A slide shaped like an elephant from a school on Green Island (綠島) will arrive in Taipei today as part of a tour of Taiwan to raise public awareness about protecting the environment.
The tour began in February last year. Since then, the elephant slide has become a symbol of environmental protection and was displayed at more than 40 events around the country last year.
Lee Meng-fa (李孟發), a Taitung resident who bought the slide through an online auction for NT$100, used it to promote recycling around the country after the slide was retired from a Green -Island primary school.
He filmed a documentary on how the slide became an instrument to help him spread eco-friendly messages.
The slide is especially popular with children.
“I hope the elephant can have wheels so that it can take us to Taipei and travel around the world,” a girl said in the documentary.
To date, the slide has visited the Presidential Office, the National Palace Museum, the Taipei Zoo and the Taipei International Flora Expo.
Lee said he hoped that the elephant slide could help relay Taiwan’s concerns about sustainable development to the international community.
“Just like the Little Mermaid of Denmark, I hope the elephant [slide] can become a symbol of Taiwan’s eco-friendly efforts that can be recognized by the international community,” he said.
The 3m long, 2m wide and 1.5m tall slide will be exhibited at the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei from today, to coincide with the enactment of the Environmental Education Act (環境教育法), until July 7.
It will then go to the International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival in Yilan County.
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