Shoushan National Nature Park

Shoushan, commonly known as Chaishan, is a coastal barrier in the southwest of Kaohsiung City, and is one of the "little mountains in Taiwan". Because of its special geographical location, it has been a military important place since the Ming and Zheng dynasties. There are still Fort ruins on the north gate of Xiongzhen in the south. The mountains are lush with trees and fresh air, and contain primitive limestone terrain. There are many natural caves, rich tropical coral reef forest ecology, macaque nature reserve and Taiwan Endemic Plants konjac and Amorphophallus konjac. The original natural ecology of the mountains is well preserved, which is known as the "lung of Kaohsiung".

There are two main mountaineering entrances. The mountaineering entrance of Longquan Temple is on Gushan No.3 road. From here, the main entrance is beishoushan (Chaishan Natural Park); the other is the mountaineering entrance from Changshou Road (Wanshou Road Branch) beside Shoushan zoo. The main entrance is south Shoushan, such as Zoo and Zhonglie Temple.

Shoushan nature park

synonym

Shoushan National Natural Park generally refers to Shoushan natural park

Shoushan nature park is the first national nature park in Taiwan, located in Kaohsiung. The plan was promoted in October 2009, and the preparatory office was established on December 6, 2011. It covers Shoushan (not all included), banpingshan, qihoushan, Guishan, Zuoying old town and Dagou British Consulate, covering an area of 1123 hectares. The geology is mainly uplift coral reef limestone, Taiwan macaque is the main wildlife.

Development history

Shoushan National Nature Park was officially opened in December 2011. It is the first national nature park in Taiwan and the first National Park promoted by local non-governmental conservation groups. In 1992, environmentalists in Kaohsiung set up the Chaishan society and began to promote the establishment of a natural park in Shoushan. In 1997, the Kaohsiung Municipal Government promulgated the "Kaohsiung Shoushan natural park management measures", which stipulated that the west of Gushan road and the western coastal area 10 meters from the contour line of Shoushan area should be designated as the natural park area. In May of the same year, the "Kaohsiung Shoushan natural park Promotion Committee" was established. In 2000, a new Taiwan macaque nature reserve was established to protect endangered macaques in the park. After nearly 10 years, Shoushan National Nature Park was finally established in 2011.

Shoushan National Nature Park covers Shoushan, Banping mountain, Guishan, Zuoying old city and Qihou mountain. The administrative region spans Gushan District, Zuoying District, Nanzi district and Qijin district. Shoushan National Park was found to have traces of human activities 2000 years ago.

Shoushan nature park is located in Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, with an altitude of about 350 meters and an area of about 1200 hectares. It is a South-North coral reef hilly land with dense trees.

Main attractions

longevity hills

Banping mountain

Qihoushan

Qijin Tianhou Palace

Cihou Fort

Beacon behind the flag

Guishan

Old city of Zuoying

Dog beating British Consulate

Kaitaiford Palace

Beizhong site in Kaohsiung

Tourism information

Self driving

From the south of national highway No.1 or the west of national highway No.10, you can go to the Zuoying end of national highway No.10 through Dingjin system interchange Road, then connect Cuihua road to the south to Shengli Road, turn right to Chengfeng Road, then go south along Gushan No.3 road to Gushan No.2 Road, then turn Xinglong road to connect Wanshou Road. From the northward direction of national highway No.1, you can go down the interchange of Zhongzheng Road, follow Zhongzheng No.1 road to Zhongzheng No.4 Road, then connect to Da Highway, go to Gushan No.1 Road, turn right to Gushan No.2 Road, turn left to Xinglong Road, and connect with Wanshou Road.

Public transportation

Bus: take bus No.56, get off at shanshankou station of Shoushan, walk downhill along Wanshou Road for about 3 minutes, or take bus no.219, get off at Gushan administrative center station, and walk uphill along Xinglong Road and Wanshou Road for about 15 minutes.

natural resources

The natural ecology of Shoushan National Nature Park is also very rich and diverse. Most of the park's geology belongs to coral reef limestone. Geology has created precious and special ecology, including more than 800 species endemic to Taiwan, including Taiwan Elaeagnus angustifolia, Taiwan konjac, Capparis spinosa, Hengchun thick shell tree, etc. There are many kinds of wild animals in the park, including the famous endemic species of Macaca mulatta in Taiwan. In addition, mountain Qiang, red bellied squirrel, white nosed heart, Crested Goshawk, red tailed Shrike, Taiwan thrush and so on are all rich natural ecology in Shoushan area.

Travel recommendation

When you come to Shoushan nature park, you should recommend a popular mountaineering route beside Shoushan park. No matter in the morning, afternoon or holiday, an endless stream of mountaineers come here for hiking. Because Shoushan is a military important area, many ecological landscapes and natural resources are unexpectedly preserved due to military control.

It's worth mentioning that you can occasionally meet Taiwan macaques when you are hiking here. If you have the strength to continue walking along the path, you can still reach the limestone cave area inside. The narrow and tortuous path is lined with large and small stone pillars, stalagmites and stalactites. It's very worthwhile for you to visit here.

Address: 350 Wanshou Road, Gushan District, Kaohsiung

Longitude: 120.27713012695

Latitude: 22.635108947754

Tel. + 886-7-5215187

Tour time: 4 hours

Transportation information: 1. Bus: take No.1, No.2, No.60, No.88 bus in front of Kaohsiung railway station to Jiancheng ring, and then take no.219 bus to Yuanheng temple. On Sunday and Saturday, there is an ecological bus in front of Kaohsiung railway station, or take Gaoshi bus 3, 19, 31, 48, 88 to get off at Jinma Hotel station or wanshoushan Park station to reach Shoushan scenic spot

2. Self driving: go south along Gushan road. When the car arrives at Jinma Hotel, you can see the stone square in the park, turn right through the stone square, and drive along the road around the mountain to reach Shoushan scenic spot

Ticket information: the scenic spot tickets are free, Shoushan zoo tickets are NT $40 for full, NT $20 for half, and 20% discount for group tickets

Opening hours: Shoushan tourist service center service hours: 8:00-12:00, 13:30-17:30

Shoushan zoo closes every Monday and new year's Eve from 9:00 to 17:00

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