Credit: MOOK Travel Life Network, compiled and reported by Chen Guanxin
The "2013 Mine Healthy Lifestyle Cultural Walk," organized by the Golden Volunteers of the New Taipei City Gold Museum, will run from March to November with two routes and a total of nine sessions. The first session begins on March 30, and registration is now open. In addition to guided tours that allow participants to explore the vibrant history of the former mountain town, the walk will also include a mountain-cleaning activity to restore the mine's natural beauty.
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This year’s healthy walk consists of nine sessions that will take participants through the mountain town’s past glory, and will also invite them to help with mountain cleaning. (Photo provided by MOOK Travel Life Network)
The "2013 Mine Healthy Lifestyle Cultural Walk" will hold nine sessions between March and November, one per month on Saturdays. The specific dates are March 30, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28, October 26, and November 30.
Registration for each session opens 45 days before the event and closes seven days prior. Each session is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The participation fee is NT$200 per person, which includes a miner’s lunchbox, a tour of Pit No. 5, and insurance. Successful registrants should check in at the Gold Museum Visitor Service Center at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the event, with the walk and cleanup activity starting at 10:00 a.m. The entire walk and guided tour will take approximately 2 to 2.5 hours.
The routes for the first four sessions are: "Museum Visitor Center → Sanmao Residence → Octagonal Pavilion & Copper Processing Plant → Jinqi Temple → Water Channel Bridge → Jinfu Temple → Guashan Elementary School → International Peace Memorial Park → Quanjidian → Qitang Old Street → Former Miners’ Hospital Site → Museum"; the routes for the last five sessions are: "Museum Visitor Center → Shiwei Road → Light Railway Path → Quanjidian Bridge → Copper Precipitation Pond Office → Parking Lot Ore Chute Entrance → Changren Third and Fourth Pit Viewpoint → Overhead Crane Ruins → Bao shi Shan (Timing Mountain) → Quanjidian → International Peace Memorial Park → Qitang Old Street → Former Miners’ Hospital Site → Museum". For more details, please visit the official website: www.gep.ntpc.gov.tw.
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