Chukou Nature Center
{{Short description|Nature center in Fanlu, Chiayi County, Taiwan}}
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觸口自然教育中心
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The Chukou Nature Center ({{zh|t=觸口自然教育中心|s=触口自然教育中心|first=t|p=Chùkǒu Zìrán Jiàoyù Zhōngxīn}}) is a nature center in Xinfu Village, Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
The site of the center was originally the sugar farm of Taiwan Sugar Corporation. It was then later turned into Chukou Nature Center. In 2004, the Chiayi Forest District Office established the Tree Bank and Forest Ecological Park at the center.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbocc.gov.tw/SightLib/Sight_Detail.aspx?id=0cdd2713-2304-e511-837e-e4115b13f301&lang=en|date=29 April 2016|title=Chukou Nature Center|website=Explore Chiayi|accessdate=6 July 2017}}
Ecology
The center is the center providing trees from various rare species. It also features drift-wood storage, eco-waterways and greenhouses.{{cite web|url=https://www.forest.gov.tw/EN/0000218|date=29 March 2016|title=Chukou Nature Center|website=Forestry Bureau|accessdate=6 July 2017}}
See also
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Category:Landforms of Chiayi County
Category:Tourist attractions in Chiayi County
Category:Sugar industry of Taiwan
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