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Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) As the heartland of Taiwanese glove puppetry, it is fitting that Yunlin County's Huwei Township now features a six-meter tall statue of a glove puppetry icon in the middle of town.
As Yunlin County loses humans, it seems to gain birds.
The county’s population peaked at just over 800,000 in the late 1970s, since when it’s fallen steadily. So far this year, it’s declined by about 5,000, and now stands below 672,000.
There are several reasons for this. When it came to high-speed rail stations and science park extensions, Yunlin was at the end of the queue. What’s more, many Taiwanese prefer to live in major cities where there are more economic and entertainment opportunities and better schools. The county’s biggest settlement has just 108,000 residents.
By contrast, Yunlin’s bird population is thriving, at
Taiwan Business TOPICS Photo credit: Steven Crook
Despite its gloomy reputation, Yunlin County – rich in culture and history – can provide a tranquil escape from the bustle of big city life.
Photo credit: Steven Crook
Situated just over 200 kilometers southwest of Taipei by freeway, Yunlin County suffers from a reputation for being flat, uninteresting, and insignificant. It has none of Taiwan’s high mountains and no national parks. The 55-kilometer-long coastline lacks attractive beaches. And the county seat, Douliu (斗六, population 108,000), is no place for anyone in search of nightlife.
All that is true. Yet Yunlin has its own charm – a sleepy rural outpost that is nonetheless host to an abundance of historic architecture, traditional religious sites, breathtaking natural scenery, and local agricultural expertise.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) early yesterday morning set off on his third one-day cycling trip from Taipei to Kaohsiung, but had to cut the journey short after arriving in Changhua about three hours behind schedule.
Ko finished his first 520km “twin-tower” cycling trip from the nation’s northernmost Fuguijiao Lighthouse (富貴角燈塔) in Keelung to the southernmost Oluanpi Lighthouse (鵝鑾鼻燈塔) in Pingtung County on Feb. 28, 2016.
On his second run, on Feb. 28, 2019, Ko only rode from Taipei to Hsinchu, returned to Taipei for a ceremony, and later continued the trip from Tainan.
The Taipei Department of Sports said that the city