Fushan Botanical Garden

Fushan Botanical Garden

Taiwan and Asia's largest botanical garden, the best ecological classroom, renowned throughout the province, well-known. Located at the junction of Yuanshan township of Ilan County and Wulai District of Xinbei city.

brief introduction

The park is divided into original plant area, natural forest exhibition area, aquatic plant area, haben nature reserve area (only for academic research, not open) and Fushan Miao garden. It is located in the basin surrounded by branches of snow mountains. The terrain is mainly distributed between 600-1200 meters above sea level, covering an area of about 1200 hectares.

The whole botanical garden shows the beauty of broad-leaved forest at middle and low altitudes. Native species such as Lauraceae and Fagaceae can be seen everywhere. There are more than 7000 kinds of plants in the 20 hectare exhibition area, which is almost the panorama of Taiwan's plant varieties. In addition to the interpretation service provided by the administrative center, the park has planned a 20 km long self guided trail and interpretation platform for tourists to enjoy themselves. It's a unique and pleasant experience to stroll along the most creative log trail (the longest wooden brick trail in Taiwan) and enjoy the complex plant landscape and beautiful scenery.

Aquatic plant area is the most important landscape area, with footpath, hydrophilic plank road, pavilion, etc. the hydrophilic wooden stack meanders along the water bank, which can observe the water ecology nearby. The footpath planning is perfect, and there are natural beauty in every corner of the pavilion, including the endangered Formosan pingpengcao. The pool surface is often covered with fog, misty clouds, mountain haze and water vapor interweave a dreamlike beauty, intoxicating. Throughout the park, we can see that many kinds of animals live here, which can be said to be a paradise for them to nourish.

The whole park is a "botanical garden", which is different from the forest recreation area. In order to avoid the influx of too many tourists and causing environmental damage, there are strict regulations on the opening hours, number of people and mode, and you need to apply in advance.

In addition to natural forests and native plants, more than 400 display plants are planted in the park. Visitors can enjoy them one by one along the 20 km long footpath in the botanical garden. Because Fushan Botanical Garden is mainly for plant planting and testing, it is not a general forest recreation area, so there are no catering and accommodation, barbecue and camping are strictly prohibited in the garden.

geographical position

Fushan Botanical Garden is located at the junction of Wulai District, Xinbei city and Huxi village, Yuanshan Township, Ilan County. It belongs to Fushan Experimental Forest of Taiwan Forestry Experimental Institute. Fushan Experimental Forest is located at an altitude of 400-1400 meters, with an area of more than 1000 hectares. There are botanical garden, water conservation area and Nature Reserve in the park. Only botanical garden is available for tourists. The botanical garden occupies about 409 hectares, which is located in the middle of the experimental forest area. According to the terrain, it can be divided into plant exhibition area, natural forest exhibition area, native plant area and natural reserve buffer area.

Travel

Fushan Botanical Garden is under the jurisdiction of Fushan branch of Forestry Experimental Institute of Taiwan Provincial Department of agriculture and forestry, with a total area of 1097.9 hectares. It is planned to be a water source protection area in the north, a haben Nature Reserve in the south, and a relatively flat 409.5 hectares in the middle. It is the so-called "Fushan Botanical Garden" and the largest natural botanical garden in Northern Taiwan. On the east side of the garden is the original plant area covering an area of about 3 hectares, with permanent preservation areas for Lauraceae, Fagaceae and other broad-leaved woody plants. Located in the natural forest exhibition area at the entrance of the garden route, there are forest classrooms composed of stone tables and chairs scattered under the forest. During walking, you can not only enjoy forest bath, but also have outdoor plant lessons. The tall tree trunk is often clustered with the huge bird's Nest Fern, Sansui flower. As you continue to walk into the garden, the aquatic plant area is the most eye-catching focus of the botanical garden. There are footpaths, hydrophilic trestles, pavilions and other facilities in the area. The wood brick footpaths are arranged in different ways, changing dozens of patterns to create different tastes. There are a variety of aquatic plants, including rare water cloves, water hairy flowers, water horse teeth and East Asian black Sparganium Pingpengcao is an endangered species in Taiwan. It blooms yellow flowers in summer. It is a dominant emergent plant in this area. The surface of the pool is often shrouded in fog and dense. The water vapor and the mountain haze blend into a dreamlike beauty, which has become a place where visitors forget to return. There are 36 kinds of spice plants and 66 kinds of medicinal plants. Further west to the herbaceous plant area, the haben stream flows through the edge, with clear water and abundant aquatic insect resources. There are 65 kinds of bamboos planted in the bamboo area, such as tangzhu, Hulu bamboo and Sifang bamboo. From the bamboo area to the north, there are also the flower area with closed petals and the flower area with separated petals. The whole Fushan Botanical Garden is really a "botanical garden", not a "forest recreation area". In order to avoid the excessive influx of tourists and causing environmental damage, the garden has strict regulations on the opening hours, the number of people and the way to visit. When you go to the garden, you must apply for an entry permit in advance.

