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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

completed and work continues towards establishing a complete biological database for future
references. Entertainment and education were integrated into conservation work through conservation

research outcome presentation, 4 conservation education programs, and “Scale and Linkage:
International Symposium on Ecological Corridor and Trail Management in Shallow Mountain. A total
of 75 sessions of “Date with National Park” environment educational activities such as “ Mt. Qixing

Climbing on New Year’s Day”, “Yangmingshan Butterfly Festival”, ”Kids Summer Camp”, “Youth
Camp” and “Star Gazing “ etc., all were highly valued and reached to 70,144 participants. Moreover,
10 promotion publications and videos were published and distributed for efficient governance,
environmental education and conservation advocacy. These included: a DVD titled “A Meeting of art
and culture-The architecture of Yangmingshan”, and books of “Guide to wildflowers of Yangmingshan

National Park”, “Yangmingshuwu Guide Book” ,”An Introduction to Yangmingshan National Park”,
Quanyuan Community Guide Map ”, “Butterfly Watching Booklet of Yangmingshan Butterfly Festival
2017 ”, and “Yangmingshan National Park Braille Book”.

The pre-planning for the 4th overall evaluation to the park planning completed 6 sessions with
a total of 249 experts, scholars and local residents attended . The park headquarters will continue
to build on the environmental education achievements of the previous years by continuing to
promote teacher training and environmental education programs, and then train more professional

volunteers. All lead to the better environmental education experiences for participants and achieve
the goals of providing both enjoyable service and maintaining sustainable ecology.

(4) Taroko National Park

Located in eastern Taiwan, Taroko National Park is renowned for its magnificent high mountains,
gorge, abundant ecology and cultural resources. The park is highly popular with domestic and
international visitors alike. With regard to park management in 2017, the Taroko National Park

Recreation Area Detailed Plan Maps Integration and Display and Enquiry System Application
Plan was handled, digitizing maps from previous years to facilitate future checking and use, and
Prohibited Matters inside Taroko National Park were announced. To improve visitor safety, the

Shanyue Bridge, Baiyang Trail Facility Maintenance and Slope Protection and Swallow Grotto Trail
Renovation and Slope Rock Fall Protection engineering projects and others were/are being carried
out. Joint operations carried out included provision of a free shuttle bus at the Taroko Gorge end
of the Central Cross-Island Highway during Chinese New Year and Mt. Hehuan snow season; park
public accident liability insurance and additional risks insurance and public safety management

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