Tourist sites in the neighborhood

sightseeing

Source:Tourism of Taoyuan/ Jaunt/photos taken by the team

Introduction of the Attractions
  • ●Yongan Coastal Park
  • It is a tropical park and the first marine park in northern Taiwan. The first part is Yongan Ocean Forest Park and the second part is Yongan Coastal Park with the landscape of forest and view of the ocean.

  • ●Yongan Ridge Bridge
  • It experiences the evolution of the marine Hakka harbor in the past 300 years. The design of the construction is asymmetric and it includes the techniques such as flying birds in the wind, many-faceted cutting and balanced cantilever. The creative images such as tall ships and long cables and “braving the wind and the billows” show the plentiful harvest of the fishing boats. Design of the interchange is based on the shape of diamond. It reveals marine Hakka characteristics. It shows creative landscape totem and traditional agricultural and fishing village to create the concept of marine Hakka people’s lives, production and ecology.

  • ●Xinwu Green Tunnel
  • It is located in Xinwu District of Taoyuan City and the total length is 4 km. From Yongan Fishing Harbor to Wang You Gate, the asphalt road is placed. On the ground, there are the totems of animals which show the aesthetic characteristic of coastal bikeway. The recreational area of green tunnel and coastal road allows the families to approach the nature.

  • ●Fan-Jiang Ancient House
  • It was founded by Fan-Jiang Family in 1854 and is the third class of national historic relics. With different construction times, the old houses show various architectural styles, including swallow tail roofs, delicate wooden sculpture and Koji ceramics. In the ancestral hall, there are historic incense burners and pithos from China 200 years ago.

  • ●Lian He Garden Leisure Farm
  • Lian He Garden Leisure Farm is located at the border between Xinwu and Guanyin and the square measure is 2 ha. However, there is a labyrinth park. During the season of lotus, the pond is filled with attractive lotuses and the tourists can even float on the water by sitting on the giant lotuses.

  • ●Xinfeng Mangrove Nature Reserve
  • Xinfeng Mangrove Nature Reserve at the border between Hsinchu and Xinwu (Taoyuan) resembles Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. We are surrounded by mangrove forest. In the green mangrove forest tunnel, there are dreamlike woods.

  • ●Driftwood Park
  • In Driftwood Park, the artists create the work by drift woods to match the landscape. The drift woods are simple; however, with the artists’ techniques, they become unique decoration. The artists combine woods of mountains with the ocean.

  • ●Baishajia Lighthouse
  • Baishajia Lighthouse is located at Guanyin Coast and it is the westernmost lighthouse of Taiwan. It is surrounded by circular trail. We can also visit Guanyin Coastal Recreation Area. The building and wall of the lighthouse and sundial device of the Japanese colonial period were announced as the first county historic relics of Taoyuan in the next year. It is the most properly preserved lighthouse of the Japanese colonial period at present.

  • ●Ganquan Temple
  • Ganquan Temple with more than 150 years of history is the well-known landmark of Guanyin area and the most important religion center for the residents. The well with running spring throughout the years is located in the park on the left of the temple. Many followers take the water in this place.