Daxueshan Forest Area is rich in wood resources. The establishment of “Taiwan Daxueshan Forestry Corporation” started in 1956. Also, the construction of the large sawmill started in 1962, and was completed in 1964. It introduced advanced technology of logging and lumber-sawing, which became the model of forestry industry in Taiwan at the time. Nonetheless, the American logging equipment was not suitable for Taiwanese lumber, which cost huge loss of lumber. The logging operation in Daxueshan Forest Area was ceased at the end of December, 1973 as a result.
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Dongshi District, Taichung City
Dongshih Forestry Culture Park
Travel Information
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Sunday (open daily in July and August during the summer vacation) 06:00-18:00; closed on Lunar New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Sales Department (Souvenir Shop) Business Hours: 10:00~16:30 on the opening day
Sales Department (Souvenir Shop) Business Hours: 10:00~16:30 on the opening day
Area & Elevation
Transportation
Map
Dongshih Forestry Culture Park
No. 1368, Sec. 6, Dongguan Rd., Dongshi Dist., Taichung City Google Map
No. 1368, Sec. 6, Dongguan Rd., Dongshi Dist., Taichung City Google Map
By car
National Highway No. 1/National Highway No. 3－National Highway No. 4 (East-West)－Exit at Fongyuan Interchange and continue in the direction of Dongshih for approx. 11 km.
By bus
Take Fengyuan Bus and get off at "Dongshi Forestry Culture Park Station". It takes about 1 minute to walk to the park.
Park Information
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| 1. | Please do not cook, set off fireworks, fish, play in the water, release animals, feed them, sell them or climb on them. |
| 2. | Please do not break flowers and trees, carry dangerous items, damage, carve words on them, or discard garbage at will. |
| 3. | Please do not drive cars, motorcycles, bicycles or other riding vehicles into the park. |
| 4. | Pets are only allowed outdoors and should be protected by leashes, cages or other appropriate measures depending on the size and type of the pet. Pets should not disturb others and please clean up their excrement to protect the environment. |
| 5. | When engaging in outdoor activities, please be aware of mosquitoes, bees, and snakes to maintain your own safety. |
| 6. | The park parking lot is only for tourists to park, and vehicles are not allowed to be parked overnight. |
| 7. | Smoking is strictly prohibited in this park. |
Travel Guide
Travel Guide
Attraction
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Featured Landscape
Entrance Image
Under a big tree, an elderly man is teaching his grandson how to utilize the traditional woodcraft tools, and telling him stories of the history of the forestry industry, while the grandson listens carefully and learns. On the tree, there are various animals, birds, and insects, presenting the rich biodiversity.
Featured Landscape
Taxus Display
The Taxus sumatrana, which fell down under the impact of Typhoon Herb in 1996, was transported to Dongshih Forestry Culture Park. It is by far the biggest blown-down Taxus ever found.
Service Facilities
Map
Park Facilities
Outdoor wood carving display area
The park used the precious driftwood produced by Typhoon Morakot to hold the "Return of Art. Forest - International Woodcarving Art Event to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China" in 2011, inviting masters from home and abroad to use their superb skills and creativity to continue the vitality of driftwood, present forest culture, and the relationship between people and nature, giving the forest artistic value, transforming it into environmental art, and shaping the park into a unique woodcarving ecological aesthetic park.
Park Facilities
Scenic Lookout
The construction of the Accessible Lakeside Trail was completed in 2013, which includes facilities like wooden path, wood chips trail, scenic lookout, and scenic bridge.
Park Facilities
Daxueshan Forestry Company-Big Timber Factory
In the 1960s, it was the largest sawmill in East Asia and the first factory in Taiwan to introduce American-style integrated operations.
Park Facilities
Lumber Ladder
The lumber travels either by water (log pond) or on land (log yard) through the lumber ladder onto the log carrier for the log sawing processes. Part of the ladder was burned down in 2006, and restored in 2010.
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