臺北自來水園區環境教育中心

  現有的渾水抽水站是民國53年興建完工，當時是因臺北人口量開始增加，自然流入的原水量不足，臺北市政府決定建置渾水抽水站抽取原水。主要抽取新店溪原水供應蟾蜍山淨水場（現之長興淨水場）及新店溪淨水場（現之公館淨水場）。 當年依英人巴爾頓先生所做之「全臺水利調查報告研究」，因其水深且具有自清作用，最後擇定新店溪上游附近，即今公館小觀音山腳下設取水口，以引取原水。 目前自來水事業處為古蹟再利用及促進公館地區發展，特地整修規劃為河濱景觀餐廳。 Today's "Raw Water Pumping Station" was built in 1964, and retired due to city population growth and reduction in the quantity of natural raw water. The Taipei City Government built a new station to extract raw water from the Xindianxi to supply the Chanchu Mt. Purification Plant (today's Changxing Purification Plant) and Xindianxi Purification Plant (today's Gongguan Purification Plant). The water intake unit was placed at the foot of Guanyinshan, on the upstream section of the Xindianxi, because according to Burton's survey report the water here was deep and self-cleansed. To create new use for the historic relic and to promote the development of the Gongguan area, the Taipei Water Department renovated the station and turned it into a riverside restaurant.

公館淨水場前身為「慢濾池」，淨水場的運轉由多樣不同功能之水池及機房運作。為確保淨水場的安全及有效防止藻類滋生及餘氯損耗，民國98年將淨水池加蓋，並裝設「太陽光電板」，發電量約92.4KWp，所發之電能供給管理大樓所需，多餘的電力供應場區其他用電，達到節能減碳的目的。同時在處理自來水的過程中，將產生的水與淤泥分離，水可以再利用，淤泥加工製作成磚塊，是一個完全零排放的環保淨水場。淨水場內提供團體預約解說服務，使公館淨水場成為國內首座結合水資源及節能教育功能的淨水場。The "Gongguan Purification Plant," originally the "Slow Sand Filter," has operations featuring many pools and motor rooms with different functions. In order to ensure plant safety, prevent algae propagation, and reduce chlorine loss, in 2009 the purification pool was covered and solar panels were installed atop. The panels can generate approximately 92.4KWp of electricity. Since the electric power generated is enough for the building where the main offices are located and also for other areas of the plant, the plant meets energy-saving and carbon-reduction objectives.Since both the water and the sludge produced during the purification process can be separated and recycled i.e., the sludge can be processed and turned into bricks -- this water-purification plant is a 100% green plant with zero discharge.The plant offers guided tours for groups with advance booking, making it the first to combine water resource and energy-conservation education functions.

在淨水處理過程中，產生之沉澱淤泥及快濾反沖洗砂廢水等，均排入汙水池，再利用汙水泵將淤泥抽送至淤泥處理廠。淤泥在處理廠中將經由濃縮、脫水等程序，壓製成淤泥餅，並將淤泥餅以再利用方式處理，即廢料變原料，使得淨水場成為百分之百的零汙染、零排放之環保工業。 在民國91年以前淤泥餅的處置方式，是委託業者定期清運至內湖山豬窟垃圾掩埋場，免費當作掩埋覆土使用；92年以後，山豬窟掩埋場覆土已足夠。自來水事業處積極尋求其他合法且較經濟的處置方式，陸續開發作為製磚與水泥製程的部分原料。不但省下處理費用，也因淤泥餅再利用的效益，大幅降低清運成本。 All the settled sludge and the rapidly filtered backwash water produced in the process of water purification are discharged into the sewage pool, and the sludge is then pumped by the sewage pump to the sludge processing plant where it is thickened, dehydrated, and compressed into sludge cakes. The cakes are then recycled. Since the process turns waste into useful materials, the water purification station represents a 100% zero-pollution and zero-discharge green industrial operation. Before 2002, various companies were commissioned to regularly transport the sludge cakes to the Shanzhuku Landfill site in Neihu, for free use as landfill cover soil. In 2003 the Shanzhuku Landfill had sufficient cover, and the Taipei Water Department began looking for other legal and economical ways to deal with the cakes. Their use as raw materials in the making of bricks and cement not only saves expenses dealing with the cakes, but also significantly reduces the shipping costs involved for the cakes to be recycled.

