Once it opened in June 1994, it became the second sanitary landfill in Taipei and covered an area of 65 hectares (160 acres).

The landfill ground was 30 hectares (74 acres) with a capacity of around 6.17 million cubic metres (218×10^6 cu ft).

[3] It was then decided to transform the former landfill into the Shanshuilu Eco Park by having the landfill ground filled, covered and converted into green space by vegetation restoration made by the Department of Environmental Protection of Taipei City Government started in 2005.

[2] The restoration project of the park won the FIABCI-Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Award in 2014 and World Gold Winner of FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards in June 2015 under the Environmental Category.

[6] It features a log cabin, pavilion, observatory, walkways, playground, and slides.