Guanyinshan Visitor Center Introduction
Guanyin Mountain Tourist Service Center features a red-tiled, white-walled building surrounded by lush green mountains. Inside, it showcases tourism resources of Guanyin Mountain, the hiking trail system, as well as prehistoric human activities and excavated sites and pottery around Guanyin Mountain. On the second floor is the Guanyin Mountain Raptor Exhibition Hall, the first raptor-themed educational exhibition in northern Taiwan, which officially opened on September 26, 2020, after four years of planning and construction. The exhibition hall presents the Guanyin Eagle Association and introduces the various species of raptors in Taiwan, including the four signature species of Guanyin (Crested Serpent Eagle, Chinese Sparrowhawk, Gray-faced Buzzard, and Black Kite) through illustrations, ecological models, specimens, and audiovisual multimedia facilities. There are six main thematic areas in the hall where visitors can further understand the unique characteristics of Guanyin Mountain's raptors and natural ecology through terrain and raptor ecological models, interactive multimedia, and VR facilities that engage all five senses. From April to May each year, flocks of Black Kites and Gray-faced Buzzards can be seen migrating north in the Guanyin Mountain area, along with guided activities like "Guanyin & Eagle Watching" to gain deeper insights into the behavior of eagles and raptors.
