Previously known as Park No. 12 located in the Wanhua District the sprawling Bangka Park next to Longshan Temple is enclosed by Guangzhou St. Heping W. Rd. Sanshui St. and Xiyuan Rd. Developed by the Taipei City Government it is a distinctively art-themed ldquo;folklore park rdquo; teeming with culturally significant details. For example a dragon-inspired sculpture in the Park rsquo;s east side is inspired by a Chinese Feng Shui rule for good luck being an azure dragon appearing on the left-hand side when facing south while a boat sculpture in the west side recount a bit of history of the early settlers in the neighborhood who used canoes as a common means of transportation ferrying and trade. Adjacent to a pond named ldquo;Beauty rsquo;s Mirror rdquo; is a viewing platform defined by Feng Shui principles in accordance with the position of the Big Dipper constellation where illuminated ldquo;dancing water rdquo; shows are staged on a daily basis. After sunset the Temple Gateway Square an extension of the Longshan Temple into the Park rsquo;s north side sees over 2000 stars simultaneously radiating lights of varying colors from an astrological chart that consists of both Chinese and Western zodiac signs. Meanwhile the roof tile-like structure of reinforced glass and vitreous enamel panels transforms the Park rsquo;s inverted U-shaped art gallery into a passageway with recreation and exhibition facilities. As an important public project in the City Government rsquo;s campaign of ldquo;Rotating the Axis of Urban Development and Regenerating Taipei West rdquo; Bangka Park along with its neighboring Longshan Temple will hopefully blossom into a vibrant international tourist hotspot of historical cultural and religious importance that buttresses western Taipei rsquo;s growth and business potential and ultimately regains the glory of this two-century-old neighborhood.