SMALL AND BEAUTIFUL FISHING VILLAGE TOUR IN EAST COAST|提振觀光 東管處推廣"小鎮漁村風情之旅"

The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan has declined. The East Coast National Scenic Area management office statistics showed that last year from January to March, there were 1.28 million visitors and this year in the same period, the number dropped to 750,000. Restaurants at the Chenggong Fishing Harbour are feeling the pinch. The ECNSA is hoping to guide domestic and individual visitors to the area. This year it is actively promoting a 'small but beautiful fishing village' tour. The 'small and beautiful fishing village tour' takes Taitung County's Chenggong Township fishing harbor as its center and under the leadership of the Chenggong Township Ai Xiang Association tour guide, visitors walk around seeing the development of the village in detail, as well as the lively auction in the fish market, then go to the marine environment teaching center to see the only remaining swordfish spearfishing in Taiwan. In the fishing village, visitors must try the freshly-caught seafood. The most famous dish in Chenggong Township is swordfish tail cooked like a pig's trotter. ==MS. CHANG visitor== The meat has a nice bouncy, chewy texture. ==MR. SU visitor== This is my first try and it tastes nice, but the flavor is different. It has hints of the ocean. The swordfish can also be cut in pieces and served in a steamed bun, which is unique to the township. However, now there are no tour guides, and visitors don't know that there is this specialty. A special guided tour can be given for as little as two people, for NT$200 each, to see the fishing village and eat two types of local delicacies. ==LIN WEI-LING Deputy Director, East Coast National Scenic Area== Normally people rush through destinations, but our local tour guides offer a slowly-paced experience of strolling and storytelling. ==CHANG CHAO-HO Local Community Leader== There are certain things that visitors like, for example, local small-eats. Last year from January to March, east coast tourism saw 1,280,000 Chinese visitors, but this year in the same period, there were few Chinese visitors and only 750,000 visitors, impacting all aspects of the local tourism industry. The East Coast National Scenic Area management office will promote the 'small and beautiful' itinerary, hoping to eradicate the dependence on Chinese tourists and change to domestic and individual travelers, to boost the development of tourism on the east coast. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 陸客來台人數減少，東管處統計，去年1到3月，有128萬人次的遊客，今年同期，只有75萬人次，遊客量少3成左右，為了把觀光人潮，導向到國旅和自由行旅客，今年加強推廣，小而美的「小鎮漁村風情之旅」。 「小鎮漁村風情之旅」以台東縣成功漁港為中心，在成功鎮愛鄉協會導覽員的帶領下，遊客用步行仔細看成功漁港的發展，還有熱鬧的漁市拍賣，再到海洋環境教室體驗全國僅存的人力鏢旗魚漁法。來到了漁村，當然還要品嚐在地現撈海產，成功鎮最有名的是用旗魚尾巴做的海豬腳，圓圓一塊一塊的，吃起來是不同風味的「豬腳」。 ==Ms. CHANG Visitor== 很Q 對肉質很Q ==遊客 蘇先生== 第一次吃會覺得這個豬腳還不錯 可是口味有不同的口味 有一點海的口味 還有鬼頭刀魚也能做成刈包，這只有成功鎮才有，但是沒有專人導覽，遊客還真的不知道有這樣特別的小吃。這樣的專人導覽遊程，現在只要2人就可成行，一人200元，來看小漁村風情，還能吃到兩樣精選的在地美食。 ==東管處副處長 林維玲== 一般旅行可能就是時間很趕 那我們就由在地的這些志工老師 帶著大家慢慢走 然後由在地的人講在地的故事 ==成功鎮愛鄉協會總幹事 張肇和== 因為在玩的話就是吃喝玩樂 所以遊客都喜歡找一些小吃 東海岸的觀光發展，去年1到3月還有中國遊客，人數多達128萬人次，但今年1到3月，少了中國遊客，遊客數只剩75萬多，衝擊各級觀光產業。這次東管處以據點式推廣小而美旅遊行程，希望輔導業者擺脫對中國遊客的依賴，改以爭取國旅團和自由行散客，提振東海岸的觀光發展。 記者 章明哲 台東報導