{"id":43956,"date":"2025-07-25T17:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/?p=43956"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:21:26","slug":"mataian-ecological-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/2025\/07\/25\/mataian-ecological-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Mataian Ecological Park (Eastern Taiwan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44608\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44608\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44608\" src=\"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u99ac\u592a\u978d\u751f\u614b\u5712\u5340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u99ac\u592a\u978d\u751f\u614b\u5712\u5340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u99ac\u592a\u978d\u751f\u614b\u5712\u5340-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u99ac\u592a\u978d\u751f\u614b\u5712\u5340-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\u99ac\u592a\u978d\u751f\u614b\u5712\u5340-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: East Rift Valley National Scenic Area official website<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Located at No. 55, Daquan Street, Guangfu Township, Hualien County, the Mataian Ecological Park, covering approximately 12 hectares, is a natural spring wetland and home to the Mataian tribe of the Amis people, where they have been fishing and farming for generations. The park&#039;s name, &quot;Mataian,&quot; comes from the Amis word &quot;vataan,&quot; meaning tree bean, and is named after the tree bean that was once prevalent in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The park boasts a rich variety of aquatic plants and wildlife, including the little egret, red-crested moorhen, and red-tailed shrike, making it a key birdwatching destination in eastern Taiwan. The wetland&#039;s water source, derived from the upper reaches of the Mataian River, is clear, and the soil, primarily sandy loam, is ideal for the growth of aquatic life.<\/p>\n<p>Special activities include experiencing the traditional Amis fishing method of &quot;Bala-Gao,&quot; where a three-layered structure constructed from natural materials is placed in the stream, catching fish while also protecting the ecosystem. The park also features the Mataian Wetland Ecological Museum, a cultural and historical studio, and an Aboriginal restaurant offering specialties such as stone hot pot, allowing visitors to fully appreciate the beauty of nature and culture.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo source: East Rift Valley National Scenic Area official website<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,210,182],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flat-earth-culture","category-210","category-special-itinerary","category-203","category-182","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44610,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43956\/revisions\/44610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welcomewondertw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}