Last Sunday, the Miaoli County government organized a bicycle tour to mark the opening of the “Green Light, Sea Breeze” coastline bike paths in Miaoli County — a total of 68.5km of bike paths linking the county’s four coastal townships, Jhunan, Houlong, Tongsiao, and Yuanli. The event attracted a huge crowd of cyclists who wanted to get a taste of Miaoli County’s beautiful coastal scenery.
The coastline bike paths running from north to south pass by many tourist attractions such as Chiding Beach, Longfeng Fishing Harbor, Coastal Forest Park, Mangroves Ecological Reserve, Waipu Fishing Harbor, Guogang Shell Fossil Geological Area, the Cape of Good Hope, Shilian Garden Train Restaurant, Chiumao Park, Yuanli Fishing Harbor, Heart Carving House, and Fangli Old Street. So, last Sunday, a large group of bicycle enthusiasts of all ages took part in the ride. After the whistle was blown, everyone set off, joined by Miaoli County Commissioner Liu Cheng-hung and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hsu Yao-chang.
In a speech, Liu thanked the Cabinet’s Sports Affairs Council and the Ministry of the Interior’s Construction and Planning Agency for providing financial subsidies amounting to NT$300 million for the construction of the bike paths, which have not only provided a leisurely, enjoyable riding experience along the coast, but also boosted the tourism industry in the county’s four coastal townships.
Photo: Peng Chien-li, Taipei Times
照片：自由時報記者彭健禮
Liu said the county has completed the construction of 580km of bike paths, and that they planned to extend this to 650km by the end of the year.
(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY LIN YA-TI)
全長六十八點五公里的苗栗縣「綠光海風」海線自行車道，串連竹南、後龍、通霄、苑裡四個沿海鄉鎮，縣府上週日舉辦啟用騎乘活動，吸引大批車友參與，體驗苗栗海濱風情之美。
「綠光海風」海線自行車道，從北到南沿途行經崎頂海水浴場、龍鳳漁港、濱海森林公園、紅樹林、外埔漁港、過港貝化石層地質區、好望角、石蓮園火車餐廳、秋茂園、苑裡漁港、心雕居、房裡老街等觀光景點。因此，上週日有大批喜愛單車運動的民眾及親子參加。眾人並在縣長劉政鴻、國民黨立委徐耀昌等人鳴笛後出發。
Photo Courtesy of the Miaoli County Government
照片由苗栗縣政府提供
劉政鴻致詞時，感謝體委會和營建署補助新台幣三億元建置「綠光海風」自行車道，不僅打造一條悠閒舒適的海濱騎乘空間，也將帶動縣內四個沿海鄉鎮的觀光。
劉表示，縣內目前已完成五百八十公里的自行車道，預計年底可增建到六百五十公里。
（自由時報記者彭健禮）
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