Renovations have been completed at Jinrui Zhishui Park (金瑞治水園區) in Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖), giving it a fresh new look and completing the new Jinrui Tianying Pavilion.
The renovations aim to create a space that fosters mutual respect between people and the environment, the Taipei Hydraulic Engineering Office said.
The renovated park would encourage the public to observe and connect with nature, developing respect for natural ecosystems, the office said.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei Hydraulic Engineering Office
Future plans for the park include organizing ecological tours and holiday activities, it said.
The park serves as Neihu’s second detention pond and is Taipei’s only dragonfly-themed park, it added.
Even though the park is only 7 percent as large as Daan Forest Park, more than one-third of Taiwan’s dragonfly species have been recorded there, it said.
Jinrui Tianying Pavilion, with “tianying” (田嬰) meaning dragonfly in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), and a dragonfly-themed gazebo both feature on the park’s waterfront.
The renovations prioritized energy conservation and carbon reduction, as well as preserving the largest possible area of biological habitats, the office said.
The pavilion was made using thinned local wood and features red copper roof tiles and colorful dragonfly wings handcrafted from glass, the office said.
These locally sourced materials not only reduce the project’s carbon footprint, but their warm, natural colors also integrate with the surrounding environment, it said.
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