Newly Opened Park in Tainan Sustains Public Vandalism|河樂廣場才剛開放 景觀燈被坐斷數根

Hailed as one of the seven most anticipated parks in the world, " The Spring" in Tainan City, opened to the public on March 7. However, within a few days of its opening, the park has sustained significant damage: some have vandalized the lamps near the pond, while pet owners have allowed their pets to urinate in the pond.


The base portions of the lamps have been broken. We're trying to reinforce this area.

The broken lamps in the park have been restored after an emergency maintenance effort by staff members. The staff has also erected warning signs to raise the public attention on the matter. "The Spring", which is a park in Tainan City and hailed by a media outlet as one of the seven most anticipated parks in the world, recently opened to pubic last Saturday. However, following a mere three days after its opening, several lamps near the pond have been damaged by the public.

Breaking decorative lamps shows a lack of social responsibility.

I wouldn't do something like this. After all, the park has just been completed, and (the lamps) are pieces of art, I wouldn't damage them at all.

The park also features a shallow pond that's built to allow parents to play with their children. However, some pet owners have allowed their pets to urinate in the pond. Some also stayed in the park till after 11pm, way after the park's closing time at 10, and made a ruckus which affected nearby residents. The mess at the park has prompted Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-cher to heavily criticize the public for a lack of social responsibility.

I am really shocked by the lack of social responsibility of some of the public. They just sit wherever they want, and make damage and throw trash at the pond at will. To be frank, this shows their low public morals. What they have done will not help to contribute to the park or to the appearance of the park in the eyes of the public.

Some among the public have expressed concern over the quality of the water in the pond after the urinating incident. The Tainan City government said that the running water in the pond is cleaned once a day, and it will adjust the cleaning schedule if needed. The city also said it will enforce parking regulations to prevent some visitors from parking their vehicles at will around the area.



聲音來源 維修人員表示：「都斷在底下這個座，都是燈座斷掉，所以我們都加強補助鎖。」

被民眾破壞的燈具，緊急修復已恢復原狀，周邊設施也貼上警語，提醒民眾注意，上週六才啟用的台南河樂廣場，被譽為世界七大令人期待的公園之一，但短短開放三天，水池旁的景觀燈，被坐斷好幾根。

民眾表示：「很沒公德心，畢竟人家是一個裝飾。」

民眾表示：「不會去做這種事，因為畢竟是剛蓋好，而且也是一種藝術，所以不會想去破壞它。」

另外，河樂廣場以潟湖為概念的戲水池，主要讓親子同樂，卻有民眾放任寵物便溺，而廣場每晚10點關閉，11點多仍有很多民眾在內嬉戲，影響周邊住戶，種種亂象讓台南市長黃偉哲說出重話，呼籲民眾要有公德心。

台南市長 黃偉哲表示：「真的對於民眾的公德心，會變得低落到這樣，真的嘆為觀止，任意去坐、任意去破壞、任意在水池丟髒東西，坦白講，只是展現自己素質低。對於這個公園，或對於市民的觀瞻，對於民眾的觀感，一點幫助都沒有。」

至於民眾擔憂的水質問題，市府表示，水池循環清潔每天一次，會視情況加以調整，周邊停車亂象，也會將強違規取締。