Pinglin Ecological Park Introduction
Pinglin Ecological Park is situated beside the mountains and water, adjacent to the Tea Museum, covering nearly three hectares. Although named an ecological park, it is essentially a garden located next to the Tea Museum. The park is designed according to the original topography, preserving several patches of primitive forest. It features various landscape facilities and retains diverse native plant ecosystems, making it an excellent place for recreation and relaxation. The plant ecology area within the park is renowned, with distinctive sections including the tea garden ecology area, medicinal plant area, fields of azaleas, daylilies, and wild ginger, as well as apricot orchards, cedar forests, oil pine forests, maple gardens, aquatic plant complexes, and snake wood forests. Entering the park, the scent of tea mingles with the fragrance of flowers, refreshing the spirit. Within the park stands the "Siyuan Platform," dedicated to the tea farmers' guardian deity, "Tea Goddess Mazu." This statue is approximately 200 years old and was said to have been brought from Fujian by early Chinese tea workers who migrated to Taiwan. Due to its effectiveness, an increasing number of tea farmers have come to worship here, making it a significant faith for the tea farmers of Pinglin and a spiritual refuge for the local community.