量水室為方型磚造及鋼筋混凝土之建築，功能為水量計量，故採向下挖鑿以應功能之需。表面凹槽刻痕裝飾線條，牆角部分為紅磚外露表現，而量水室的窗戶及窗框為上方半圓拱形，下方方形的造型。此建築推估為臺北水道主工程竣工後新增建設，但仍可發現與相關建築設施有著整體規劃設計。量水室原始興建年代與設計，因檔案佚失無法得知。作為小觀音山蓄水池出水計量之用，於民國66年公館淨水場完工後功成身退。 The Metering Room is a square building made of brick and ferroconcrete. Its function was to measure water volume.The walls of the building were decorated with fillisters and scores, its four corners had original red brick deliberately left revealed, and its windows and window frames were semicircular on the upper half and square on the lower half. It is speculated that this building was added after the completion of Taipei City's main waterworks; however, the facility still matches the overall plan and design. The original year and design of this structure is unknown due to the loss of files; it was retired from service metering the water output of Guanyinshan Distribution Reservoir in 1977 when the Gongguan Purification Plant was built. Having undergone repair and renovation, the room is now a heritage site restaurant offering a variety of teas and simple meals.

蓄水池的蓄水量達5,050立方公尺，可供水至大稻埕地區。 過去作為「水位測量室」，建築物為磚與鋼筋混凝土所造，外觀漆上紅色漆料。建築物旁有一大片草原，約兩、三座籃球場大小，觀音山蓄水池便在草原的底下，此為臺北最古老的蓄水池。由於水池在地下，因此設置水位測量室，設有機械滾輪式的度盤水位計來測量水位。 此外，位於旁邊的「配水井」，作用是分配清水。配水井位於淨水池最後出水處，清水經此配水井後，即流向量水室計量後再供應市區用水；另外，配水井設有制水閥，可以控制出水量以調節重力自然流量。配水的重要性關係到居民的用水的出水量，是極為重要的設施。 This reservoir can hold water volume of up to 5,050m3, enough to supply the Dadaocheng area. A "Metering Room," the building was made of brick and ferroconcrete, and its walls painted in red. There is a grassy area next to the building the size of two to three basketball courts. Taipei's oldest reservoir, Guanyinshan Reservoir, is located beneath. Since the reservoir was underground, the metering room was equipped with a rotary water gauge to measure the water level. In addition, the "Distribution Well" next to the building was used to distribute the raw water. This well was located at the reservoir's final outflow location; the treated water traveled through this well to the metering room, then sent on to supply the urban district. This well was also equipped with a gate valve to control water volume so the natural gravitational flow could then be adjusted. Its role in water outflow to domestic households made this a crucial facility.

管材雕塑區位於公館小觀音山山坡開闊處，區內利用各種不同的管材組裝成遊憩設施及裝置藝術作品，提供遊客更多樣的遊憩體驗。 The "Pipe Sculpture Area" is located in the open on the side of Guanyinshan in Gongguan. This area features recreational facilities and installation artworks made with a variety of pipes and other materials to provide tourists with different recreational experiences.

