Driving from Luodong towards Dongshan, near the overhead passage at the crossing of Provincial Highway No. 9 and Dongshan River, an expansive park appears. Occupying a ground area of approximately 16 hectares, the Dongshan River Forestry Park is an important large-scaled park development project undertaken by the Yilan County Government. Located at upstream of the Dongshan River, this forestry park uses the forest as the main theme. The forest was made possible by using and beautifying the natural sloppy banks of the Dongshan River. This has resulted in the area becoming a natural forest park which conjoins with the beautiful scenery of the Dongshan River, providing a rich ecological environment.After the completion of a successful dredging project, the middle and downstream areas of the Dongshan River were straightened, and trees were planted along the riverbanks. Besides the new additions of the Dongshan River Cinshuei Water Park and the National Center for Traditional Arts to the downstream area of the river, the Dongshan River Forestry Park was further developed by the Yilan County Government to provide a more complete tourist destination. Facilities such as a railway bridge, a children's play ground, a bird-watching platform, and a walking path will be added to the park, making this forestry park both recreational and ecological. In the future, besides promoting water sports on the Dongshan River, other tourist promotional activities along the river including boat riding will be promoted and will certainly attract further tourist populations 209f