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Illustrative Zhunan Shishan Family Park is located at No. 39-45, Zhenru Road, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, a free family park. The grounds feature a Huoyanshan-shaped seven-color slide as the main visual highlight, combined with a large sand pit, mushroom house, nest swing, spinning disc, climbing wall, and splash pool, giving children plenty of space to run, splash, and explore. The park has family restrooms and a large free parking lot with convenient transportation, suitable for family day trips or school outdoor education.
Illustrative Five Yuan Two Jiao is in Caoling, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, at an elevation of about 1,600 metres, a natural landscape wrapped in Moso bamboo forest. The grounds are dotted with bamboo-woven pavilions; the cumulative count of their corners gave the spot its name 'five yuan and two jiao', and the scene evokes a hidden-away atmosphere reminiscent of Kyoto's Arashiyama. Summer temperatures run low, making it ideal for escaping the heat, walking and photo ops, and it connects with the neighbouring Wood Horse Old Trail and Yunlingzhi Hill trails, well-suited to a one-day hiking itinerary.
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Illustrative →Changzhi Aquarium
The Chang Jhih Aquarium, located inside the Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park in Chang Jhih Township, Pingtung County, is an indoor exhibition hall focused on ornamental freshwater and saltwater fish and shrimp. With tickets at just NT$50, the air conditioned and softly lit space suits family visits and offers a variety of fish species alongside photo friendly corners. Public art in the style of Yayoi Kusama and a popular selfie wall give the venue a creative touch. Although it does not have a large underwater tunnel, the carefully designed displays make it easy to identify each species, making it a top choice in Pingtung for a cool, low budget indoor stop.
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Illustrative →Lu Jing Sika Deer Ecological Park
Lu Jing Sika Deer Ecological Park on Heng Gong Road in Heng Chun Township, Pingtung County is affectionately known as Kenting's Little Nara or the Southern Nara. The park centers on close up experiences with sika deer and capybaras, with feeding, petting, and photo zones paired with environmental education and animal welfare messaging. Rest areas, parking, and restrooms are available on site, and the park is accessible via several bus routes with a stop at Heng Chun Onion Inspection Station. Operating hours run from 10:00 to 16:30, and tickets are NT$250 for adults, NT$100 for children aged six to twelve, and free for children under six, making it an ideal destination for family outings.
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Illustrative →Do Re Mi Music Castle
Do Re Mi Music Castle in She-Tou Township, Changhua County, is Taiwan's first music-themed children's park. The site is built around a piano-key walkway, rainbow-gradient walls and a range of music-shaped play equipment, paired with a sandpit, a two-storey terrazzo slide, climbing frames, talking tubes and percussion instruments so kids feel rhythm and sound as they play. The grounds are clean, green and shaded, with simple foot-washing pools and shade sails — friendly for families with small children and pet owners. Entry is free and parking is found nearby on the street, making it a popular summer-cool and family-leisure spot in She-Tou.
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Illustrative →Wufen Station
Wu-Fen Station sits inside Xi-Hu Sugar Factory in Changhua County's Xi-Hu Township, a beautifully preserved Japanese-era wooden station paired with vintage air-raid shelters and a tourist small-train converted from sugar-cane transport cars — popular for families, pet owners and anyone looking to escape the heat. Visitors can stroll the surrounding tracks and sugar-factory ruins, taste the factory's own ice pops and other sweets, all with free entry, making it a nostalgic railway trip for the whole family.
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Illustrative →Tumaralu Park
Tomorrow Park (Tu-Ma-Lu) at 200 Yuan-Lin Boulevard Section 6 in Yuan-Lin City, Changhua County, is the city's first inclusive family park. The fire-fighting theme anchors the design, with a 9.6-metre spherical tower slide, a circular Tarzan zip-line, multi-coloured sandpit, assorted swings and a fire-truck-shaped climber — play for children and exercise stations for elders. Free parking and public restrooms make it easy to spend a full summer day cooling off and burning off energy.
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Illustrative →Bagua Mountain Great Buddha Scenic Area
Ba-Gua Mountain Great Buddha Scenic Area in Changhua County is a multifunctional destination combining religion, nature and family leisure. At its centre rises a 22-metre seated Shakyamuni Buddha of reinforced concrete, hollow inside so visitors can climb six floors. The surrounding family exploration zone features the county's longest 27-metre slide, two pipe slides, a stepped climbing wall, balance beams and wooden play structures, linked to the sky-walk and 'mirror of the sky' platform. Admission is free; mornings and late afternoons are best, when the slides are not too hot to use.
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