這座巨大的水藍色圓弧形建築物是消壓塔。本消壓塔興建於民國78年，塔身容量11,400立方公尺，地面高7公尺，地下深23公尺。民國80年開始啟用，藉由第一、二清水幹線，將直潭淨水場的清水以重力方式輸至消壓塔，再經公館加壓站供給三重加壓站，及臺北市區中華路一帶的用水。 消壓塔的主要功能為調節尖、離峰用水，並維持公館加壓站的穩定進水。如果發生輸水系統下游管線或加壓站發生水鎚撞擊意外事件（水壓突然升高）時，可經由消壓塔的溢流堰排放至新店溪。 Ascending the Guanyinshan Trail in Gongguan, visitors can see a row of four "Chemical Control Tanks," which were formerly used to store purifying chemicals used to sanitize the drinking water. These tanks were built on higher ground so that the chemicals could be injected by gravitational force into the raw water, where they absorbed/eliminated the particles causing turbidity in the water and filtered harmful sludge and bacteria, purifying the water and increasing its safety. These tanks were built in 1971, and retired in 1977 due to the relocation of the water-intake unit to the Qingtan Dam.

輸配水器材展示區內規劃成U型參觀路線，區分為管件區、閥類區、消防栓區、直管區、組裝區等五大區域，各區並依據不同年代、材質以實物展出。 參觀自來水園區後，除了希望參觀者能了解淨水場如何生產潔淨的自來水和自來水器材發展的歷史外，並能進一步了解，大臺北地區總長約7,000公里的自來水系統輸配水管，從最大直徑3, 800毫米的輸水幹管，至最小直徑75毫米的配水管線，都是將一只只自來水器材組裝、連接，而形成綿密的自來水管網。每當用戶打開水龍頭，享用安全衛生的自來水時，都能理解自來水生產的艱辛，更加愛護水資源。 This "Water Distribution Materials Zone" is divided into five sub-zones: the Pipe Fitting Zone, Valves Zone, Fire Hydrants Zone, Straight Pipes Zone, and Fabrication Zone. The areas display the actual parts and components utilized according to different times and materials, and can be visited following a U-shaped visitors' route. In visiting the Taipei Water Park, in addition to gaining understanding of how water purification stations produce clean drinking water and how the related equipment and facilities have been developed through the years, visitors also gain understanding of how the 7,000km-long waterworks system that provides the Taipei-Keelung Metropolitan Area (Greater Taipei Area) with clean drinking water is fabricated and joined together from the largest pipe (3,800㎜ in diameter) to the smallest 75mm, so that whenever they turn on a tap to enjoy the safe and sanitary drinking water, they can understand the hard work involved in supplying it, and start to cherish their water resources.  

一般喞筒井會與喞筒室配置在一起，喞筒井的功能是將取水口所輸送的水，加壓送至分水井中，再由分水井分配至各池井。水道取水口的地勢比水源地較低時，無法利用高低差送水，須利用喞筒機具將水加壓，打至高處的水源地。喞筒井在造型上皆不相同，並沒有特定作法，有矩形、圓形與橢圓形等形體，構造上大部分都是以混凝土造與鐵筋混凝土造為主，而喞筒井的深度與內徑並無一定之比例關係。 臺北水道的第一喞筒井是矩形，水源透過喞筒井，及喞筒室內喞筒機具將水送至分水井內，而淨化處理完成之清水則是經過第二喞筒井將水輸送至觀音山上淨水池。 Pumping wells normally go with pumping rooms. A pumping well is to pressurize and pump the water from the intake unit to the distribution well, then to other wells or pools. A pumping well is required when the altitude of the place where the intake unit is placed is lower; in other words, water cannot be delivered through natural gravity force. There is no fixed outlook or modeling of pumping wells; shapes like rectangular, round, and oval are very common and mainly made of either concrete or concrete with reinforcing bars. There is no fixed ratio of depth to internal diameter, either. The 1st pumping well of the "Taipei Water Source Site" in rectangular shape. Water went through the well into the room and then was pumped by the equipment to the distribution well. The finished water then went through the 2nd pumping well and was then delivered to the water purification reservoir on Mt. Guanyin (also known as Guanyinshan nowadays).

