Nantou Starry Sky Festival Kicks Off, 4 Major Theme Days Spanning Seasons and Townships
Nantou County Government announced the launch of the "Nantou Starry Sky Festival," featuring immersive stargazing events across 4 townships to boost local tourism and economy.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsiao Po-yang, Nantou County, 14th) The Nantou County Government announced today that the "Nantou Starry Sky Festival" has officially begun. This year's events offer tourists an immersive experience through audio-visual enjoyment, cultural depth, and astronomical education. Theme days also feature limited-time content tailored to seasons and holidays, such as Mid-Autumn Festival moon-viewing picnics.
To promote stargazing-themed tourism, the Nantou County Government promoted the "Nantou Starry Sky Festival" series of events today. Among them, the four major theme days are April 25 in Dongpu, Xinyi Township; June 13 in Xitou, Lugu Township; August 15 in Cingjing, Ren'ai Township; and September 5 at the Barefoot Spirit Landscape Restaurant in Nantou City. Nantou County Magistrate Hsu Shu-hua, Deputy Magistrate Wang Jui-te, and others launched the "Starry Nantou Train," symbolizing the start of the starry sky season.
Hsu Shu-hua stated that the Nantou Starry Sky Festival has become a leading brand for nighttime tourism. She thanked the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for its funding, noting that the festival was selected as a national-level event in the "Taiwan Tourism Biennial Calendar." She also expressed gratitude to various tourism associations and businesses for their assistance and cooperation, integrating resources from all sectors to allow domestic and international tourists and astronomy enthusiasts to know and love Nantou through its starry skies, thereby driving local industrial development.
Hsu Shu-hua mentioned that this year, the "Starry Nantou Train" connects four townships and four associations in up to 50 point-like events, upgrading the original single-event format into a cross-seasonal, connected, and in-depth series of experiences. Through the "train stopping at stations" concept, the impact spans across various townships, making "looking up at the stars" not just a travel experience but a lifestyle of understanding nature and respecting the environment.
The Tourism Department of the Nantou County Government stated that the activities have expanded from a single day to a whole month, or even across seasons. From May 29 to June 27, Xitou will host stargazing tours every weekend combined with tea tasting and ecological tours, offering 30 registration gift boxes per session. Activities in the Cingjing area will continue from July 30 to December, combining stargazing and sunrise chasing to increase tourists' stay duration and boost accommodation and tourism consumption.
To promote stargazing-themed tourism, the Nantou County Government promoted the "Nantou Starry Sky Festival" series of events today. Among them, the four major theme days are April 25 in Dongpu, Xinyi Township; June 13 in Xitou, Lugu Township; August 15 in Cingjing, Ren'ai Township; and September 5 at the Barefoot Spirit Landscape Restaurant in Nantou City. Nantou County Magistrate Hsu Shu-hua, Deputy Magistrate Wang Jui-te, and others launched the "Starry Nantou Train," symbolizing the start of the starry sky season.
Hsu Shu-hua stated that the Nantou Starry Sky Festival has become a leading brand for nighttime tourism. She thanked the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for its funding, noting that the festival was selected as a national-level event in the "Taiwan Tourism Biennial Calendar." She also expressed gratitude to various tourism associations and businesses for their assistance and cooperation, integrating resources from all sectors to allow domestic and international tourists and astronomy enthusiasts to know and love Nantou through its starry skies, thereby driving local industrial development.
Hsu Shu-hua mentioned that this year, the "Starry Nantou Train" connects four townships and four associations in up to 50 point-like events, upgrading the original single-event format into a cross-seasonal, connected, and in-depth series of experiences. Through the "train stopping at stations" concept, the impact spans across various townships, making "looking up at the stars" not just a travel experience but a lifestyle of understanding nature and respecting the environment.
The Tourism Department of the Nantou County Government stated that the activities have expanded from a single day to a whole month, or even across seasons. From May 29 to June 27, Xitou will host stargazing tours every weekend combined with tea tasting and ecological tours, offering 30 registration gift boxes per session. Activities in the Cingjing area will continue from July 30 to December, combining stargazing and sunrise chasing to increase tourists' stay duration and boost accommodation and tourism consumption.