Carry on the charm of the Yellow Rubber Duckie! Join Hoffmann’s Moon Rabbit for Mid-Autumn

Text / Compiled and reported by the editorial team of MOOK Scenic Spots Travel & Lifestyle Network

 

The Dayuan Naval Base, in operation since the Japanese colonial period, has a 70-year history. Its facilities include a 3.6-kilometer runway, aircraft bunkers, and hangars, making it one of the most important air force bases in northern Taiwan during Japanese rule. This year’s Taoyuan Land Art Festival aims to use art as a medium to integrate the area's unique historical and spatial context, showcasing the distinctive charm that arises from combining art with local heritage. By choosing the Dayuan Naval Base as the exhibition venue, the organizers hope to revive the site’s significant historical legacy dating back to the Japanese era. The existing runway, bunkers, and hangars will also serve as unique art spaces, allowing the public to engage with this once highly restricted naval base in a fun and novel way.

 

Highlights of the event include “Bubble Day” on September 6th, featuring outdoor bubble performances; “Painted Cloud Car Walk” on September 8th, with two sessions at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM – participants can sign up online in teams; “Sharpshooters’ Day” on September 8th, located around the naval base runway, offering fun shooting games that test participants' accuracy with knives, spears, and bows; and on September 13th at 2:00 PM, “100 Ways to Play at the Airport,” a festive parade featuring creative costumes and bicycle designs inspired by themes like the Black Cat Squadron, airplanes, and flight. Also not to be missed: 80 painted black-cat-themed art installations will appear at the exhibition site, another must-see attraction.

 

 

 

 

 

New activities:

September 14th (Sunday) – “Release Day”

In addition to the original program, additional participatory activities have been added:

(1) Extreme Inline Skating Performance and Workshop:

10:30AM~11:30AM (2) “Let’s Roll!” Giant Ball Fun Competition:15:00PM~16:00PM

Image of the Painted Cloud Car Walk activity, where participants can join in teams. (Image source / 2014 Taoyuan Land Art Festival)

14:00PM~15:00PM

Taoyuan Land Art Festival

2014 Date: September 4, 2014 – September 14, 2014

Venue: Former Naval Base in Dayuan, Taoyuan

Highlight: Hofman’s “Moon Rabbit”

 

Length: 25.3 meters

Material: Waterproof paper exterior with wooden and Styrofoam internal framework

Concept: Lying on an aircraft bunker, pondering life and daydreaming, weaving your own real story

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