日治時期所興建的新式建築，建築的形式與風格象徵著地位與身分。該建築受日本明治維新後的建築影響，自來水博物館建築上多有和洋混合的建築細部或折衷形式，舉例如下： 圓頂、圓拱、古典柱式：受到古希臘與古羅馬的建築影響，而文藝復興之後，以及隨後的新古典主義建築，為影響本建築最大的建築形式；而圓頂在羅馬人的文化中用以象徵宇宙，亦常出現於羅馬帝國之後的拜占庭帝國建築。 拱窗：以半圓拱窗搭配拱圈。 屋頂：半圓銅板瓦造型屋頂，師法拜占庭與古典主義兩種風格。 柱式：愛歐尼克式柱式，羊角捲窩裝飾，為古希臘的三種柱式之一；柱頭形式來自於自然界貝殼或羊角。 窗戶：圓拱窗與方形窗是文藝復興以後的建築代表性特色。 拱門：飾以淺浮雕的拱門。 排氣花臺：放置於自來水博物館建築本體外的排氣設施。 據考證當時留存的「臺北水道水源地唧筒室新建築圖」記載，推斷設計師應為「森山松之助」。 The new-style architecture adopted during the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule often presented one's status and identity through a building's form and style. This building had influences from Japan's Meiji Restoration, in a hybrid of Japanese and European architectural elements, such as: Dome, Round Arches, and Classical Orders: Influenced not only by the architecture of classical Greece and Rome, but also that of the Renaissance and by Neoclassicism, the dome here was a symbol of the universe in Roman culture, and was an element also frequently used in the Byzantine Empire. Arched Windows: Semicircular arched windows with arched rings. Rooftop: Copper tiles cover the rooftop in imitation of Byzantine and Classical architecture. Orders: The Ionic orders, decorated with volutes, is one of three types of order popular during the ancient Greek period; the shape of the capitals imitates shells or goat horns. Windows: The circular arched windows and square windows are distinguishing features of post- Renaissance architecture. Arches: Decorated with low reliefs (also known as "bas-reliefs"). Ventilating Flower Terrace: Ventilation facilities are placed outside the museum building. Based on the "New Architectural Drawing of Taipei Water Source Site Pumping Room" documentation left from the period, the architect is believed to be Mr. Matsunosuke Moriyama.

無患子原生於臺灣低海拔闊葉林地，亦分布於中國華南、印度、日本中部以南等地。 無患子的果實富含皂素，只要置入水中，加以搓揉便會產生具有清潔功能的泡沫，能利用於各種清潔去汙之處；包括用來洗滌鍋具、衣服、頭髮、沐浴，甚至是珍珠黃金一類的珠寶等。因不含人造致癌物，會自然分解不汙染環境，可視為自然的清潔劑。 無患子為落葉喬木，樹型優美，秋冬之際，樹葉會全部落盡。在落葉前，葉子顏色會轉為鮮黃，極為美觀，因此常被種植為庭園景觀樹及行道樹。 The Chinese Soap Berry (Wuhuanzi) is originally from the low-elevation broadleaf forests of Taiwan, but has now spread over southern China, India, and southern Japan. The fruit is rich in saponin, and when placed underwater and rubbed will produce cleansing foam, which can be used to clean pots and pans, clothes, the hair and body, and even jewelry such pearls and gold. Since it contains no man-made carcinogens, and it decomposes naturally without polluting the environment, it can be regarded as a natural detergent. The Chinese Soap Berry is a deciduous tree with a beautiful appearance. Its leaves drop completely in autumn/winter, all turning bright yellow before withering. The aesthetics provided has made the Chinese Soap Berry popular as a garden tree and shade tree.

