black top, its face and neck are reddish-brown.

Tiger Bittern stands like a wooden sculpture.

Looking for food?(Photos provided by Chen Mei-Juan)

The bird got an earthworm. It's time to eat.
2. Chinese Bulbul
　　The call of Chinese Bulbul sounds like a kind of snack, "chocolate, chocolate". When the bulbul is alerting, it makes "dadadada" sound, like machine gun.

(Photo/Wiki)
3. Red-bellied tree squirrel
　　The common animals you can see in the Park is either birds or squirrels. The squirrel is kids' favorite. The name, "Red-bellied tree squirrel" is origin in it red belly. The Squirrel can make many sounds; the most common one is "dadadada" which is similar to Schlegel's Japanese Gecko's call.

(Photos provided by Chen Mei-Juan)
Team Green's Reflection
Why can't we plant foreign plants? What influence does foreign species make to animals?
　　Foreign plant species are beautiful and attractive; nevertheless, if people plants without concern, the aboriginal food chain will be gradually destroyed; animals live with plants, if the native plants are replaced, it will be hard for animals to survive in the wild. Additionally, foreign plants are expensive. Why don't choose native species? They cost less and can enhance the ecosystem!
Q & A
Answer the quiz, see how much you've learned?
1. What is the military buildings' arrangement?
Straight lineL-shapeUpside down U-shaped
2. What kinds of trees are planted by Jiangjun Road?
Taiwan cypress and Taiwan Hinoki Teak and Incense Machilus Camphor tree and White Mahogany
3. What is the correct attitude toward sustainable living?
Develop lands without concernRespect nature, keep away from itHuman coexist with nature
4. Which plant only blossoms and never fruits?
Orchid treeButterfly treeHong Kong orchid tree
5. Which plant blossoms in spring?
Orchid treeButterfly treeHong Kong orchid tree
6. Jiangjun Road is the miniature of where?
Banpingshan MountainBaguaShan MountainYangmingShan Mountain
Reference:
1. Tiger Bittern
2. Cheng-Kung Green Camping Place for Learning Passport (Republished in May, 2013)
3. Introduction of Juangjun Road: Teacher Jaung Peng-Lin's interview
4. Plant Guiding: Huang Zhi-Cheng's guiding
5. Common animals in the Park: Teacher Chen Mei-Juan's class