In the scorching hot summer, people look forward to enjoying the beach barefoot at all time, chasing the warm ocean breeze, and enjoying the coolness of playing in the sea. Administration of the Ministry of Education has set up 68 grand tour attractions for young people across the country. Keelung HaiDu and Hsinchu XiangShan all provide marine experiential learning activities for the youngsters to get close to the ocean and create summer memories.
There are rich marine resources and historical buildings in Keelung, and it has developed a distinctive port culture. Keelung Haidu Grand Tour attractions launched an ocean experiential activity of "mountain tour, water fun, snack feast, monument appreciation", leading students to Badouzi Island to watch the beautiful coastal landscape and explore the ecological resources of the local fishing village in Keelung. This year, they launched a new activity reproducing the unique cloth dyeing method of early fishermen using the juice of dye yams to dye fishing nets, and guiding the students to learn the way to live in harmony with the natural ocean environment during the activity. Student from Miaoli, Zhen, Wu shared, "The guided tour was very exciting. After the tour, I learned so much. The tour also gave us a chance to think about how we can contribute to this land and look forward to the future unique story of Badouzi Island.”
Hsinchu is full of rich natural ecological resources, not only Xiangshan Wetland where fiddler crabs thrive but also a 17 kilometers long beautiful coastline. The unique cultural heritage and Hakka village culture are also one of the characteristics. For those who would like to experience riding a bicycle roaming around the secret scenic spots of Xiangshan coast, admiring the endless coastline, exploring fishing port communities and wetland ecology, and experiencing the fun of traditional handmade rice noodles and local seafood cuisine, a day trip to Hsinchu Xiangshan Grand Tour will be one of the best experiential activities for you to enjoy the charm of Hsinchu. JiaWei, Zhang, student who participated in the activity said happily, “This activity gave me so much more, such as understanding the process of producing fried rice noodles, and walking into the crab watching trail to observe the wetland ecology up close. In addition, the sea view of Hsinchu is breathtaking. The beach cleaning activity is such a meaningful experience.”
Grand Tour Attractions provide the youngsters diversified marine experiential activities and encourage the youth to learn, get close to the ocean, enjoy the natural ocean, and maintain the sustainability of the marine ecology throughout outdoor explorations. If you want to know more about the activities and details of Grand Tour Attractions, please visit Grand Tour Experience Learning Website (https://youthtravel.tw)