TFACnewsletter Vol.54

Because of the trend of individual travel and

backpacking travel, tourists are now more willing to

travel to second-tier and third-tier cities, and Tainan is

emerging as one of their choices. However, the biggest

obstacle when traveling in this kind of cities is the

public transport. Taxi, therefore is one of best solutions

for foreigners traveling alone in Tainan. In order to

make Tainan become more international-friendly, Tainan make Tainan become more international-friendly, Tainan

city government has trained 27 taxi drivers who can

provide fluent English or

Japanese service.

In order to enhance

the quality of Tainan

transport service, Tainan

city government cultivated 32 taxi driver and 27 of them city government cultivated 32 taxi driver and 27 of them

passed the final oral test. Those taxi drivers who pass the

test can be issued a certificate which is valid from

August of 2011 to July of 2012. If they want to renew

their certificate, they have to pass another test the

following year.

Currently, there are around 30% of taxi drivers who can Currently, there are around 30% of taxi drivers who can

provide fluent English or Japanese services. And because

of this skill, they have priority to take foreign

customers.

TaijiangBlue Highway

台江之美

Tainan City Government is planning to build

the Taijiang Blue Highway, aiming to make

the appearance of the rst canal in Taiwan.

The initial idea is to connect the waterway

between Anping Port and Nankunshen (南鯤

鯓) and will rst nish the construction

between Anping Port and Cigu Lagoon. The

locals are optimistic about the project.locals are optimistic about the project.

An interdepartmental group has been set up,

led by Deputy Mayor Lin. Lin designated

Bureau of Tourism to take charge of building

the cooperation platform and asked Taijiang

National Park and Southwest Coast National

Scenic Area to join the project.

It is a tough construction though. Experts in

water resources will rst start creating a data-

base with the investigation of the waterway

system. The group will assess if the construc-

tion is nancially feasible, besides, they will

also authorize a technical consulting corpora-

tion to undertake professional assessment.

The three-jiao (郊, similar to business associa-

tion nowadays) used to carry the cargo by

bamboo rafts from Anping to Cigu through

the old canal. The open of the canal has not

only values in tourism but also of historical

importance.

Three major temples in Taijiang area are all in

favor of the project and willing to cooperate.

The Director of the Tainan Cultural Property

Association, Fan, is happy with the project.

"Taijiang, with its intertwining waterways, is

the Venice of Taiwan.” The canal will be

potential in the preservation of culture and

history as well as in tourism. history as well as in tourism.

“The open of the canal has not only values in tourism but also of his-torical importance.”

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Organized by N DD Design, Dian Shin Design

Refreshment had its grand opening on August 12th. M ayor Lai has attended to the opening and acknowledged designers who have contributed to the aesthetics of Tainan by designing the innovative and meaningful gift tokens.

50 designers from all over Asia came to observe the

city with their own way, and then blending the civil culture with the imagination and the creation in order to produce a unique and irreplaceable gift token. These designers successfully present to Tainan citizens the completely different perspective of Tainan through their modern designs, and most importantly, they reintroduce people the beauty of Tainan that has been overlooked.people the beauty of Tainan that has been overlooked.

Combing with elements of Tainan, each designer

creates an innovative gift token to show his/her feelings toward the lifestyle and the aesthetics of the modern Tainan. Thus, the theme of this year is called "50 M anners."

Dian Shin Design Refreshment

has been inviting 50 passionate designers every year from various industries to make experimental creations.

台語講看嘜

LESSON 9. SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

EverydayTaiwaneseEverydayTaiwanese

Living

散步 [ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄛ/ san bo]：go for a walk

爬山 [ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄚㄣ]: hiking

泡茶 [ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄝˊ/ pao day]:drinking tea

打球 [ㄆㄚˋ ㄍ一ㄡˊ/pa (s)kew]:ball sports

騎腳踏車[ㄎㄧㄚ ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄚ/ kia ka da

chia]:go cycling

游泳 [ㄒ一ㄡㄨ ㄗㄨ一ˋ/siu zui4]: swimmming游泳 [ㄒ一ㄡㄨ ㄗㄨ一ˋ/siu zui4]: swimmming

跑步[ㄗㄠˋ/ zao]:running, jogging

唱歌[ㄑㄧㄡㄥ ㄍㄨㄚ/ chiung gua]: singing (karaoke)

跳舞[ㄊ一ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ/ tiao boo]: dancing

INTRODUCTION

Summer time! There are lots of sports we can do during the day time, and and even

at night we shouldnt limit ourselves to the night markets only. How do you say the

names of sports and activities in Taiwanese? We are about to find out.

This is not photoshop.

It’s

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