Barclay Memorial Park(巴克禮公園)

Located in the East District of Tainan (台南市東區), opposite the Tainan Cultural Center (台南文化中心), the large Barclay Memorial Park (巴克禮公園) acts as the lungs of the city. To say it is Tainan's most popular park and full of artistic flavor would not be an exaggeration. Spring and Summer turn the park lush with green, with occasional fluorescents at night; fall and winter it is sprinkled with yellow and red fallen plumeria pine needles, and shadows are cast everywhere you walk. The park is often full of happy picnicking crowds, just like in the Central Park in New York City.
This park, named in memory of Rev. Dr. Thomas Barclay, as well as being a favorite of Tainan's residents, was also voted one of 10 best parks in Taiwan, won the First Annual National Landscape Award, and in 2007, won the Merit Award in the Public Construction Category of the FIABCI Prix d' Excellence Awards, known as the Oscars of real estate, successes that are a source of pride for the residents of the city.