By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
The 2017 Yilan Green Expo will be grandly held from April 1 to May 14 in the Eco Green Ark and areas around Dongshan Railway Station. This year’s theme, “Green. Setting Sail,” embodies green initiatives. In response to food and environmental crises such as “equitable distribution of quality food,” “food waste,” “food safety,” “ecological diversity loss,” and “insufficient arable land,” the Green Expo has planned diverse and engaging participatory programs. Through sensory experiences, you can truly and intimately connect with the environment, step into it, and join the movement to care for the land.
Come plant vegetables and till the fields together. (Photo credit / 2017 Yilan Green Expo)
The event offers a variety of engaging participatory activities to help the public better understand the three-in-one concept of life (production, ecology, and living) at the Green Expo. These include experiences and workshops on seasonal diet pickles, rice culture through agri-food experiences, Yilan tea ceremonies, over ten types of environmental education and ecological experiences, indigenous cultural experiences, and more. There’s also a vast 12-hectare landscape art installation featuring edible scenery, a 4.5-hectare Green Arena offering rural farming experiences, traditional clay ovens (q"窑), and farm-to-table dining in the fields.
The mass rice-planting activity with a thousand people bending down to work the fields. (Photo credit / 2017 Yilan Green Expo)
Additionally, this year a special Green Expo Free Admission Ticket originally priced at 300 NTD is being offered to encourage the public to experience the Expo and join the movement toward green living and caring for the land, while also enjoying the Expo’s “delicious, beautiful, fun, and convenient” offerings. From now until March 31, you can purchase the ticket at major convenience store chains and EVA Airways’ online platform for a pre-sale discount price of 220 NTD. Moreover, to allow visitors to fully explore the Expo and discover more of Yilan, EVA Airways has also partnered to offer 1-day and 2-day free itinerary packages that pair with the Expo ticket and still leave you with change from 1000 NTD, hoping that visitors can deeply experience the charm of Yilan’s urban and rural areas.
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2017 Yilan Green Expo – Green Expo Free Admission Ticket
Pre-sale Discount Price: 220 NTD (Original Price: 300 NTD)
Pre-sale Period: From now until March 31
Pre-sale Ticket Purchase Locations: 7-11, FamilyMart, OK Mart, Hi-Life, EVA Airways
*Mother’s Day Little Joy ~ Yilan County Invites Moms to Visit the Green Expo for Free
On Mother’s Day, May 14, moms only need to shout “I am a mom!” at the entrance gate of the Eco Green Ark area of the 2017 Yilan Green Expo, and when staff respond with “Happy Mother’s Day,” they will be welcomed in for free.