Gold Award Villages Announced: First New Taipei Gongrong and Ankang, Hsinchu Nanpu, Taitung Yong'an Win Gold
The government has promoted many policies to close the urban-rural gap and advance rural development, including local revitalization and rural regeneration, "but exactly what form should be used to present the next stage of rural character?" Council of Agriculture Minister Lin Tsung-hsien said that continuing to develop rural models is the answer, and that through a series of Gold Award Village campaign activities a complete inventory and momentum can be built. Taiwan's rural development still has many stages to complete.
The Council of Agriculture held the "First Gold Award Village Competition," selecting 22 rural communities from 707 rural communities across Taiwan to enter the final review, and today (the 26th) officially announced the gold, silver, and bronze medal lists. President Tsai Ing-wen also attended the ceremony to present the awards. The gold medal-winning communities are Gongrong Community and Ankang Community in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City; Nanpu Community in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County; and Yong'an Community in Luye Township, Taitung County. The communities receive a prize of 500,000 and a visit to rural areas in Germany.
Appendix: List of Winners
In this "Gold Award Village Competition," the gold medal-winning communities are Gongrong Community and Ankang Community in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City; Nanpu Community in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County; and Yong'an Community in Luye Township, Taitung County. The communities receive a prize of 500,000 and a visit to rural areas in Germany.
The silver medal-winning communities are Neicheng Community in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County; Golden Town Leisure Agriculture Area in Gongguan Township, Miaoli County; Jiangmayuan Leisure Agriculture Area in Dahu Township, Miaoli County; and Shi'an Community in Houbi District, Tainan City. They receive a prize of 300,000.
The bronze medal-winning communities are Sanhe Community in Longtan District, Taoyuan City; Dayou Community in Puyan Township, Changhua County; Yixin Community in Puli Township, Nantou County; Nanfeng Community in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County; Houzhuang Community in Taibao City, Chiayi County; Wumile Community in Houbi District, Tainan City; Longmu Community in Dashu District, Kaohsiung City; and Fuxing Community in Ruisui Township, Hualien County. They receive a prize of 200,000.