Pinglin Ecological Park Introduction
Pinglin Ecological Park is located by the mountains and water, adjacent to the Tea Museum, covering nearly three hectares. Although it is named an ecological park, it is essentially a garden next to the Tea Museum. The park is built according to the original topography and retains many areas of virgin forest. It features various scenic facilities and preserves different original plant ecosystems, making it a great place for recreation and relaxation. The plant ecology area within the park is renowned, with distinct features in the tea garden ecology area, medicinal plant area, and fields of azaleas, daylilies, and wild ginger, as well as apricot blossom groves, cypress forests, oil cypress forests, maple gardens, an aquatic plant area, and a snake wood forest. Entering the park, the fragrance of tea mingles with the scent of flowers, refreshing the mind and spirit. Within the park, there is a "Siyuan Platform" dedicated to the protector of tea farmers, "Tea Village Mazu." This Mazu has a history of about 200 years and is said to have been invited from Fujian by early mainland tea workers who moved to Taiwan. Due to its effectiveness, more and more tea farmers have come to worship, and it has become the main deity of faith for Pinglin tea farmers, representing the spiritual support of the entire community.