九芎分布於臺灣全島平地及山麓、中國大陸、琉球等地。樹皮為紅褐色，剝落後呈灰白色，樹幹光滑堅硬。由於九芎的樹皮非常光滑且成片剝落，聽說連猴子爬上去都會滑下來，因此也稱為「猴溜」或「猴不爬」。九芎的木材質地緻密而堅韌，早期臺灣民間就已知取其通直的樹幹來做為房柱，且要以火將要埋入土中的木材基部烤焦，並形成一層薄炭包覆木材，讓白蟻或蛀蟲無法入侵。 The Subcostate Crape Myrtle (Jiuqiong) is seen everywhere in Taiwan, mainland China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The trees are red-brown outside and grey-white inside, with slippery and hard tree trunks. Since the bark is slippery and comes off in big flakes, it is said that even monkeys cannot successfully climb up the trees, and that's why they are also called "Monkeys Slip" (Houliu) or "Monkeys Don't Climb" (Houbupa). The Taiwanese knew in the early days that the tree's wood could be used to make pillars because of its strong quality and dense texture. They charcoaled the end of the wood extending into the ground with fire to make it termite- or borer-proof.

茄苳的木材耐水濕性強，可供作家具、建築、土木及水工用材，茄苳為雌雄異株，花很小，呈黃綠色。果實為暗褐色球形漿果，直徑1公分，內藏種子3~4粒；果實充分成熟時，味道甘甜可食用；果肉可釀酒。種子含油量 30~54%，可食用，也可作潤滑油。 茄苳是臺灣原生樹種，分布於臺灣低海拔地區，其樹型高大壯闊，成株胸徑可達一米以上。且樹冠面積大，對風及空氣污染抵抗力強，常種為庭院樹及行道樹種。 The wood of this tree is waterproof and humidity-resistant, and thus is very good for furniture and as a building material.It is also used in civil engineering and hydro-engineering. Red Cedar trees are dioecism plants. The flowers are tiny and in yellow-green color. The fruit are round dark-brown juicy fruit – 1cm in diameter and contains three to four seeds each. The fruit are edible when mature fully; the sarcocarp can be used to make wine. The seeds contain 30% to 54% oil, which is edible, suitable for making lubricant as well. Red Cedar trees are indigenous to Taiwan, and grow in low-elevation regions. The trees are tall and huge; the mature ones can be 1m in diameter. The tree-crown is large as well. Since the trees have strong resistance against air wind and air pollution, they are commonly used as garden plants and shade trees.

白頭翁的額頭至頭頂為純黑色且富有光澤，兩眼上方至頭部後方為白色，形成一白色枕環，此白環在黑色的頭部非常醒目，老鳥的枕羽(後頭部)更加潔白。白頭翁活潑且不怕人，喜食昆蟲，種子和水果，屬雜食性。雄鳥胸部灰色較深，雌鳥淺淡；雄鳥頭部後面的白色極為清晰醒目。仔細聽聽林間的鳥叫聲，若聽到如「巧克力、巧克力」的聲音，可能就是白頭翁喔！ 白頭翁喜歡將巢築在相思樹或榕樹上，平均壽命約10到15年。 Chinese Bulbuls (Baitouwong) have a shiny black forehead, and an eye-catching white disk-like area starting from above both eyes and extending to the back of the head. The older the birds are, the whiter the back of the head (also known as neck feathers). These bulbuls are cheery, and not afraid of humans. They are polyphagia, and prefer insects, seeds, and fruit. The males have grayer chests than the females, and the white neck feathers are rather bright. If one pays close attention toward the sounds in the woods, the bulbuls' sound is like 'Qiao-Ke-Li, Qiao-Ke-Li'. Chinese Bulbuls like to build their nests on the Acacia confuse (Memory Tree) or the Chinese Banyan. Their average lifespan is between 10 and 15 years.  

