2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival

White Snow Dances in the Air. Tung Blossom Animates Hakka Villages.

The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival has been held for eight straight days. During these short years, “The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival” has become one of the important festivals well known by citizens in Taiwan. Council for Hakka Affairs,

Executive Yuan develops contents of cultural and artistic activities in many places through the cooperative mode of “planning from central administration, franchise from enterprises, implement by local administration, and community construction.”

With the assistance to the development of Tung blossom products and with festival activities combining to Hakka culture, travelling, ecology, and industry, the excellent economic production value of Hakka cultural industries is created.

2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival emphasizes cultural rooting in local areas, refinement, profession, and art. On the basis of the past, it may unite Hakka culture, industries, and tourist industries more completely. At the same time, the activity theme will be “energy saving and carbon reduction for nature.” The festival cooperates with county administrations of Yilan, Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu,

Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, and Nantou. There are 10 counties, 25 towns, and 45 units subsidized in total. Through the cooperative mode of “planning from central administration, franchise from enterprises, implement by local administration, and community construction,” industries and the image of Tung blossom are associated together to develop creative ideas, integrate resources, and lead every town and club to hold diversified cultural and industrial activities. With the service of shuttle bus, the convenience and the willing of participation in the festival for citizens are thus enhanced. The unlimited commercial opportunities thus are brought by it.

1 It is the first time for the Festival to hold the Competition of Slogan for the

Hakka Tung Blossom Festival and Top 100 pictures of Tung blossom.

It is a warm-up activity of 2009 the Hakka Tung Blossom Festival and received many

replies. From January 9th to February 2nd in 2009, during the short 24 days, there are

1,507 persons registering to participate in this competition. Among these registrations,

we have 1,216 persons for the slogan competition and 291 persons with 701 photos of

Tung blossom for Top 100 pictures. Through rigid preliminary and final review,

excellent works are selected. The award ceremony will be held in Taipei Eslite Dun-

Nan B2 Art Space on February 21st, and an exhibition of Tung blossom photos will be

held in the same place for 9 days.

8 creative and cultural activities of the Tung Blossom Festival will be held.

1. 14:00 on Saturday, April 18 th at West Lake Restopia

“ Spreading Youth, Animating Hakka Villages”: A Creative Performance of Tung

Blossom Dance

Popular groups in “Dance Avenue” and other ones will be invited to perform

diversified styles of dances, such as street dance, tap dance, and jazz with the

combination to cultural elements in the theme of “Hakka/Tung Blossom” to present

excellent creative Hakka style.

2. 14:00 on Saturday, May 2 nd at Taoyuan Tashee Blooming Oasis

Fair: “Family Fun of Tung Blossom Festival”

Miss Butterfly of Easter Television YoYo Channel, elementary and junior high school

groups which are top three in singing performance in the interschool competition of

Hakka Life will be invited to sing and dance with children. There will be clowns,

2 street entertainers, balloons, lollipops, cotton candies, and other interesting things

there. It is a family festival for family touring.

3. 14:00 on Saturday, May 9th at Hsinchu Jiuqiong Lake Jingu Farm

Jazz Music Feast: “Walking in the Mountain, Enjoying Jazz Music”

Visitors can walk in the mountain leisurely and enjoy coffee with Tung blossom and

Hakka Jazz music in the evening. Hakka Jazz music CD albums will be given there. It

is an affective activity for family.

Concerts under Tung Blossom Trees

1. 14:00 on Sunday, April 19 th at Shang-tian Coffee Shop in Miaoli Tungsiao

“ When We Have the Same Tung (tone) – Music Box Indoor Concert”

Woodwind Quintet Concert

2. 13:00 on Saturday, April 25 th at Cheng-xing Station in Sanyi Township, Miaoli

County

Sanyi Railway Modern Pop Concert

3. 15:00 on Sunday, April 26 th at Riparian Garden Restaurant beside Shihmen

Reservoir

“Resonant Music, Hakka, and Four Seasons” Juvenile Strings Concert

4. 15:00 on Sunday, May 3 rd at Tourist Center of Lion Head Mountain Scenic Area

in Hsinchu

2009 Glorious Tung Blossom – In Love with Tung Blossom Festival: Symphonic

Concert

3 5. 14:00 on Saturday on May 9 th at Tung Blossom Forest Area of Shuangfeng

Mountain in Tungluo Township, Miaoli County

The Snow Chant of Tung Blossom ．The Artistic Visit in Hakka Villages” The

Juvenile Chinese Music Concert

•There are 91 shops selling products of Tung blossom with over 400 products. The

Festival cooperates with 91 stores and 81 Hakka restaurants to offer various

discount activities. With the brochure of Tung blossom distribution map,

customers may have discount price.

• 2009 the Hakka Tung Blossom Festival Theme Website: Everyone is welcomed to

visit our website for obtaining updated information of activities, real-time blossom

report, and schedule arrangement for Tung blossom appreciation. You may also

establish your own Tung blossom blog to share the most beautiful Tung blossom

information with everyone.

For visitors’ convenience to appreciate Tung blossom, the Festival especially prints

200 thousand brochures of Tung blossom distribution map this year. The content

includes Tung blossom pathways, special scenic spots of various places, shops of

Tung blossom products, and discounts. From April 10th, you may have this brochure

in visitor centers of Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications,

service areas of Freeways, Stations of King Bus, motor vehicles offices, and direct-

sale gas stations of Chinese Petroleum Corporation. This brochure is the best

information for Tung blossom appreciation with you.

Now, let us go to nature together and enjoy the flying blossom in Tung blossom

forest.