Besides serving as historical monuments, the 300-year-old man-made ponds of Taoyuan now attract naturalists from afar with an interest in getting a close look at the area's many aquatic plants, including the rare and beautiful Taiwan brandy bottle.
桃園陂塘是台灣先民留下的重要印記，是台灣北部開發史的具體遺跡，三百多年後，更有植物愛好者來到此地，為的是一睹台灣萍蓬草與其他許多水生植物。