Government officials and Aboriginal community leaders yesterday celebrated the opening of a center in Pingtung City to showcase Aboriginal arts and culture.
The Pingtung Harvest (屏東原百貨) in the Victory Star VIP Zone (勝利星村) also aims to promote local tourism and handicraft, Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Men-an (潘孟安) said at the opening ceremony, which was also attended by Council of Indigenous Peoples Deputy Minister Calivat Gadu.
“The Pingtung Harvest will become a landmark for Aboriginal enterprises, and its themed buildings will enable visitors to learn about Aboriginal cultures,” Pan said.
“It will be a gateway to Pingtung’s Aboriginal cultures, and showcase the every day
Preserving hakka
Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Men-an, right, attends a news conference in the county yesterday to introduce new Hakka education materials. Designed to ensure children from Hakka communities learn their native tongue, the new materials are to be integrated into the curriculum in eight of the county’s villages and townships in the next academic year.
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Tsai, local heads promote pineapples
‘PINEAPPLE NATIONAL TEAM’: President Tsai Ing-wen urged Taiwanese to buy pineapples, as the harvest is to begin soon and continue for a few months
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday promoted pineapples along with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) local government heads from southern Taiwan.
China on Friday last week announced that from Monday it would suspend imports of Taiwanese pineapples, citing concerns about harmful organisms found on the fruits. The import ban accounts for nearly 10 percent of Taiwan’s annual pineapple production, but the amount was offset after the public and private sectors joined forces to purchase the fruit.