[Family Travel] Taoyuan Agricultural Expo – Breathtaking Land Art Perfect for Photos

Xinzhuang, Taoyuan2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expoofficially kicked off on April 22. There’s a giant rice cooker, painted rice fields, and a container market. The Taoyuan City Government takes local culture and regional characteristics as its starting point, reinterpreting the city’s history—from folk crafts to its heyday as an industrial and commercial hub—through this agricultural expo to help the public learn more about it.

It’s still under construction. If you’re passing by like MommyNiu, please just take photos from the outside and don’t disturb the workers.

2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo operating dates: April 22 (Sat) – May 14 (Sun), 9:00–17:00
2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo location: No. 946, Section 2, Dongxing Road, Xinzhuang District
2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo website: http://agriexpo.tycg.gov.tw/

Shuttle bus hours: 04/22–05/14, 08:30–18:00

Shuttle routes:
(Green Line) Taoyuan HSR Station ↔ Expo Site
(Yellow Line) Yangmei Back Railway Station ↔ Expo Site
(Blue Line) Taoyuan Technology Industrial Park Parking Lot ↔ Expo Site
(Red Line) Yong’an Fishing Port ↔ Expo Site

Departure frequency: Weekdays and weekends at varying intervals.
Red Line departure frequency: Weekdays every 20 minutes, weekends every 15 minutes.

Covering an area of about 30 hectares, the 2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo centers around the core concept of “green living,” and is organized through “3 main themes,” “4 special features,” and “8 exhibition zones.”

Each exhibition zone offers healthy lifestyle experiences and over 30 DIY craft activities. During the event, there will be concerts and various performances, as well as three corporate image areas, making it an expo that “puts agriculture first and is friendly to the earth.”

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Large-scale land art covering the entire venue of the Taoyuan Agricultural Expo.

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Centered around the theme of “Hakka Trades and Crafts,” featuring fun and interactive experiences.

Enjoy indigenous dance, learn traditional farming, experience cooperative house-building, and rediscover indigenous culture.

Using shaped ponds and ecological pools to authentically present the life of traditional duck and goose farmers and ranch settings.

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Themed around the rural life landscape of Taoyuan’s past, and offering DIY activities for the public to experience.

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Through various experiential activities, the public can learn about Taoyuan’s high-quality rice culture.

Divided into six major sections based on concepts such as food and agriculture education, pond ecology, environmental sustainability, and artistic aesthetics, with DIY experiences available.

Combining the three main themes of Taoyuan’s farmers, cultural creativity, and makers, it showcases the unique characteristics of each industry through container structures.

You can sample local delicacies from Taoyuan.

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[Xiao Niu’s Life Journey] Authorized repost. Original article from [2017 Taoyuan Agricultural Expo Opens in Xinyi, Taoyuan on April 22]