Yuanyang Lake Nature Reserve

Information

Date of Proclamation	June 27, 1986
Size of Area (ha)	374
Primary Object for Protection	Lake, mountainous marshland, Chinese juniper, and Sparganium fallax graebner
Scope of Administration	Jien-shi Village, Hsinchu County; at the boundary point of Fu-shing Village, Taoyuan County and Ta-tung Village, Ilan County
Authority in-charge-of	Forestry Development Department–Veterans Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan

 

Yuanyang Lake Nature Reserve is situated at the borders of Taoyuan City, Ilan County and Hsinchu County. It has preserved Taiwan’s natural yellow cypress and red cedar in its surrounding area and it is a valuable mountain lake as it had not been disturbed by human footprints due to its remote location and inconvenient access to transportation. There are various kinds of bird in this Reserve, where one can see Honey Buzzard, Formosan Brown Bullfinch, Formosan Steer's Babbler, Formosan Yuhina, White-eared Sibia, Formosan White-tailed Blue Robin, Formosan Blue Shortwing, Formosan Pygmy Wren Babbler, Formosan Red-headed Babbler, Formosan White-eyed Nun Babbler, Formosan Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler, Formosan Bush Warbler, Formosan Rufous-bellied Blue Flycatcher and Formosan Rufous Breasted Blue Flycatcher etc. In terms of plants, there is a rare aquatic plant - Sparganium fallax graebner. There is also an extensive forest with structurally completed yellow cypress, a dominant tree species in this Reserve, which make Yuanyang Lake Reserve the area with highest ratio of this rare Taiwan cypress.