Get to know Zuojhen District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Tainan City
- Chinese name
- 左鎮區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 75.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Inside the fossil park
The park brings together the former Cailiao Fossil Museum (菜寮化石館), a natural-history education hall and Guangrong Elementary School (光榮國小). Its collections include mammoths, stegodonts, ancient deer, crocodiles and shellfish. Interactive displays recreate fossil excavation and riverbed observation. The Story Hall (故事館) introduces the Xinhua Hills (新化丘陵), Siraya (西拉雅族) objects and collector Chen Chunmu (陳春木), while a fossil preparation room shows restoration work.
Caoshan Moon World
Caoshan Moon World (草山月世界) has bare, serrated ridges and steep slopes cut by rivers through soft ground. Thorny bamboo grows among the eroded landforms. Views from the 308-metre high point take in layered hills and changing cloud and mist formations.
Sources for this guide
臺南左鎮化石園區－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
草山月世界－台南旅遊網 · Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Zuojhen District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Zuojhen District
Plan your visit
Getting there
Zuojhen District is about 20 km in a straight line from central Tainan City. Search for 左鎮區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Zuojhen Fossil Park. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Tainan City →More in Tainan City
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Zuojhen Fossil Park · Pbdragonwang · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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