Guanyin Mountain Visitor Center Introduction
The Guanyin Mountain Tourist Service Center features a red-tiled white-walled building nestled among lush green mountains. Inside, it showcases the tourism resources of Guanyin Mountain, the hiking trail system, as well as information on prehistoric human activities and artifacts unearthed in the surrounding area, including prehistoric pottery. Located on the second floor, the Guanyin Mountain Raptor Exhibition Hall is the first raptor-themed educational exhibition hall in northern Taiwan. After four years of planning and construction, it officially opened on September 26, 2020. The exhibition hall uses images, ecological models, specimens, and multimedia facilities to display the Guanyin Eagle Association and to introduce more than 30 species of raptors found in Taiwan, including the "Four Beauties of Guanyin": the Crested Serpent Eagle, the Chinese Sparrowhawk, the Eastern Buzzard, and the Red-bellied Hawk. The hall comprises six major thematic areas where visitors can explore the terrain and raptor ecology through models, interactive multimedia, and VR facilities, allowing them to further understand the uniqueness of raptors and natural ecology in Guanyin Mountain through a sensory experience. From April to May each year, flocks of Red-bellied Hawks and Eastern Buzzards can be seen migrating north in the Guanyin Mountain area, and there is a "Guanyin & Bull; Eagle Watching" guided activity to gain deeper insights into the behaviors of eagles and raptors.