江某的葉片是掌狀複葉，其葉子形狀很像有蹼的鴨腳趾或鵝掌，所以又稱為「鴨腳木」或「鵝掌柴」。江某的木材其白色髓心充實且細膩，臺灣早期常被當作火柴、木屐的原料。令人好奇的是為何稱之為「江某」，因為日據時代流行穿木屐，而木屐的雙腳沒有左右之分，人們常分不清楚左腳右腳，久而久之江某就成了不分「公母」的樹。（國語「江某」是閩南語發音「公母」的諧音） 冬天開花結果的江某，花朵並不具有香氣，但花含蜜量豐富，經常吸引許多蝴蝶、食蚜蠅、麗蠅等昆蟲聚集，是冬季很重要的蜜源植物，而果實也可彌補野鳥冬天食物的不足。 The Common Schefflera (pronounced Jiangmou in Mandarin) is also known as "Duck Foot Wood" (Yajiaomu) or "Goose Foot Wood" (Ezhangchai), because its leaves are palmately compound leaves with a shape like duck feet or goose feet. The core of the trees is white in color and substantial in texture, and therefore traditionally used to make matches and clogs. A question often posed is: why call it "Jiangmou?" This is because when Taiwan was under Japanese rule wearing clogs was a fashion, and since there's no distinction between left-foot and right-foot clogs, people couldn't tell which was which. As a result, Jiangmou became the trees having no distinction between "Gangmou". The term "Jiangmou" (Mandarin) is the assonance of the term "Gangmou" (Minnan dialect). The Common Schefflera blossoms and bears fruit in winter. Although the flowers do not have a sweet smell, the rich nectar still attracts many insects, including butterflies, flower flies, blow flies, etc. They are very important nectar plants in winter, and their fruit also provides wild birds with extra food in winter.

九節木耐陰性極強，喜歡溫暖多濕、陽光不強的環境，是臺灣闊葉林中普遍可見的野生植物，又名「山大刀」、「青龍吐霧」。 其枝條具有許多明顯的節，故名九節木。5到6月間於枝頂開白色或淺綠色的小花。根與葉可入藥，有清熱解毒，袪風去濕之效；可用來治感冒、喉痛、跌打損傷等。 九節木的果實近球形，於11到12月間成熟，為紅色或橘紅色，乾時會出現直稜。 Wild Coffee (Jiujiemu) has a very strong shade tolerance, and prefers a warm and wet environment without strong sunlight. It is a wild plant commonly seen in Taiwan's broadleaf forests. It is also known as "Mountain's Big Knife" (Shandadao) or "Green Dragon Throwing Up Fog" (Qinglongtuwu). The branches and twigs have many nodes (jie), which is the origin of the Chinese name. The blossoms are tiny and white, may have light-green on the top, and flower in May and June. The roots and leaves have medicinal quality, e.g. detoxifying and dehumidifying, and therefore are used to cure the common cold, sour throat, bruises, etc. The fruit is very round, ripens from November through December, is red or reddish orange, and has edges when dried.

薜（ㄅ一ˋ）荔在臺灣全島的平野至低海拔山區均可見到，中北部尤其多見。經常爬生於石壁、圍牆或樹幹上，藉著發達的氣根固定自己的身軀往上爬，爭取更多的陽光。人們經常分不清楚愛玉與薜荔的差異，愛玉葉子大而尖，薜荔的葉子則略小且形鈍；愛玉果實較大，呈長橢圓形或接近球形，表面散布白色斑點，薜荔果實則較小，呈倒圓錐形或球形，僅尾端有白色斑點。薜荔的成熟種子含溶於水的果膠，易形成半透明狀，或淺黃色的凝膠，也跟愛玉子一樣，可以搓揉出果膠製成果凍。 Climbing Figs (Bili) can be found everywhere in Taiwan, from the plains to low-elevation mountain regions, and especially in central and northern Taiwan. They generally use their aerial roots to firmly station themselves, and climb stone walls, fences, or tree trunks to receive more sunlight. People generally cannot tell the difference between Climbing Figs and Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (Aiyu). The leaves of Aiyu are bigger and pointier, those of Climbing Figs smaller and blunt.Aiyu fruit are bigger and have a long, oval shape with white spots scattered on the surface, whereas those of Climbing Figs are smaller and reverse-conoid-shaped, with white spots appearing only on the tips. The mature seeds of Climbing Figs contain water-soluble pectin, readily producing a semiopaque or light-yellow gel used to make jelly, just like Aiyu seeds.

