The world’s first paper architecture in Taiwan | Top flower viewing spots at the three zones of the Flower Expo

By / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

The 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition will open on November 3. In addition to numerous flower viewing attractions, the municipal government has also created special features in the three expo zones, including the waterside park in the Fengyuan Huludun Zone, the world’s first paper architecture “Senlong Huoliong Pavilion” in the Houli Zone, and the “Water Dividing Trail” that offers a view into the aquatic ecosystem.

1. Fengyuan Huludun Zone – Soft Ponds Creek Waterside Park, Artistic Landscape Wall
Fengyuan District’s Huludun Park is traversed by Soft Ponds Creek, making it the only exhibition area among the three expo zones with a river. The park is divided into five zones, with the municipal government creating a roughly 1-hectare scenic water area in Zone 5. On regular days, it can host water-based leisure activities such as kayaking and dragon boat racing, while also serving as flood storage and regulation during heavy rains.

The landscaping plan includes planting over 200,000 shrubs and flowers, preserving the existing high-quality trees, and incorporating native Taiwanese tree species and plants like Ludwigia adscendens subsp. micrantha, allowing more people to learn about local flora and showcasing the beauty of a waterfront floral city.

The new Huludun Park combines the creative floral designs of the Flora Expo to create ten major highlights: floral landscapes, a small island in the lake, lakeside platforms, eco-paving, artistic landscape walls, herb mazes, vine tunnels, waterside lawns, civic green spaces, and a music plaza, presenting a completely renewed waterfront floral city.

Additionally, an artistic landscape wall has been created, using light projection to showcase stories of Taiwan’s endemic species and ecology, featuring silhouettes of fauna such as the spotted snakehead, Ludwigia adscendens subsp. micrantha, the Taiwan whitefish, and the cherry salmon. The entire Soft Ponds Creek water area is expected to begin trial operations in September and officially open in November.