Fuyang Eco Park Introduction
Fuyang Natural Ecology Park is located at the end of Fuyang Street in the Daan District of Taipei City, just a 5-minute walk from Lingguang MRT Station, covering an area of 3.8 hectares. Since the Japanese colonial period, this site was used as an ammunition depot, and after the end of Japanese rule, it served as a military base until it was vacated in 1988. In 2000, the Taipei City Government designated the area as park land and has since been gradually transferring the land for public use. Between 2005 and 2006, the Construction Office's Park and Street Light Engineering Management Office carried out the planning, design, and construction of the new park. The park has eight main thematic areas, including: an entrance explanation area, ecological stream restoration area, cultural heritage display area, natural succession area, butterfly observation area, giant flying squirrel observation area, Taipei tree frog observation area, and cicada sound rest area. Among these, the natural ecology succession area, butterfly observation area, giant flying squirrel observation area, and Taipei tree frog observation area host a variety of plants, including fragrant camphor, acacia, white gourd, and blood wood, along with thousands of trees and animals such as tree frogs, butterflies, and giant flying squirrels. The surrounding military village houses, preserved bunkers, culverts, and weathered stone steps bear witness to the hard work of soldiers chiseling through the landscape, making one feel a sense of spiritual connection with the past. Due to the long-term military control of the park, which isolated it from human interference, the entire valley has maintained an ecological landscape almost identical to that from over a century ago. The rich forest structure, the chirping of insects, and the singing of birds preserve low-altitude forest and stream ecosystems, making it a rare ecological paradise within the city.
