Features
Tamarind Ecological Education Leisure Farm is located in Shigang, Taichung. Due to its high altitude, you can overlook the Dajia River and Shihgang Dam and gaze into the distance at the beautiful Guandao and Manabang Mountains. The farm offers ecological experiences, accommodations, and dining services, as well as a botanical garden perfect for school field trips.
Tamarind Farm preserves its natural ecosystem with microorganisms. It has restored ecosystems for butterflies, Japanese rhinoceros beetles, and stag beetles. Visitors can listen to the croaking of tree frogs, learn about non-toxic ponkan trees, admire peacocks, golden pheasants, and Taiwan geese, partake in gardening activities, and make rare seed accessories.The farm has preserved its original trees and railroad tie trail and planted more than 700 rare plants from all over the world for everyone to appreciate and breathe in the fresh forest air.
The scenic green restaurant is especially built so that the large trees can grow indoors without any disruption in a naturally ventilated environment. The restaurant mainly features unique, creative, and healthy Hakka dishes, such as healthy drunken chicken cooked with rich herbs, goat milk chicken soup, and tamarind ribs.