Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’
Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’
2026-10-16
Want to see a night sky full of stars? Head over to Lala Mountain in Taoyuan, which was recently designated an official Urban Night Sky Place. The hard-won honor involved retrofitting over 400 streetlights and working with hotels to reduce light pollution. Now it’s Taiwan’s first place to receive the international certification, with further plans underway to incorporate local Atayal culture to create a new and improved ecotourism hotspot.
A canopy of stars twinkles overhead, like it’s straight out of a storybook. But this dreamy scene is right here in Taiwan, on Lala Mountain in Taoyuan. The area was recently designated Taiwan’s first official Urban Night Sky Place. The mayor went to personally accept the honor.
Simon Chang
Taoyuan Mayor
This is Taiwan’s second Night Sky certification. The first was Hehuanshan, a park. This one is an urban area. Lalashan isn’t urban per se, but according to DarkSky International’s guidelines, any area within 50km of an urban center qualifies. We plan to map out itineraries for visitors to enjoy nature and experience Atayal culture while also stargazing at night.
The city spared no effort in meeting the organization’s standards. Since Taoyuan is adjacent to dense urban areas with severe light pollution, the local government worked hard to retrofit over 400 streetlights, adjusting the angles and adding light shields to make sure the ground stays safely illuminated without affecting the skies. It also worked with hotels to remove unnecessary lighting.
Nalayini Brito-Davies
DarkSky International board president
The government of Mt. Lala should be congratulated for taking a difficult decision to work through their regulations and do some retrofitting and make this happen.
Hayung Watan
Fusing District Office official
We’ve seen so much effort put in by the government. Over the past year, we’ve found that the Dark Sky initiative has served as the spark for us to care more deeply about our land. Beyond this, integrating the nocturnal environment with Atayal culture has also become extremely important.
In addition to protecting the night sky, the project aims to boost tourism. The Taoyuan City Government is promoting 13 travel itineraries for visitors to enjoy thousand-year-old ancient trees and Atayal culture by day, before gazing up at the Milky Way at night for a full day of incredible experiences.
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拉拉山獲全台首座"暗空勝地認證" 打造全新觀星勝地
2026-10-16
想看滿天星斗嗎?桃園拉拉山近期正式獲得「國際暗空勝地」認證，這份榮耀得來不易，為了守住這片星空，市府改造超過400盞路燈，還攜手在地旅宿業者減少光害。如今不只成功摘下國際認證，成為全台第一座，更要結合泰雅文化與生態旅遊，打造全新的觀星勝地！
抬頭一看，滿天星斗閃閃發亮，宛如置身夢幻仙境。這裡是桃園拉拉山，近期正式取得認證，成為全台首座國際暗空勝地！2026國際暗空論壇、桃園市長張善政也到場接下榮耀。
[[桃園市長 張善政]]
“台灣這是第二個暗空認證，第一個是公園，是合歡山，第二個是都會區，拉拉山雖然不叫都會區，但是在暗空協會的認證裡面，只要離都會區五十公里之內的都可以算是都會區。一定要規劃一些流程，除了觀賞星空以外，也要能夠去欣賞自然的生態，體會泰雅族的文化，晚上就欣賞星空。”
為了符合國際標準，守住這片星空，桃園市府可是下足功夫，因為桃園鄰近人口密集的都會區，光害問題嚴重，團隊秉持著「暗空不暗地」理念，改造超過400盞路燈，調整照明角度、加裝燈罩，還與在地業者合作，減少不必要的光害，同時兼顧居民安全與星空保育。
[[國際暗空協會主席.理事長 Nalayini Brito-Davies]]
“拉拉山的市政府的同仁花了很多心血，值得肯定，因為他們做出了一個艱難的決定，著手梳理相關法規，進行必要的改造，促成了這項計畫的實現。”
[[桃園市復興區公所文青所所長 林翰嶸]]
“其實我們看到了政府有很多的努力了。一年來，我們可以發現是說，其實暗空這個部分，其實它是一個一個引子，它是其實是讓我們更關心我們自己的土地。除了這個關心之外，夜間的生態，然後泰雅文化的結合，也是非常的重要的。”
不只守護星空，更要帶動觀光。桃園市府推出13條北橫暗空主題遊程，白天走訪千年神木、體驗泰雅文化，夜晚抬頭賞銀河，讓遊客從白天玩到黑夜，也為在地部落創造更多觀光商機。
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