Taichung Aquarium


The Taichung Aquarium is a public aquarium in the Taiwanese city of Taichung.
WWW tcaqua.com.tw

History

The project began in 2012. Taichung mayor Jason Hu originally planned it to be a conservation center. Under mayor Lin Chia-lung the city decided to make the project a full aquarium. The project was criticized in 2021 for still not having finished a decade after it began.
Construction was completed in 2023 but the city was unable to find a commercial operator for the aquarium.
In 2024 mayor Lu Shiow-yen said that the aquarium would open in 2025.
In 2025 the city announced that they had secured a commercial operator for the aquarium and that it would open in August. The Aquarium opened in August 2025.

Location

The aquarium is located in Taichung's Qingshui District near Wuqi Fishing Port.

Exhibits and facilities

The aquarium features an open design. There is a large ocean tank on the first floor, a penguin exhibit on the second, exhibits themed around the Dajia River on the third floor, and a wetland exhibit as well as a large garden eel tank on the fourth. The aquarium also has a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.