Dadong Wetland Park Introduction
Dadong Wetland Park (formerly known as Zhongzheng Park) was established in 1981 and is located across from the Dadong Cultural and Arts Center. After years of greening efforts, the park is filled with lush trees and includes facilities such as an elderly activity center, resting pavilions, and the adjacent Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (which was demolished around October 2012), as well as Cien Library, making it a great place for leisure. Chaitou Pond Ruins: During the Qing Dynasty, there were two locations with the name "Pitou" in Fengshan County, namely "Pizaitou," located in the old city of Zuoying, and the old name of the new Fengshan city - "Pitou." To avoid confusion, the one in Fengshan City was renamed "Xiapitou," "Xiapitou Street," or "Pitou Street." The name Chaitou Pond in Fengshan City originates from the settlement built near the pond, located at the head of the pond, hence called "Pitou," with the pond itself being Chaitou Pond. Chaitou Pond in Fengshan measures over five miles in circumference (approximately 2.5 kilometers) and covers an area of 34.5 hectares (about 33.3 acres). It is a large pond located on the southern side of Wuluo Pond Mountain, with the East Gate Creek (also known as Fengshan Creek) and two ditches (the inner and outer moats of Fengshan City) to the west. Wuluo Pond Mountain today is near the livestock market in Beimenli of Fengshan City, the Kaohsiung-Pingtung Railway area, west of Fengshan Creek, and north of Bo'ai Road, characterized by low hills. At the intersection of Jingwu Road and Fengren Road stands the "Beast Soul Monument," which is a notable landmark for Wuluo Pond Mountain today. Currently, the area west of Fengshan Creek, including the elderly activity center, Fengshan Hospital, Fengshan District Office, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (which was demolished around October 2012), Dadong Hospital, Dadong Elementary School, Dadong Park, and buildings such as Zhishan Tianxia Building and Ruizhu Community Activity Center east of Fengshan Creek, all fall within the Chaitou Pond area.
