New Taipei Metropolitan Park (Erchong Floodway Riverside Park) Introduction
The "Bear Monkey Fun Paradise," located within the New Taipei Metropolitan Park, officially opened in July 2020. The park spans 4 hectares and integrates the imagery of Taiwan's unique animals to create the largest all-age inclusive slope slide playground in Taiwan. It features a total of 31 large and small slides, along with over 100 playground facilities, making it not only a crazy fun place for kids to play all day long but also a great spot for adults and children to enjoy and relieve stress together! From a high vantage point, visitors can see the vibrant sky, mountains, forests, and streams of different themes, with Taiwan's national treasure animals transformed into large playground equipment hidden among these themes. For example, the Formosan Blue Magpie climbing net, the Taiwan Blue Pheasant pebble slide, the cherry salmon climbing seat, and the Formosan Black Bear swing. Informational signs nearby introduce the names, habits, and sizes of the animals, achieving an educational yet entertaining effect. The reverse side of the signs provides detailed information on the age appropriateness and precautions regarding the playground facilities, ensuring that children can explore and play safely in this fun and challenging environment. The variety of cute animals also makes it a perfect spot for adults to take photos! Thoughtful designs also allow for night-time fun. The Bear Monkey Fun Paradise is equipped with parent-child restrooms and several wheelchair-accessible paths, allowing visitors to enjoy their visit without worry. Currently, the park hours are from 6 AM to 10 PM, and it is recommended to visit in the evening during the hot summer days, as the abundant lighting at night creates a play paradise for children's night parties. In the summer of 2022, the "Ocean World Water Park," covering an area of 1,500 square meters, opened, continuing the theme of Taiwan's unique animals seen in the Bear Monkey Fun Paradise. It features seven major water-based attractions themed around Taiwan's characteristic aquatic creatures, such as the green sea turtle, land crab, mudskipper, hermit crab, Penghu octopus, jellyfish, and garden eel, using slip-resistant flooring to ensure visitor safety. Visitors are welcome to bring water guns to enjoy a fun summer here.
