Green World Ecological Farm

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 January 13, 2004. The farm was officially opened to the public on May 1, 2004, originally with five of its six themed areas ("theme parks"). 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 (主題公園)," and, though similar, are not equivalent to theme parks.

Discovery Land

Includes: Lovely Animal Area, Sportive Plants Area, Taiwan Native Fern Area, Orchid Land (Taiwan Native Orchid / World Orchid), Air Plants Area, Herbs Area, Cactus & Succulent Green House, Amazon Rainforest Area, Magic Seeds Area, Carnivorous Plants Area, Rainforest Café, Porcupine Home, and the Poisonous Plants Area.

Bird Ecological Park

Home to over 100 species of birds, including: macaw, bird-of-paradise, great curassow, blue-crowned pigeon, green turaco, channel-billed toucan, toco toucan, golden pheasant, vulturine guineafowl, wood duck, emerald dove, violet turaco, Asian fairy bluebird, red-and-yellow barbet, Taiwan sibia, finch-billed bulbul and eclectus parrot.

Butterfly Ecological Park

Includes: Insect World, Insect Interactive Zone, Beetles Area, Butterfly Breeding Room, Outdoor Butterflies Path, Outdoor Butterflies Garden and the Aquatic Insects Area.

Water Plants Park

Includes: Water Plants Area (collection of 506 species of native and world water plants), International Conference Center, Landscape Toilet II & IV, Bees Museum, Waterplants Café, Tropical Curio Shop, Eastern Beauty Bridge, Hakka Ancient House Restaurant, Mountain Pass Gate and The Four Seasons Garden.

Biodiversity Adventure Area

Includes: Reptiles & Amphibians Zone (collections include anaconda, reticulated python, Aldabra tortoise, snapping turtle, tree frog, salamander), Biodiversity Museum (including sloth, flamingo, squirrel-monkey, red-legged pademelon), Alpaca House (Alpaca Walking Hour), Green World Grassland Plaza and the Rainforest Sky Walk.

Swan Lake Area

Includes: Bird Watching Area I & II, Lakeside Café, Visitor Center, Administration Center, Landscape Toilet I, CoCo Bar, Macaw Area, Animal Star Shows, Pelican Feeding Hour, Dino Souvenir Shop and Emu Area. [1]

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.