Purpose

Learning while playing, enlightening new knowledge, carrying on the folklore, and beautifying life.

Preface

The mountains are covered in green and the river is running steady, Yuanshan is decorated with beautiful makeup. The Taipei Children's Recreation Center under the concern from everybody is now in its new feature and is looking forward to the future. The whole procedure from decision-making, planning, processing to official completion is a result of the devotion and effort of all previous superiors and executive officers. Like the Chinese saying " One must think of the source while drinking the water" As we enjoy this magnificent wonderland we shall also remember the hardship of the difficult course while constructing this center.

Geographic history

The Recreation Center is located in the northeast of the Taipei Basin, on the top of Yuanshan by the southwest bank of the Keelung River. It is on 25.5° North Latitude and 121.31° East Longitude. The original name of Yuanshan was Longtonshan, which is a sandy hill of the third era. The highest altitude is approximately 36 meters and it tilts from the west to the east. Although the mountain is not very high, yet the view is very charming, standing on top of it one can get to see the entire Taipei. It is indeed the best place to go for bird's-eye view.

History Background

In 1934, the children's amusement park set next to the Yuanshan Zoo that was under the supervision of the Taipei Municipal Purchasing Office. In 1946 the Bureau of Education of the Taipei City Government took over the management of the zoo and the Children's Amusement Park was then under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Works. In 1958 the park management was switched to civilian and was named Chungshan Children's Amusement Park. In 1967 Taipei City was reformed and in June 1968 the Taipei City Government took it back and handed the management to the Bureau of Education. In April 1970 it was combined with the zoo and became the subsidiary children's amusement park of the zoo. By the detailed plans of Director Tzen Kuang Wei (April 1970 to June 1973) and Wang Kuang Pin (June 1973 to July 1986) it has become the most popular recreational site for both the young and the elderly in Taipei.

The Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Center is built on the combined site of the former Yuanshan Zoo and Children's Amusement Park. Its name was changed to The Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Center in 1984 via voting. The preparation office of The Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Center was officially founded on July 1st 1986 and it was completed on June 30th 1991 and the name was officially settled on July 1st. The Center is divided into three theme areas with different characters: "Folk Arts World", "Amusement World" and "Scient World". The Folk Arts World offers visitors the life experience of our ancestors. It was officially open to the public in January 1st 1991. The Amusement World focused mainly on the recreational activities of children and teenagers; the Scient World emphasizes on the introduction of updated scientific knowledge. The 3D Vision Theatre was opened to the public in August 1992. These three areas present different style and feature of "folklore", "amusement" and "science". It is a recreational center that provides education and amusement.