The Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with Creative Battles Among International Masters
Last updated 2026-09-26 — As the weather warms up, Fulong Beach becomes lively again. The 2017 Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival marks its tenth year, with the exhibition theme centered around “Ten Years, Castle.” It grandly kicks off from May 6 to July 9 at Fulong Beach...
By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
The 2017 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival grandly commenced on May 6. (Image source / Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival)
Visitors pass through a sand sculpture gate of a little girl symbolizing a fantasy world, entering a grand carnival of a big castle. The little girl, themed around ten years old, represents the 10th anniversary of Fulong’s Golden Sand this year, with a total of 40 sculptures. The international sand sculpture competition area, themed “Heroes,” features 20 works on display, inviting 20 sand sculpture artists from 13 countries (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, India, Japan, South Korea, etc.) to join the event. The domestic sand sculpture competition, “Treasures of the Golden Sand City – Local Charm,” uses local elements as the theme of the competition, hoping to showcase Taiwan’s local characteristics to the world through the creators’ ingenuity.
The Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival attracts both domestic and international masters to jointly participate in creating sand sculpture works. (Image source / Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival)
The sand sculpture activity originated in Europe and America, and sand sculptures have even been found in the ancient Ganges culture on the beach. Sand sculpture art emphasizes creativity, health, safety, teamwork, and environmental protection: participants use a line to enclose a 3-meter square area on the beach, using ordinary shovels and buckets as tools, with only sand as the material—of course, adhesives are not allowed, and the works cannot be decorated with branches, plastic, or other items. After the competition, simply remove the line, and everything else can return to nature along with the rising tide.
This year’s theme is “Ten Years, Castle.” (Image source / Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival)
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Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival
Transportation
1. Public Transport:
(1) Train: Take a TRA train to Fulong Station, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(2) Bus: Take a Kuo-Kuang Bus (Taipei–Ludong), Keelung Bus (Guojia Xincheng–Fulong), or Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (Ruifang–Fulong) to Fulong Station, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
2. Self-Driving:
(1) National Freeway 1 or 3 – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(2) National Freeway 1 – Wanan Expressway – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(3) National Freeway 5 – Shiding Interchange – Provincial Highway 106 – Pingxi – County Road 38 – Shuangxi – Provincial Highway 2C – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(4) National Freeway 5 – Toucheng Interchange – Provincial Highway 9 toward Toucheng – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival
Transportation
1. Public Transport:
(1) Train: Take a TRA train to Fulong Station, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(2) Bus: Take a Kuo-Kuang Bus (Taipei–Ludong), Keelung Bus (Guojia Xincheng–Fulong), or Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (Ruifang–Fulong) to Fulong Station, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
2. Self-Driving:
(1) National Freeway 1 or 3 – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(2) National Freeway 1 – Wanan Expressway – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(3) National Freeway 5 – Shiding Interchange – Provincial Highway 106 – Pingxi – County Road 38 – Shuangxi – Provincial Highway 2C – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
(4) National Freeway 5 – Toucheng Interchange – Provincial Highway 9 toward Toucheng – Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) – Park in front of Fulong Visitor Center, then follow the signs to walk to the venue.
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