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Photo: Blowing Puffer Fish, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule. The lake covers 2km2 and is the main water resource of Chiayi City.
Lantan Lake or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.
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射日塔
The tower exterior designed was inspired by a giant sacred tree in Alishan. The brown aluminum pattern mimics the wood grain of the tree and the center is left with a 40-m-high empty space that mimics the crack in the center of that giant sacred tree. The interior bronze sculpture is inspired by the "Sun-Shooting" legend of Taiwanese aborigines. This bronze-made sculpture is 24 meters tall and 3 meters wide.
嘉義市史蹟資料館
A museum of local history within the main park in the city. There is a limited amount of material in English, so it may not be as engaging for non-Mandarin speakers.
嘉義市立棒球場
A 10,000-seat stadium built in 1918, and refurbished frequently since. The stadium regularly holds Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) games.
嘉義孔子廟
A Confucian temple within the Chiayi Park which was built in 1706, but relocated to its current site in 1961.
嘉義植物園
A botanical garden which spreads across 8.6 ha of land. It is an experimental ground for planning and developing economical tropical trees. As of 2020, there are 140 tree species in the garden, which is further classified into 47 families and 107 classes.
嘉義市立體育場
The city's main athletics stadium.