Taichung Metropolitan Park

　　Taichung Metropolitan Park is situated at the junction of Xitun District and Shalu District in Taichung City, near the highest point of the Dadu Plateau, with an area of 88 hectares. It was planned by the Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior under the Taiwan Regional Urban Leisure Facilities Development Program and opened in 2000.

　　Conceptually designed as an "urban forest park," Taichung Metropolitan Park provides a large open space, expansive green areas, aesthetically pleasing green landscapes, diverse recreational activities, and access to natural resources. The park features facilities such as a sundial sculpture, an astronomy plaza, a moon-viewing corridor, a health water channel, a fitness area, a botanical viewing area, an outdoor theater, a sunlit lawn, and more. It has become a leisure and recreation destination for residents of the Greater Taichung area, while also serving as an urban green buffer zone and a disaster prevention shelter. The vegetation and pond-wetland environments within the park also provide habitats for wildlife.

　　Standing in Taichung Metropolitan Park and looking east, you can clearly see the Taichung Basin and the mountainous areas of Dakeng and Fengyuan. To the west, you can gaze at the Taiwan Strait and Taichung Harbor, with ships coming and going quite visibly — making it an "urban ecological park" with exceptional views.

　　Taichung Metropolitan Park Reason to visit: One of the largest parks in Taichung City