Taichung Park
# Taichung Park

The Taichung Park (Chinese: 臺中公園; pinyin: Táizhōng gōngyuán) is an urban park in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” (中山公園; 'Sun Yat-sen park').

## History

The park, originally called Nakanoshima kōen (Japanese: 中之島公園), was built in 1903 during the Japanese era. On 17 April 1999, Taichung City Government listed it as city historical sites. In recent years, people have celebrated Lantern Festival in Taichung Park.

## Features

The park has an artificial lake which covers an area of 13,530 $m^2.$ It also has two adjacent pavilions in the lake which were built to commemorate the establishment of Crossway Railway in 1908.

## Facilities

The park has facilities for kayaking in the lake, tennis court, outdoor platform and kids playground.

