In the beginning of spring, the weather is barely warm but still cool. The tender shoot and green twig of the trees on the street announced the coming of awakening universe. Energetic young people also are ready to welcome the challenge of 50 Youth travel spots organized by Youth Development Administration, Ministry of Education in 2018. Such an in-depth tour guided by local resident can help youth really experience the indigenous nature with a brand new perspective of Taiwan.
All 50 Youth travel spots for youth have unique characters plus abundant culture and ecology. As mother nature hibernate through the winter and sprouting greens in the spring, young people can follow the season of nature to arrange a distinctive spring tour while they embark on the activities of grand tour. “Enjoy firefly at purple mountain village” is the Youth travel spot at Meisan in Chiayi. From the street above 90 meters above sea level, one can conquer the famous Meisan 36 curves and all the way toward Alishan National Scenic Area at 1000 meters above sea level. This is the season for Wisteria flowers blossom while birds singing and frogs crying, plus staring firefly in the breeze, which is truly an authentic Shangrila. The Sunghe Youth travel spot in Hsinchu will take youth to pick fresh spring teas on the field to experience unique and exclusive teas and explore indigenous tea culture which is a pride in Taiwan.
The countryside oriented tour can not only have a close contact with firefly, the Taichung mountain tour and Wufong grand tour at Hsinchu also is right in the mountain and forest. The youth can not only help each other in the field and challenge themselves, but also can learn how to cope with mother nature via courses such as outdoor survival skills and wildlife educations. After in-depth explorative learning, one can take a slow pace and take a more detailed observation on the diversified ecology, with a lithe and graceful dancing to encourage each other.
Youth Development Administration has collaborated with non-profit organizations and colleges to designate Youth travel spots for youth. The objective is to encourage youth to take diversified tours around Taiwan to better acquaint with this land. Each year there will be numerous educational and interesting activities for youth to experience. For the youth who are interest in this program, more detailed information and registration can be found at (https://youthtravel.tw)!