2019 AID Summer Volunteer, Winter Volunteer Abroad, International camp

School Info

Taiping Elementary School
Taiping Elementary School is located in ChiaYi County. The school is in the Taiping Mountain, which takes 36 turns to reach. Taiping Elementary School is an experimental school, which offers variety of courses for students. Diverse courses and school projects make students enjoy their learning. Basically, the courses do not only focus on the regular subjects like math, language art, or science, but also on the environment that students live in. For instance, students learn the process of producing tea, study the ecology of Taiping, and the making of traditional art crafts. These courses are strongly connected with the local industry with the expectation that students will contribute to their living environment and community. Furthermore, school provides students plenty learning opportunities outside school, even outside the mountain. There would be several field trips during a semester. Activities would be like going to the tea field to obtain raw materials, traveling to northern counties to learn different culture in different cities, or performing school’s school band, which features the instruments made of bamboo, in other cities. Granted by these learning opportunities, students develop positively within this blessed mountain.

Town Info

Features of Taiping
Industry and environment in Taiping
The industry of Taiping is based on tea. There are several tea factories and tea field owners in this village. Some of the tea producers have been awarded several prizes thanks to the quality to the tea. Their products are titled as Champion Teas, which are valued very high.
Clean water and fresh air make Taiping’s ecology diverse. Lots of unique flowers can be found along the street. Besides, the bamboo forest near Taiping is one of the greatest spots to offer fresh and tranquil place to help visitors relax. Tiny animals like insects and birds are also profuse. During April, thousands of fireflies would shine in the dark and light Taiping. It is like staring at the Milky Way, a view that visitors will hardly forget.
1. Taiping Old Street
Taiping Old Street abounds with featured stores offering tea eggs, tea, ice cream, and traditional Taiwanese foods. Aside from the foods, the buildings on the street have their own history. The ancient and conventional Taiwanese architectural style makes the houses historically beautiful. Emerging in the casual atmosphere on the street, people can enjoy their foods and the scenery.
2. San Yuan Temple
The center of religion in Taiping is San Yuan Temple, which is an antique building lasting for couples of decades. Inside the temple, the sculptures around the walls and ceiling always amaze visitors. The delicate details on the sculptures is breathtaking and worthy to take time to appreciate the aesthetic Taiwanese art.
3. Cloud Ladder
The longest suspension bridge in Taiwan is in ChiaYi County. From the bridge, visitors can see the whole ChiaYi County, even Penghu Island, a view that is worth remembering.

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