Browsing: Pingtung

The song was composed by the school’s first principal, Li Chih-chuan (李志傳), a Pingtung native who studied music in Japan before returning to teach. Li later moved to Taipei, where he played an important role in Taiwan’s early music education system and helped organize teacher choirs and orchestras — including a group that later evolved into what is now the Taipei Symphony Orchestra (台北市立交響樂團).

The project will include multiple camping formats such as traditional field camping areas, luxury “glamping” zones, and designated spaces for camper vans. Plans also call for a stargazing theater and a central plaza that could host future events branded as the “Beiye Festival.”

The selected route largely follows the former surface rail corridor that was placed underground during Kaohsiung’s decade-long railway undergrounding program.

The new park covers approximately 2.9 hectares and is designed to protect and explain the long-observed “fire” phenomenon, in which combustible gas escapes through fissures in the earth and ignites at the surface.

Taiwan has its own Esperanto history dating back to the Japanese colonial period, and the community remains active today. The Pingtung Esperanto Club meets about once a month, usually in the Pingtung area, with an annual gathering held each year. Attendance ranges widely, from small discussions to meetings of several dozen participants.

County officials emphasized that the park serves as an educational bridge, allowing younger generations to explore the township’s farming history through safe, inclusive play.

While the market sees moderate traffic from out-of-town tourists, particularly from Kaohsiung and Tainan, Pingtung locals have largely ignored the venue, leading some critics and city councilors to label the project a “mosquito hall” [蚊子館].

The Pingtung County Remote-Control Drone Flight Field (屏東縣遙控無人機飛行場) is one of Taiwan’s most important certification sites for drone pilots and a rare open-access space shared by enthusiasts from across the island.

Under the plan, the new line will stretch approximately 26.2 kilometers and include two new stations: an underground HSR Kaohsiung Station and an elevated HSR Pingtung Station. Both will be co-located with Taiwan Railways (台鐵) stations, allowing passengers to transfer between systems within the station concourse without going outside.

By RK Shih/Staff – AI-generated image shows the dreams of some in Pingtung for significantly more transport options. PINGTUNG —…