Courtesy of Editorial Office & Taiwan Cement DAKA Park
Located in Heping Village, Xiulin Township, Taiwan Cement DAKA Park has emerged from nearly a year of restoration after being affected by earthquakes. The park is reopening its facilities with a fresh new look, emphasizing sustainable tourism, and welcoming travelers back to experience its renewed charm.
Sustainable Design You Can Take Home｜The “Cement Wonders” Shop Opens
At the “Cement Wonders” shop in Taiwan Cement DAKA Park, the top-selling low-carbon cement backpack is inspired by Taiwan’s lowest-carbon “Portland Limestone Cement” of 2024. The backpack is waterproof, wearable, and playful - a unique way to carry cement on your back! The park also collaborates with up-and-coming designers from true nii to create the Heping Flower low-carbon cement magnet gift set. With macaron-like colors and sustainable design, it has become a favorite among female visitors and international travelers. Working with Taroko artisan Shih Ma Hsiu Hua, the park introduces “Valley Weave Placemats.” Using macaron tones of green and blue, the design incorporates traditional Taroko patterns, including the eyes of ancestors and bridge motifs, bringing tribal craftsmanship into everyday life.
INFO｜Taiwan Cement DAKA Park
Address: No. 263, Heping Village, Xiulin Township, Hualien County
Telephone: 03-8681412
Business hours: Open all day
Lavatory: Yes
Coffee by the Sea｜The Nautilus Library - A Design Beyond Imagination
From above, the library reveals its perfect nautilus-shell shape, winning the international A&D Design Award. The Nautilus Library is the newest post-earthquake highlight of DAKA Park, scheduled to open after September. The offered experience requires reservations, and its content is so rich that travelers could easily spend three hours and still not explore it all. At the observation deck, visitors can enjoy a coffee while taking in views of the Pacific Ocean and the Heping Industrial Port, which has been certified as an EU EcoPort. A glass corridor offers an unobstructed view of how waste is transformed into reusable resources, emphasizing harmony with the environment.
The outdoor lawns display historic mining machinery, including a massive drill used for blasting and a loader for transporting stone. These machines now double as “Transformers” for children to photograph with, letting old equipment tell the story of the cement industry development in a new way.