Dadong Wetland Park Introduction
Dadong Wetland Park (formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek Park) was established in 1981, located opposite the Dadong Cultural and Arts Center. After years of greening efforts, the park is lush with trees and includes facilities such as an elderly activity center, resting pavilions, and the adjacent Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (demolished around October 2012), as well as the Cien Library, making it a great place for leisure. Chaitou Pond Ruins: During the Qing Dynasty, there were two pond names in Fengshan County, namely "Pizaitou," located in the old city of Zuoying, and the old name of Fengshan New City, "Pitou." To avoid confusion, the pond in Fengshan City was renamed "Xiapitou," "Xiapitou Street," or "Pitou Street." The name "Pitou" in Fengshan City comes from the settlement being built near a pond, located at the head of the pond, thus named "Pitou," which is the Chaitou Pond. The perimeter of Chaitou Pond is approximately five miles (about 2.5 kilometers), with an area of 34.5 hectares (about 33.3 acres), making it a large pond located on the southern side of Wuluo Mountain, bordered to the west by the Dongmen River (Fengshan River) and two ditches (the inner moat and outer moat of Fengshan City). Wuluo Mountain is situated in the vicinity of the livestock market in Beimenli, Fengshan City, west of Fengshan River, and north of Bo'ai Road, on low hills. At the intersection of Jingwu Road and Fengren Road, there is the "Animal Soul Monument," which is a notable landmark of Wuluo Mountain today. Currently, the elderly activity center, Fengshan Hospital, Fengshan District Office, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (demolished around October 2012), Dadong Hospital, Dadong Elementary School, Dadong Park, and the Zhishan Tianxia Building and Ruizhuchu Community Activity Center to the east of Fengshan River all fall within the Chaitou Pond area.
