Four film shorts featuring Taiwan’s national parks were scheduled to begin showing on the National Geographic Channel (NGC) yesterday to a worldwide audience in 120 countries.
The Ministry of the Interior’s Construction and Planning Agency collaborated with the NGC to shoot the four 45-second shorts, which were unveiled at a press conference at the Government Information Office yesterday.
The vignettes were based on four themes: “Forest,” “Mountain,” “Culture” and “Ocean” and titled Taiwan National Parks — The Window of World Biodiversity.
Agency Director-General Yeh Shih-wen (葉世文) said each short highlights the varied and unique imagery of Taiwan’s national parks.
“The accomplishments of Taiwan’s national parks are worth sharing with other countries to show our global ecological preservation efforts,” Yeh said.
“In the parks, biodiversity spreads from mountains to oceans, from plants to animals, from the tropical zone to the frigid zone,” Yeh said.
Featured in the four shorts is Leslie Barnett, who arrived in Taiwan five years ago from South Africa and now works as an English and geography teacher.
Leslie, who said he was impressed that a small island has such a variety of abundant natural resources, described Taiwan as a heaven for those who love outdoor activities and eco-travel.
Leslie said he had the chance to visit some national parks he had never been to before and those visits left him with beautiful memories: “I passed through the tropical, subtropical, temperate and frigid zones and enjoyed each eco-environment all in one day.
“The experience is rare. Taiwan is amazing,” Leslie said.
The shorts are narrated in Mandarin, English, Japanese and Korean.
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