Green Grass Lake — Attraction in Hsinchu

The newly- renovated Green Grass Lake is worth a visit if you are in the area. After being closed for two years, the lake area is now open for business. First the good news. After dredging the lake is much deeper so it looks much cleaner and just generally nicer. Bring your dogs for a walk around the 2 km loop road parts of which are right along the lake. Plenty of benches , grassy areas, shade and a much livelier vibe than before. They even have canoes, paddle boards, and paddle boats for rent. Now the not so good news. Everyone is curious so parking is limited on weekends. Canoeing/paddle boarding is a bit pricey. Plenty of scooter parking though and great for easy cycling. The little island with the connecting bridge is open now as well. Overall, a great Sunday...

A well maintained lake that makes a good place for a walk. This is a medium sized man made lake/reservoir surrounded by paths. It’s quite popular at the weekend. Disappointingly you can’t currently visit the island in the middle (I guess due to covid), but you can rent a peddle boat if you feel like going out on the water. This is a nice place to escape from the city and have a gentle walk. Note that there are toilets there, not a convenience store so you’ll need to bring your...

what a relaxing place! Grear for biking, hiking, and riding the swan and dragon boats. there were four of us and we rented the swan boat. it was automatic. we paid 250 per head. my dad’s above 65 years old so he only had to pay 200 ntd. with the automatic boat, we can go around the lake for 30 mins. if we rented the one where we need to pedal, we pay the same price, but can go around the lake...