"2017 Taiwan International Orchid Show" has surpassed 220,000 visits

As of 4 p.m. on the 12th, the "2017 Taiwan International Orchid Show" had accumulated more than 220,000 visitor entries, an unprecedented turnout. On the afternoon of the 12th, Premier Lin Chuan, Secretary-General Chen Mei-ling, Council of Agriculture Minister Lin Tsung-hsien, Minister of Transportation and Communications Hochen Tan, and Chiayi Mayor Twu Shiing-jer and his wife also visited together, with Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te personally accompanying them. During the event, Premier Lin Chuan and Mayor Lai Ching-te were invited to present awards to the top three and honorable-mention winners of the student landscape layout competition, after which they entered the exhibition hall, strolling through the sea of orchids and experiencing firsthand the beauty and fragrance of the orchids.

Upon entering the Zhengqi Pavilion, Professor Chen Wen-hui of National Cheng Kung University personally served as the guide. The "Zhengqi Pavilion" uses elements of the ancient city walls of the prefectural city to lead visitors through time to the entrance of the prefectural city - Fort Zeelandia - to admire scenes such as "Inheriting the Past and Opening the Future: Tainan Wengcheng," "Taiwan Mikado Pheasant Roaming Among Taiwan Orchids," "First Academy in Taiwan: Cultivating Elite Taiwan Orchids," and "Tainan Takes Root, Taiwan Orchids Take Flight."

It is worth mentioning that this year's orchid show adopted the theme "DISCOVER SUSTAINABLE ORCHIDS: Tainan Taiwan Orchids, Enduring and Thriving." The main feature, "Taiwan Mikado Pheasant Roaming Among Taiwan Orchids," stands about six meters tall and not only blends the jiannian art technique of Tainan temples and the design elements of temple-fair decorative pavilions, but the "Taiwan Mikado Pheasant" arranged from thousands of orchids also moves on a schedule, pushing the static display toward a dynamic presentation.

Premier Lin Chuan said that the 2017 Taiwan International Orchid Show was held very successfully and the displays at the venue were also very splendid. He encouraged the personnel participating in the event, saying that the intangible gains from holding the orchid show would far exceed the tangible returns.