Use of facilities

overview

Fushan Botanical Garden is attached to Taiwan Forestry Experimental Institute. Located at the junction of Wulai District of Xinbei city and Yuanshan township of Yilan County. The area is about 1000 hectares. The altitude is 600-700 meters. It has a tropical humid climate with an average annual temperature of 20.8 ℃. It is still under construction and is scheduled to be completed in June 1991. In 1977, the 25th Forestry Experimental Committee proposed to set up the northern experimental forest. After coordination, in principle, about 500 hectares of 72 forest bands of Wenshan forest management office were selected as the experimental forest areas. Fushan Botanical Garden was established in 1986. It is divided into three parts: water source protection area, nature reserve area and botanical garden. The latter is a development project, while the former two retain their original integrity.

Purpose of the park

The purpose of the park:

1、 The water source protection area protects the upstream catchment area of nanshixi River, and carries out management experiment and ecological research.

2、 The nature reserve protects natural broad-leaved forests, animals and plants for gene preservation, permanent observation and re research.

3、 The botanical garden uses footpaths and interpretation facilities to spread the concept and knowledge of natural ecological conservation, and collect rare and endangered plants for planting.

The botanical garden is planned to be divided into the following areas according to its planting status, topography, landscape and the needs of growth conditions:

（1） Native flora: located in the right half of the botanical garden, covering about 150 hectares, covering a large area of native broad-leaved forest.

(2) Plant exhibition area: located in the left half of the botanical garden, it is divided into natural forest exhibition area, landscape plant area, petal flower area, fiber plant area, medicinal plant area, palm plant area, herb plant area, bamboo plant area, petal plant area, spice ornamental plant area, aquatic plant area, gymnosperm plant area, fern plant area and understory plant area according to different ecological and economic crops.

（3） Miao Fu: for the need of botanical garden and experimental use.

Traffic information

Self driving:

1. "National highway" No.1: from Badu interchange road or Keelung to Binhai Highway (No.2 provincial road) → to Jiaoxi and Ilan, from the urban area of Ilan, along Taishan Road, to the westbound of No.7 provincial road, you can reach shuanglianyu of Yuanshan. You can reach the control station along lianwailin road of Fushan branch office. There is a fork about four kilometers ahead, and on the right there is a wooden stone engraved with "Fushan Botanical Garden".

2. "National highway" No.5: from "national highway" No.1 (Zhongshan high) to Xizhi system interchange, turn to "national highway" No.5 (Beiyi Expressway) → cross Xueshan tunnel to Toucheng interchange → turn to Binhai Highway (No.2 provincial road) → to Zhuangwei, then turn to line 7 of Taiwan → pass through Yilan City → turn to line 9 A of Taiwan to reach Fushan Botanical Garden.

3. "National highway" No.5: from "national highway" No.3 (second high) to Nangang system interchange, transfer to "national highway" No.5 (Beiyi Expressway) → cross Xueshan tunnel to Toucheng interchange → transfer to Binhai Highway (refer to route 2 later).

Public transport:

1. Train: take the northern trains to Jiaoxi and Yilan.

2. Passenger transport: take Taiqi passenger transport to Yilan coastal line and mountain line, and get off at the following stations: Toucheng bathing beach Toucheng station; wufengqi waterfall Jiaoxi station; Dahu Dahu amusement zone station.

Address: Yilan Fushan Botanical Garden (at the junction of Huxi village, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County)

Longitude: 121.698147

Latitude: 25.121334

Tel. + 886-3-9228900

Chinese PinYin : Fu Shan Zhi Wu Yuan