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The "Kuilei Park" is located at around 124.5K along the Provincial Highway 11 (Taitung to Su'ao section), adjacent to the Kuilei village. Previously, the local Atayal people referred to this area as "katomayan" (commonly written as "Katomayan" or "Kato-Mayan"), which means "The Place of Bears." This site not only serves as the administrative center of the Eastern Coastal National Scenic Area under the Ministry of Culture, but it also encompasses the Kuilei Visitor Center, Ami Aboriginal Folk Cultural Center, large parking lots, recreational outdoor areas, and performing art spaces. The elevated terrain allows visitors panoramic and beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean, along with magnificent sunrises and moonrises. The park is an essential hub for tourists to acquire information about the eastern coastal travel, a significant site for group visits and field study for travel agencies, and a top spot for locals for picnics, playgrounds, and outings with their pets. Combined with the annual events of the Eastern Coastal Administration, the Kuilei Park has hosted lively events during the spring and summer travel seasons in recent years, such as the "Eastern Coast Land Art Festival," the Moonlight Sea Concert, and local market fairs. These events integrate tribal cultural heritage, on-site artistry, and innovative domestic tourism models, allowing visitors to experience the spectacular natural scenery and diverse local culture of the eastern coast during their visit. Over the years, besides providing complete visitor services, the Kuilei Park has gradually become like a large-scale art gallery, filled with artistic and cultural charm. Inside the Kuilei Visitor Center, works by the East Coast artist "Lahuzi Tarifu"—"Traveling in the Space of Fifty Steps"—are displayed as permanent exhibits. Outdoors, the art installations of the Eastern Coast Land Art Festival, such as "Bubbling Scenery," "The Strongest Tenderness," "Transformation," "Year 5390's Greeting," and "Waiting for Drifting," are integrated into the open green lawns and the magnificent seafront vistas, all becoming must-visit spots for visitors to interact and take pictures. The park provides convenient parking; visitors arriving by public transportation may opt for the "Good to Go - Eastern Coast Line," and can reach the park directly from the "Ameri Folk Cultural Center" stop. To allow those who can't visit at any time to enjoy the Kuilei Park's East Coast scenery, in 2020, Eastern Coastal National Scenic Area Administration installed a real-time visual system on the visitor center's upper section. Through high-resolution cameras, the system broadcasts 24-hour live images of the local weather and landscape. Friends interested may go to the YouTube channel for virtual exploration. Stepping inside the indoor premises, on the ground floor of the Kuilei Visitor Center, the latest open-to-the-public immersive interactive area was launched in December 2022. The exhibition combines digital technology with local culture, centered on the theme of "The Storybook of the Eastern Coast." Through interactive projections and immersive visuals, visitors can explore the stories of the indigenous Ami people, natural ecological values, and cultural heritage. The exhibition ingeniously employs technology to enhance the interest of the audience's learning, perfectly integrating education and entertainment, allowing audiences to experience the wisdom of East Coast mountain and coastal living. By reviving Ami legends and myths through artistic forms, the exhibition profoundly conveys the depth of the culture and the moving charm of life stories. Visitors, especially students, are fully engaged in exploring interactive installations and visual scenery, thoroughly experiencing the local culture's depth and beauty, injecting new vitality into the Kuilei Visitor Center. This initiative symbolizes the continuity and transmission of East Coast culture and spirit.