Bihu Park

Coordinates: 25°04′57.5″N 121°35′00.2″E / 25.082639°N 121.583389°E / 25.082639; 121.583389

Bihu Park
Bihu Park entrance

The Bihu Park (Chinese: 碧湖公園; pinyin: Bìhú Gōngyuán) is a park in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The park was opened in 1987.

Geography

The park covers an area of 13.1 hectares. A 7 hectares of lake located within the park area is the Dapi Lake, which was once used for farming irrigation.

Features

The park features the lakeside walkways which was completed and opened to public in 2007 with a total distance of 1.4 km. There is also a nine-turn bridge. It houses various flora as well, such as willows, bald cypresses, cajeput trees, golden showers, royal poincianas, Chinese hibiscus, azaleas and Ixora westii. The park management center houses a 45-seating capacity reading room, tennis courts, swimming pool and other recreational facilities. Visitors can also fish and hike in its six mountain trails to choose from with rest pavilions along the way.[1]

Transportation

The park is accessible within walking distance north from Wende Station of Taipei Metro.[2]

See also

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References

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