Green World Ecological Farm


Green World Ecological Farm is a theme park in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan that focuses on ecological education.
Covering, the park includes an educational farm, a house, a zoo, and a botanical garden that occupies about and hosts over 2,000 species of plants and animals. Green World is divided into six themed areas: Discovery Land, Bird Ecological Park, Butterfly Ecological Park, Water Plants Park, Biodiversity Adventure Area, and the Swan Lake Area. Around 800,000 visitors are estimated to visit the park every year.
The park claims to preserve most of the site's original landscapes and habitats and to have been built according to ecological engineering methods.
Although the name suggests that Green World is an ecological farm, it does not strictly follow the definition of ecological farming or produce any type of food. The park also serves as an accredited animal sanctuary for wounded or abandoned animals.

History

Green World is an ecological farm run by Amazon World Co. Ltd. The construction of the park started in 1999 and finished in 2004. It received a Taiwan Leisure Farm License from the Council of Agriculture on January13, 2004. The farm was officially opened to the public on May1, 2004, originally with five of its six themed areas. In July 2007, the sixth themed area, the Biodiversity Adventure Area, was opened.

Themed areas

Green World is composed of six themed areas. These themed areas are called "theme parks," and, though similar, are not equivalent to theme parks.

Nature

Green World claims to preserve the original landscapes and habitats at the site. The parks serves as a temporary nursery for endangered indigenous species, including Taiwan yellow water lily, Taiwan quillwort and Formosan Reeve's muntjac. However, the more than 2,000 species of plants and animals the park hosts are mostly non-indigenous species. Green World also serves as an accredited animal sanctuary for wounded or abandoned animals.

Culture

Green World preserves a historic residential complex, ‘Kao Ping Tong.’ This ancient '3-in-1' complex was built by local Hakka people over 100 years ago. A number of antiques used by previous residents of the complex are on permanent exhibition within the complex.

Facilities

Green World claims that the construction of the park is in accordance with ecological engineering methods and that the construction is done so that it produced the lowest possible carbon footprint. The park sees its use of natural air-convection and daylight illumination, as well as the water-saving devices implemented in its public restrooms, as a prominent achievement in being eco-friendly.