By MOOK Travel & Living Network, Chen Guanxin, compiled and reported
The Kinmen coastline, once scattered with landmines during wartime, has evolved into a vibrant summer hotspot as the region becomes more peaceful. This year’s Kinmen Lake Beach Clam Season will take place from July 7, with events held at both Houhu Coastal Recreation Area and Kinmen Lake Success Beach. Activities include kite surfing experiences, Kinmen tourism markets, family sand sculpture competitions, aboriginal harvest festivals from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and beyond, as well as a music battle among bands from the three regions. Participants are required to reinterpret a Teresa Teng song, with the winning band taking home a prize of NT$100,000.
What was once a tense and alert shoreline is now a lively destination full of activities. (Photo provided by Moleskine Editorial Department)
The 2012 Summer Kinmen Maritime Festival — Kinmen Lake Beach Clam Season combines military culture with the area’s unique clam ecology. From July 7 to August 7, the event will feature activities such as barbed wire maze explorations, landmine-inspired windmill art installations, mosquito liberation cinema, large-scale sand sculpture displays, kite surfing experiences (by reservation), traditional net fishing (by reservation), and a water park for children. There will also be a photography and sketching competition for the Clam Season, with submissions accepted from July 1 to July 31.
During the earlier standoff between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Teresa Teng’s gentle voice resonated across the divide, giving rise to sayings like “Listen to Old Deng by day, and Little Deng by night.” In honor of this, this year’s “Three Regions Band Battle” requires participants to reinterpret one of Teresa Teng’s songs. The winning band will be awarded a prize of NT$100,000.
Kinmen County Government website: www.kinmen.gov.tw
Former wartime slogans, once meant to boost morale, now serve as historical reminders for visitors. (Photo provided by Moleskine Editorial Department)
● Read more: Explore Kinmen’s Ancient Ningtou on an Electric Cart for Just NT$10
http://goo.gl/WyYJz