The Taipei City Government has chosen a plot of land in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口) — originally set aside for building government housing — to be the site for the 2017 Summer Universiade athletes’ village.
Although the plot of land, which covers nearly 16 hectares, has been left undeveloped for more than 30 years, it has not been unused. While one part of it has been made into a sports park, the larger, remaining part has evolved into a lush secondary forest that has become one of Linkou’s characteristic landmarks.