#Autumn Maple Valley Landscape Ecological Park-Xitun District, Taichung City
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Although I occasionally come to Taichung for sightseeing, I have only heard of this place but never seen it. This place is the Maple Valley Scenic Ecological Park. Located in the Phase 7 redevelopment area of Xitun District, Taichung City, next to Taiwan Boulevard, it is surrounded by Chaofu Road, Municipal North 7th Road and Henan 3rd Road, and covers an area of approximately 30,000 square meters. Because we brought our children to Taichung to visit the Flower Expo during the 228 holiday, we had the opportunity to see the true face of Qiuhong Valley. The shuttle bus we took was located on the North 7th Road of Qiuhong Valley Municipal Government. When we arrived at the shuttle bus station, there were already many people queuing up, so it was not convenient to go down to enjoy the scenery in the ecological park. You can only stand on the sidewalk and look at the plants and trees below from afar. Watching the Autumn Red Valley from a high vantage point also has a different visual effect. Later, I searched the Internet for information about Qiu Honggu. This is another BOT case that makes me angry. Although many details in it are not understandable to us ordinary people, we still feel disgusted with the bad behavior of these businessmen, and the municipal government is also to blame. I'm still worried about this place, it will become a huge swimming pool that day. Kaohsiung spent billions to build several flood retention ponds, but they couldn't withstand two days of rain. Flood detention ponds are the dumbest way to manage water. Many countries have underground water palaces that can not only retain flood water but also reuse the collected rainwater. Taiwan's flood detention ponds can be used as parks for recreation unless there are heavy rain or storms, but when they are really tested, it's like throwing a hot bun at a dog - there's no coming back.