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Illustrative A row of brightly painted fishing-village cottages along Zhengbin Road has become Keelung's most photographed check-in spot. From the viewing platform visitors frame the rainbow facades against harbor and sea, then sample seafood, rent a kayak, or cast a line. With parking tucked behind the seafood street, the wharf is a natural launch or finale for a one-day Keelung itinerary.
Illustrative Tucheng Pet Park is located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, adjacent to the Tucheng Comprehensive Sports Complex. This dedicated pet-friendly park features a variety of obstacle and exercise equipment including wave boards, jump hurdles, and climbing bridges, allowing dogs of all sizes to run freely and stay active. The park is fully fenced to prevent pets from wandering off and also includes a children's roller-skating rink, making it suitable for the whole family. During its opening, the Animal Protection Office provided free vaccinations, pet adoption consultations, and therapy dog training demonstrations to enhance interaction between owners and their pets. With its spacious and secure environment, the park is a favorite leisure destination for Tucheng residents and their furry companions.
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Illustrative →Bantao Kiln Koji Ceramic Art Park
Ban-tao-yao Ko-chih Cut-and-paste Craft Park in Xin-gang Township, Chiayi County, blends traditional ko-chih pottery (cut-and-paste) craft with family DIY experiences. The grounds center on painted pottery shards, mosaic collage, and a giant cat station, offering pottery painting, collage, and figurine coloring activities, plus a mini-train, sandpit, and bumper cars for family fun. Tickets run about NT$100, with food, beverage, and DIY discounts available. The natural forested garden blends Chinese and Japanese architectural styles, merging art appreciation with recreation.
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Illustrative →Hinoki Train
Huo-lai-jia-yi Cypress Train is Taiwan's only cypress-built themed train, operating at the Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park in Chiayi. The route runs between Chiayi Station and Bei-men Station with single-trip tickets at NT$100 (round trip NT$150, free for children under six). The ride lasts about 10 minutes, passing sights like the Sleeping Forest, Garage Park, Chiayi Lumber Mill, and Chiayi Museum, while passengers take in the cypress aroma and retro vibe inside the carriage. It runs Saturdays and Sundays, perfect for family fun and experiencing Taiwan's forest-railway culture.
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Illustrative →Hinoki Village
Hui-yi Sen-huo Village at the corner of Gong-he Road and Lin-sen East Road in Chiayi's East District spans about 3.4 hectares and is Taiwan's first forest-themed creative park. The grounds preserve 29 Japanese-era cypress dormitories built between 1914 and 1943, forming Taiwan's largest and best-preserved group of wooden Japanese-style buildings - stepping in feels like traveling back to Japanese-era Alishan forestry life. Beyond historic buildings, the park offers wide lawns, ponds, and plantings, plus indoor workshops and exhibition spaces for family activities and woodworking DIY. Pet-friendly with flat lawns and paths, it suits walking dogs. Open year-round and free (10:00-18:00, no admission), it's one of Chiayi's most popular family summer-cooling and cultural-experience spots.
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Illustrative →Xinxin Cement Forest Park Tourism Factory
Xin-xin Cement Sen-huo-yuan Tourist Factory in Fan-lu Township, Chiayi County, was an abandoned cement plant transformed in 2020 into Taiwan's first cement-themed tourist factory. The park blends factory tours, indoor and outdoor family play zones, and creative DIY, with concrete succulent pots, Moai planters, digital interactions, ball pits, slides, and concrete-flavored soft serve plus a cafe. Admission is NT$50; free for under-2s, over-65s, and people with disabilities, and the ticket can offset some merchandise. Free parking; open Wednesday to Sunday 09:30-16:00, closed Monday and Tuesday. Great for kids to learn industrial history with creative hands-on activities - both educational and entertaining.
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Illustrative →Rhinoceros Beetle Farm
Du-jiao-xian (Rhinoceros Beetle) Leisure Farm in Zhong-pu Township, Chiayi County, spans about 7 hectares and is one of Chiayi's most popular family farms. The grounds offer wide grasslands, a grass-sled slope, sandpit, electric-car track, archery, and an animal feeding zone, where kids can ride ponies, feed cows and sheep, observe various small animals, and tour the insect house. The farm runs a mini-train, offers free ecological guided tours, and serves tasty fresh-milk steamed buns and creamy milk soft serve (NT$80 minimum spend in the food area). Admission is NT$150 (free under 4), with free parking. Suited to ages 3 and up, the farm offers diverse interactive experiences for families to play in nature.
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Illustrative →Dream Forest Residence
Zhu-meng Sen-ju (Dream-building Forest Dwelling) sits beside Yun-shui Stream in Shen-keng Village, Zhong-pu Township, Chiayi County. Originally an abandoned betel-nut orchard, years of restoration have turned it into a nature-ecology-themed family camping park. Clean, comfortable RV trailers come with air conditioning and separate wet/dry bathrooms, plus skylights for stargazing. Activities are diverse: ecological tours, DIY crafts, tree climbing, rock climbing, lazy-river water-gun battles, ai-yu jelly DIY, and small-animal feeding, for kids and adults to experience together. An open-air restaurant serves home-style dishes featuring mountain produce so families can enjoy good food in nature. The atmosphere is warm and educational, suiting travelers seeking easy camping, family interaction, and environmental learning.
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