Chiayi CountyPlay Recommendations

Meng-Chong-Cun Family Park at No. 60 Bian-Tou, Long-Xing Village in Zhongpu Township, Chiayi County, is a working farm that mixes up-close animal encounters with outdoor play. Visitors feed capybaras, sika deer, rabbits, and sheep by hand, then burn off energy on pirate-ship rides, dune-buggy style karts, archery, fishing pools, slides, and swings that suit a wide age range. Full tickets are NT$200, children 12 and under NT$150, and visitors under 90 cm enter free; each ticket bundles a NT$50 feed voucher and NT$50 dining credit. Hours run 9 AM to 5:30 PM (closed Thursdays), and the clean rest areas and on-site restaurant make it a dependable pick for family trips and kids first lessons about animals.

Jiu CAFÉ on Xing-Ye East Road in Chiayi City is a renovated old house with wide floor-to-ceiling windows and greenery that creates a fresh, comfortable coffee vibe. The shop is anchored by house-roasted coffee and a rotating dessert case, best known for its liqueur-kissed tiramisu and crisp canelés with clearly layered flavours - equally suited to a date or a slow afternoon. Pets are welcome, and the resident cat often keeps customers company, so travellers with pets can settle in without worry. Hours and price tiers are not published, but reviews note afternoon-tea sets at mid-to-upper pricing, and the blend of old-house character and pet-friendly policy has made it a coffee-and-dessert stop visitors to Chiayi should not miss.