Danongdafu Flat Forest Park
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· Nature & Scenery
Danongdafu Flat Forest Park is located in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, in the Hualien–Taitung Valley, with the Central Mountain Range on one side and the Coastal Mountain Range on the other. Traveling south through the valley, around the middle section after passing the chimney of Hualien Sugar Factory, you will come upon a vast, continuous forest. The land around the forest bears history written by many ethnic groups. Taiwan is a beautiful island covered with forests, but centuries of development pushed native forests out of the plains. Since the early 21st century, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency has actively promoted flatland afforestation, and after years of growth, Hualien gained the nation’s first flat forest park: Danongdafu Flat Forest Park. Set between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Mountain Range, this 1,250-hectare park is equivalent to 48 Da’an Forest Parks and can truly be described as a super carbon sink and oxygen producer. Nearly 20 kinds of low-elevation tree species, numbering more than one million trees, have been planted here. They are beautiful, useful, and closely connected to human life. They nurture the land and supply the daily needs of people and other animals; their grace and colors form one of the most beautiful poems of the earth. The overall planning of Danongdafu Flat Forest Park combines surrounding agriculture, urban and rural culture, community building, and environmental education to create a design oriented toward ecology, energy saving, carbon reduction, and health. It aims to form a diverse, intellectually enriching travel destination, link up with other recreational spots in the valley, provide high-quality visitor services, and bring new momentum for the sustainable renewal of flat forest landscapes, local ecology, community life, public well-being, and environmental industries.
