2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival HUALIEN, 20-22 March

1. Event: 2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival

2. Date: Friday to Sunday, March 20 – 22, 2020

3. Organizing Committee: Hualien Government

4. Racing Site: Liyu Lake in Hualien, Taiwan

5. Categories: SMALL BOAT (12 Racers)

Distance: 200m (straight course) and 3000m (timed loop race)

Divisions: Open, Mixed, Women (for both 200m and 3000m races) Note - Mixed Crew: Must have at least 4 female paddlers. Women’s Crew: All crew members must be female, except the manager and coach. All crew members may only paddle for one team in a single division, no cross rostering is allowed. Team officials are not limited to this restriction.

6. Provisional Program

Date and Time Provisional Program Location January 15 – Team personnel and crew list registration www.wetpro.com.tw February 15, 2020 January 15 12:00 pm to February 14 23:59 pm Friday Due date for any request of accommodation reservation www.wetpro.com.tw January 31, 2020 (also airport transportation form due date for invited teams)

08:00-08:30 3000m race Team Manager’s / Official Meeting Liyu Lake 09:00-15:00 3000m race Friday, March 20, 2020 18:00-19:00 Team Registration Hualien Hoya 19:00- Team Manager’s Meeting / Official Meeting Resort Hotel at Hualien Hoya Resort Hotel

09:00-12:00 200m Divisional Heats and Repechage Saturday, 13:30-14:00 Invited Teams Demonstration Race Liyu Lake March 21, 2020 14:00-14:30 Opening Ceremony 14:30-17:30 200m Divisional Heats and Repechage

09:00-12:00 200m Divisional Semi Finals and Grand Finals Sunday, 10:00-14:00 Medal Presentations (on going) Liyu Lake March 22, 2020 14:00-15:00 Closing Ceremony Party

Monday, Teams Departure March 23, 2020

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2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival HUALIEN, TAIWAN 20-22 March

7. Entries

Registration starts on 15th December, 2019. All entries are done online at www.wetpro.com.tw. No registration fee is required, however, a deposit fee of TWD 5,000 (USD 160) will be required to guarantee your attendance and will be fully refunded at team registration on March 20, 2020. Once your deposit is paid, you will receive an ID for crew list submission.

Deposit is due by 15th January, 2020. Crew list submission starts on 15th January, 2020. Deposits can be made at https://shop.wetpro.com.tw/?locale=en (made only in TWD, look for the product labeled for 2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival) or through bank transfer (please see #12 for bank info) Any question should be directed to Ms. Wu at +886-3-2288598 or email us at [email protected].

8. Accommodation / Meals / Shuttle Hualien Hoya Resort Hotel (Address: No. 302, Zhonghua Road, , , Taiwan, 970) Price: USD 60 per room each night. Standard room (2 people), including breakfast. • Lunch and mineral water will be provided at the racing venue during competition days. • If accommodation is booked through the OC, shuttle bus from hotel to racing venue (round trip) will be provided free of charge for training and competition days.

9. Insurance The organizing committee accepts no responsibility or liability for bodily or personal injury or property loss or damage that may be occurring by athletes or officials. Please make sure that your team is covered by insurance before leaving your country.

10. Medical Care A Medical Treatment Service Center will be on-site, with medical personnel and ambulance standing by at all times during the dragon boat festival.

11. Transportation Public transportation service is available from Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/) to Hualien City (one trip take about 3 hours). We suggest taking a bus from the TPE airport to , Yilan, then transfer to train bound for Hualien. This will take less time than going to Taipei first. 2

2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival HUALIEN, TAIWAN 20-22 March

12. Payment due date and bank info

Accommodation payments are due by 31st January, 2020. Please meet this deadline

or your registration will not be finalized. Please notify us before 31st January, 2020 to confirm your payment, all changes are to be made before this date too. Delays will not be accepted.

All payments are made to the following account: Beneficiary MR. CANOE CO.,LTD. Bank Taiwan Cooperative Bank Department of International Banking No.371, Chong Shan Rd., Hualien City, Hualien County 970, Bank Address Taiwan (R.O.C.) SWIFT CODE TACBTWTP Account Number 5850898000046

13. The racing site

Liyu Lake (also known as Carp Lake) is located in Shoufong . This sparkling 104 hectare lake is bordered on three sides by mountains, and takes its name from Liyu Hill to the east. From Hualien City, down Provincial Highway 9, on the southern side of Mugua 3

2020 Hualien Pacific International Dragon Boat Festival HUALIEN, TAIWAN 20-22 March

River, passing Liyu Lake, , and Fenglin all the way to Guangfu, this vast area comprises Hualien County, part of and part of the East Coast. About a forty-minute drive by vehicle southwest of the city of Hualien, the largest city on Taiwan's east coast, gives rise to some truly dramatic and panoramic scenery.

14. General Information about Hualien

Taiwan is located on Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. Hualien is facing the immense Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Taiwan and against the grand in the west. It is approximately 4,628 square kilometers in area and is famous for its beautiful scenery. The east coast of Taiwan is situated where the Philippine Oceanic Plate and Euro-Asian Continental Plate meet. Weathering, erosion, and accumulation have produced a wide range of landforms here. The Central Mountain Range is covered with primeval forest. Therefore, plenty of water is stored on the mountains’ surfaces, which flows down the valley, forming a river. The east coast is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, with more than 300 kilometers of coast line. In addition, the Coast is rich in marine ecology. Crowds of bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins, Fraser’s dolphins, and Pantropical spotted dolphins leaping from water and then plopping back again, give every visitor fantastic impressions.

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