Office of the President exhibition spotlights beauty of Taiwan’s outlying islands
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Taiwan Today
2018-11-19
Vice President Chen Chien-jen (fourth left), MOTC Deputy Minister Chi Wen-jong (third left) and Tourism Bureau Director-General Chou Yung-hui (second left) are joined by local officials and the bureau’s mascot Oh Bear at the opening of an exhibition on Taiwan’s outlying islands Nov. 14 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of Tourism Bureau)
Organized by the Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, “Special Exhibition: Bay Tourism on 10 Islands” offers visitors a detailed overview of their diverse cultural landscapes, natural scenery and activities. The selected islands include Guishan Island in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan; Green and Orchid islands in Taitung County, southeastern Taiwan; and Matsu’s Beigan and Dongju islands in outlying Lienchiang County.
Speaking at the opening of the event, Vice President Chen Chien-jen said he hoped it would inspire visitors from home and abroad to travel to one of the islands. He added the exhibition is part of the government’s Year of Bay Tourism campaign under the Tourism 2020 program launched in 2017 that sets a new theme every year to promote the sector in Taiwan.
Among the attractions covered by the exhibition are semi-underground houses, a traditional architectural practice of the indigenous Tao people on Orchid Island, and the blue tears phenomenon of glowing nighttime algae along Matsu’s shoreline.
The 2019 Taiwan Lantern Festival, which will take place at Dapeng Bay in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County, is also featured. The exhibition runs through Feb. 19 next year, when the 30th edition of the festival is scheduled to be held.
Townships will be the focus of next year’s Tourism 2020 initiative, with mountains the target in the final year. (CPY-E)
