Taijiang National Park is a unique wetland-type national park in Taiwan. The park has rivers and waterways, vast estuaries, lagoons, fish farms, salt pans, and mangroves—a wide variety of water bodies and wetlands that make the park ideal for water recreation, ecotourism, and environmental education.
Being near, on, or in the water are among the most popular ways for people to cool down in the sizzling summers of southern Taiwan. Therefore, Taijiang National Park organizes the “Low-Carbon Water Fun Experience” every summer, a safe water activity for parents and children to enjoy together, promoting water safety and water awareness.
Activities are held in the Taijiang Academy Visitor Center or the waters around the Liukong Park Station and the Visitor Center, such as canoeing and stand-up paddling (SUP) activities, where professional instructors teach the public water safety precautions and paddling techniques to enjoy their no-engine and pollution-free canoes and SUP boards. This way, they can safely observe up close the “stilted houses” at the visitor center, experience the sensation of gliding over the grassy waters and past hamlets sitting among the wetlands, and take in the manmade elements in the stunning natural landscape.
Experiencing the unique wetland environment of Taijiang National Park from their canoes and SUP boards, the public may take in the wetlands’ beauty as well as the importance of their conservation.