Guanyin Mountain Visitor Center Introduction
The Guanyin Mountain Visitor Center features a red-tiled and white-walled building surrounded by lush green mountains. It showcases tourism resources related to Guanyin Mountain, hiking trail systems, as well as prehistoric cultural activities and archaeological sites with unearthed artifacts and prehistoric pottery. Located on the second floor, the Guanyin Mountain Raptor Exhibition Hall is the first educational themed exhibition hall focused on raptors in Northern Taiwan. After four years of planning and construction, it officially opened on September 26, 2020. The exhibition hall presents the Guanyin Eagle Association, educating visitors about Guanyin Mountain's raptors, featuring up to 30 species and introducing Taiwan’s raptor varieties as well as the "Four Elegants of Guanyin" (the Crested Serpent Eagle, the Grey-faced Buzzard, the Mountain Hawk-eagle, and the Red-bellied Eagle). The hall contains six main thematic areas where visitors can further understand Guanyin Mountain's raptors and the uniqueness of its natural ecology through terrain and raptor ecology models, interactive multimedia, and VR facilities, engaging all five senses. From April to May each year, flocks of Red-bellied Eagles, Grey-faced Buzzards, and other raptors can be seen migrating north in the Guanyin Mountain area. Additionally, there are "Guanyin Viewing Eagles" guided tours available, providing in-depth insights into the behavior and habits of eagles and raptors.
