Taoyuan Library Hosts 'Five Senses Forest Path' Exhibition for Immersive Ecological Experience

The Taoyuan Public Library has transformed its spaces into an immersive forest experience with the "Five Senses Forest Path: A Sensory Journey Through Taiwan's Forests" exhibition. Running until August 31, this collaboration with the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency aims to bring the natural world into the library, offering visitors a unique way to connect with Taiwan's ecosystems.

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The Taoyuan Public Library, in collaboration with the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, is launching the 'Five Senses Forest Path' exhibition. Through light art, ecological specimens, plant aromas, and interactive reading, we are creating an immersive forest experience that combines reading promotion with environmental education.

The exhibition engages visitors through five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and even taste, by incorporating elements like light art, natural soundscapes, plant aromas, and tactile experiences with different wood textures. Visitors can interact with exhibits featuring five types of wood, including Taiwan red cypress and acacia, used to create "wood drums" with distinct tones. The sounds of native birds like the Taiwan blue magpie and the calls of species such as the Romer's tree frog are also featured.

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The exhibition area is designed with forest light, wood drum percussion, natural soundscapes, bark touching, and plant aromas. It includes five types of wood, such as Taiwan red cypress and acacia, made into wood drums, as well as natural soundscapes of the Taiwan blue magpie and Romer's tree frog.

Further enhancing the educational aspect, the National Museum of Biodiversity has loaned 17 Taiwanese animal specimens, including the leopard cat and crested serpent eagle. These displays, alongside aromatic elements from plants like Taiwanese cinnamon and ginger lily, and creative recipes inspired by wild vegetables such as thorny bamboo, aim to deepen public understanding of biodiversity and environmental conservation. The library has also organized a series of 35 related activities, including workshops, film screenings, and guided nature walks.

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This time, we have loaned 17 Taiwanese animal specimens, including precious protected wild animals like the leopard cat and the crested serpent eagle. We hope that through the display of precious ecological specimens and five-sense interactive experiences, we can bring the knowledge of biodiversity into daily life and awaken the public's attention to the natural environment, land, and ecological conservation.