Taipei & the Famous Daan Park Taiwan life

I visit Daan Forest Park, a public park near the centre of the Da'an District of Taipei, Taiwan which occupies twenty-six hectares. People call it the 'lungs of Taipei City, allowing people to get some peaceful rest from the daily, bustling city grind.

The land that would become Daan Forest Park was designated urban parkland in 1932 by Japanese authorities as Park Number Seven. The Republic of China government used these areas to build military dependents' villages. Aside from the military facilities, the International House of Taipei was also constructed, and the land housed several thousand people at its peak population density, many of them refugees of the Chinese Civil War. The Taipei City Government planned to build a park on the land by 1989, after a previous decision to construct a stadium met with opposition from environmentalists. After a long legal battle, 12,000 squatters were evicted from an informal settlement in April 1992, allowing the Daan Forest Park to be built. Prior to the park's formal opening to the public on 29 March 1994, a 1985 statue of Guanyin created by Yuyu Yang became a subject of controversy. Former residents of the Daan Forest Park wanted it removed but were opposed by several prominent Buddhist leaders, including Shih Chao-hwei , Hsing Yun and Ming Kuang. The municipal government eventually agreed to retain the statue as public art if it were not used for religious purposes. Despite opening to the public in March 1994, the park's facilities were not fully operational and construction was still underway, leading to the nickname Mud Park.
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