Mengjia Park Introduction
Mengjia Park is located next to Longshan Temple and was originally named "Wanhua No. 12 Park." Surrounded by Guangzhou Street, Heping West Road, Sanshui Street, and Xiyuan Road, it occupies a vast area and is a culturally themed folk park developed by the Taipei City Government. The park features many culturally significant designs, such as the dragon-shaped sculpture on the eastern side, symbolizing good luck in Chinese feng shui, and the boat-shaped sculpture on the western side, reflecting the early transportation methods of local ancestors who often used canoes for transport, crossing rivers, and trade. The Mirror Pool for Beauties combines Chinese feng shui by aligning a viewing platform according to the positions of the Big Dipper stars, and incorporates elements of light and water dance, presenting daily water dance shows. To the north of the park, the temple square extends from the Longshan Temple courtyard, featuring a zodiac installation designed to combine Chinese constellations with the Western zodiac, embedded with over two thousand small stars that emit various colors of light at night. The "Cultural Art Gallery" shaped like the letter "U" in Mengjia Park is constructed from reinforced glass and enamel panels, designed to resemble traditional roof tiles. It provides passage, rest areas, and a venue for various exhibitions. Mengjia Park is an important municipal construction project for the city government’s "Transforming Axes, Recreating the West District." The park and its extension, Longshan Temple, have become significant historical, cultural, and religious attractions in Taipei City, promising to bring about the redevelopment of the urban west district and stimulate business opportunities, reshaping it into an international tourist hotspot, thereby reviving the splendor of Mengjia over the past two hundred years.
