About this place
Guandu Nature Park is located at the intersection of Tamsui River and Keelung River, a low-lying land in the southwest corner of Guandu Plain in the Taipei Basin. It is a famous waterbird viewing and swamp life observation area. Outside the embankment on the south side is a large swampland of Shuibizi mangroves. The Guandu Natural Park within the embankment covers a total area of ββ57 hectares. Due to the low terrain, water accumulated in many places, forming shallow water and mudflats, which gradually evolved into swamps and wetlands. In addition, some farmland was abandoned and waste soil was deposited to change some of the landforms. As a result, the plants in the park evolved into various communities such as aquatic, hygrophytic and xerophytic, providing a diverse living space for organisms. Every spring and autumn, thousands of waterbirds use it as an important supply station or wintering place for migrating south to north. In the 70th year of the Republic of China (1981 AD), with the promotion of bird watching activities, people gradually realized the value of nature and also felt that many environments had been destroyed. Many conservationists therefore promoted the creation of Guandu Natural Park. After seven mayors, Guandu Natural Park was officially opened in 2001.