Chiayi Park — Attraction in Chiayi

Beautiful old park in Chiayi city with lots of wonderful old trees, established in 1910. It was originally named "Chiayi Park". After the government moved to Taiwan, it was renamed "Zhongshan Park". In 1997, the original name was restored.

Chiayi Park is located in the eastern suburbs of Chiayi City. The total area of ​​the park is about 268,000 square meters. There are towering ancient trees in the park, pavilions, waterside pavilions, rockery fish ponds, winding paths leading to secluded areas. Because of the use of natural mountains and rivers, the scenery is elegant and it can be described as a relaxing resort.

The park contains the Martyrs' Shrine, Sun-shooting Tower, Fukang'an Memorial Monument, Bingwu Earthquake Monument, Twelve Ancient Cannons, Chen Chengbo's Easel, Wall Road, Yijiangshan Monument, Confucius Temple and the national treasure Alishan Forest Railway No. 21 Historical sites such as steam locomotives are a good place for people to relax. In addition, the two forestry and agricultural experimental branches located in the northeast corner of the park are planted with a variety of tropical plants. They provide shade to protect you from the heat and the green leaves sway in the wind. Well...

This is a very big and beautiful park with lots of resting places. Benches are everywhere, sit to have a snack, read a book, rest or chat with friends. I visited once in the afternoon on a Friday, was so charmed by it, visited again the next morning, which was a weekend. The park was vibrant with people taking their morning walks, others doing their exercise or dance in their little groups. It is interesting to immerse myself among the locals, watching how they spend their mornings at the park. Wanted to share those photos but just couldn’t call up those photos on iPhone, only photos from the Friday afternoon is shared here.

There is a playground too for the kids and restrooms are also easily accessible, though not in the cleanest state.

The morning air is cool and fresh, not noisy despite there were many people going about with their activities. The paths are easy to walk and is wheelchair friendly too for most part of the park.

I simply love this park, as it gives my weak aching knees a break from climbing more stairs. Beside it is the Chiayi Botanical Gardens, so do hop over too without having to make a separate trip on...

Beautiful, huge park. Great for walks and great for relaxing. Offers lots of areas for activities or for picnics. Lovely museum located in the middle of the park, housed in a Japanese style house from the early 20th century. There are pagodas, tennis areas, rollerblading areas, picnic tables, a children's playground and forested trails featuring botanical garden style signs about the local flora. The park is huge! Also of note, and a great place to relax, is Shooting Sun Tower, which features a 12 story tall metal representation of an aboriginal legend about shooting down the sun. The tower boasts a magnificent view of the whole city, a rooftop garden, and sections of glass flooring that look down 13 stories! Unique attraction, and relaxing coffee shop. It is located at the far end...