Fuyang Natural Ecological 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 the MRT Lin Guang Station, covering an area of 3.8 hectares. Since the Japanese colonial period, this site has served as an ammunition depot. After the end of Japanese rule, it was garrisoned by the military until its withdrawal in 1988. In 2000, the Taipei City Government designated this location as park land and gradually processed the land allocation. Between 2005 and 2006, the Public Works Department's Park and Street Light Division undertook the planning and construction of the park. The park features eight main thematic areas, including: the Entrance Interpretation Area, Ecological Stream Restoration Area, Cultural and Historical Exhibition Area, Natural Succession Area, Butterfly Viewing Area, Greater Sugar Glider Observation Area, Taipei Tree Frog Observation Area, and Cicada Sound Relaxation Area. Among them, the Natural Ecology Succession Area, Butterfly Viewing Area, Greater Sugar Glider Observation Area, and Taipei Tree Frog Observation Area host various plants such as aromatic camphor, acacia, white gourd, and blood wood along with thousands of trees and animals, including tree frogs, butterflies, and greater sugar gliders. The peripheral military village houses, preserved bunkers, culverts, and weathered stone steps bear witness to the hard work of soldiers chiseling away at the landscape, creating a spiritual connection with the old generation. Due to long-term military control and isolation from human interference, the entire valley has maintained an ecological landscape almost identical to that of over a century ago. The park boasts rich forest ecology, the sounds of insects and birds, and preserves low-altitude forests and streams, making it a rare ecological paradise in the city.
