Laojiexi River Education Center Introduction
Environmental education is not as boring as you imagine! The first river-themed environmental education venue in Taiwan, the Old Street Creek River Education Center, allows you to fully understand the past, present, and future of Old Street Creek through its outdoor environment and indoor displays. Not only that, but the center also holds various activities such as environmental education cinema, riverside markets, food and agriculture lectures, DIY courses, and clean creek walks, all of which are sure to evoke exclamations of "how novel!" You can officially start this environmental education journey with a slide down the approximately 6-meter-long colorful time tunnel slide. The water channel source hill at the entrance simulates the wisdom of the ancestors in harmoniously coexisting with nature by building terraced fields. The two main buildings in the park are both renovated Hakka old houses. Entering the Old Street Creek Story Museum, which has been transformed from a brick bungalow, you'll find a vegetable garden, a bamboo fence, a courtyard, a kitchen stove, and an outdoor plaza, representing the life scenes of a traditional farm, making it a great opportunity for urban children to learn about rural life. The Old Street Creek Story Museum showcases the development of the Zhongli area; does Fruit Street only sell fruit? Where is the largest market in Zhongli? Why is Zhongli beef noodle soup so famous? Which is the oldest elementary school in Zhongli? After a stroll around, you'll instantly become a Zhongli expert! Another two-story building in the park, the River Ecosystem Education Museum, is a newly constructed steel structure that encloses the restored old house. The first floor displays themes introducing Old Street Creek, where children can learn about the river ecosystem through informational panels, vivid models, and interactive devices. The second floor introduces the 120-day remediation and revitalization process of Old Street Creek. The projecting observation platform gives trees the space to grow upwards, not only adding greenery to the park but also aligning with the River Education Center's promotion of environmental sustainability concepts.