斯文豪氏攀蜥是臺灣特有種。背部底色以黃褐色為主；口腔外緣呈白色；背脊高，雄性具有較明顯之鬣鱗且喉垂較明顯，其體側黃綠色縱帶較雌性明顯，會對入侵的其他雄蜥展現如伏地挺身般的威嚇動作。全長可達31公分，尾長約佔全長三分之二，為目前臺灣攀蜥屬體型最大者。 斯文豪氏攀蜥棲息環境以樹林邊緣為主，樹叢旁的小徑，或是大樹樹幹上都不難發現其蹤跡。日行性的斯文豪氏攀蜥，主要以昆蟲或是其他小型無脊椎動物為食。 Japalura Swinhonis iguanas (Siwenhaosi Panxi) is an endemic Taiwan species. The color of their backs is mainly yellow-brown, the rim of the mouth is white, and the back of the body is high. The males have distinctive manes and dewlaps; the yellow-green belts on both sides of the male's bodies are more distinctive than those of the females. A male iguana will show certain threatening moves, similar to human beings doing push-ups, when another male is sighteds. The animal's full length can reach 31cm, with two-thirds taken up by the tail. The Japalura Swinhonis is today the largest iguana in Taiwan. These iguanas mostly rest in the periphery of the woods, the small paths next to groves, or on big tree trunks. They are diurnal animals, and mainly feed on insects or other small invertebrates.

淡清雅波灰蝶普遍分布於平地至低、中海拔山區。其展翅寬約2.8到4公分，為臺灣產波紋小灰蝶類當中最大的一種。雄蝶翅膀表面為淡水青色；雌蝶翅膀表面的黑褐色斑紋較雄蝶發達，體型也較雄蝶為大。淡清雅波灰蝶的腹面具有波浪狀線條（雄性為白褐色而雌性為白色），肛角有黑斑，黑斑外緣有紅色邊。 Jamides Celeno butterflies (Danqingyapo Huidie) generally live from the plains all the way up to the low- and medium-elevation mountain regions. These butterflies are one of the largest Lampides boeticus in Taiwan – about 2.8 to 4cm when both wings are opened out. The color of the male's wings is light water-blue where the female's wings have more black-brown stripes; female's body build is bigger than that of the male. These butterflies' abdomens have wavy lines (white-brown for males and white for females), the tip of the anuses have black spots with red rims.

臺灣的山林，可說是樟樹的故鄉，長久以來，一直是臺灣最主要的造林及綠化樹種，因此樟樹巨木常見於各地。 樟樹為常綠喬木，葉子呈現橢圓或卵形，葉子表面亮綠、葉背粉白，其果實成熟時呈紫黑色，是鳥類的珍饈。灰褐深沉的老樹幹上，有著一道道縱裂紋的深溝，便是歲月刻下的痕跡；再配上翠綠的葉，一股剛毅的氣息，伴隨著樟腦香淡淡地散發出來。樟樹除可用來提煉樟腦及樟腦油外，也是良好的雕刻、建築、家具用材，亦具有防蟲效果。 The mountains and forests of Taiwan can be said to be the homeland of Camphor trees (Zhangshu), and for a long time camphor trees have been the major species used for afforestation and greenification. Gigantic camphor specimens are to be seen everywhere in Taiwan. Camphor trees are evergreen arbors, with oval- or egg-shaped leaves that have a bright-green surface and a grayish-white back. Their fruit, which turns purple-black when mature, are a favorite with birds. On the old, grey tree trunks one finds myriad deep, vertical cracks "carved" by the passing years. Combined with their jade-green leaves, the trees "radiate" a resolute, steadfast ambiance, with the slight aroma of camphor. In addition to their use in making camphor and camphor oil, the trees are also excellent for carving, building, and furniture; the wood is insect-proof.