Taiwan's Liyu Lake (鯉魚潭) Camping Area in Hualien will be the site of next year's Federation Internationale de Camping et de Caravanning (FICC) rally, an international camping event held annually, according to the Tourism Bureau.
"This international camping event will be important in changing Taiwan's international reputation as a `manufacturing island' and in boosting tourism. Taiwan has never been seen as a vacation spot in the past," Su Cherng-tyan (
"The participants will get to know Taiwan's beauty and will return home to tell others about it," Su said.
Su also announced that while the bureau could have chosen many different places to hold the event, they had decided upon Liyu Lake, also referred to as Carp Lake, for its excellent facilities and natural resources.
"We've put around NT$40 million into renovating the camping area and building new facilities. We expect to finish the renovations by the end of the year," Su said.
According to Su, the rally will be held in Finland this year, and roughly 1,500 campers will gather for the annual event. He urged Taiwanese participants to join in the rally and encourage other campers to visit Taiwan next year.
The last time Taiwan hosted the event was in 1992 when 300 participants, mostly from Japan and Korea, visited Fulung (
"The goal in 2005 is to double the number of participants from 300 to 600," Su said.
In response to a media inquiry, Su said that one of the requirements for hosting the rally was that camping grounds needed to be able to fly the flags of all participants. Su said that because China was not a member of the FICC, Taiwan would have no problem.
"Even if China were a member, we'd fly our flag, and they would fly theirs," Su said.
Liyu Lake has been an important tourist attraction in previous years.
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