The first Gold Medal Rural Competition kicked off on March 2 in Hualien, setting off a gold medal fever in eastern Taiwan. On March 8, the Yilan County Government followed suit, and the gold medal fever will sweep across Taiwan.

Above: 2007 National Top Ten Classic Agricultural and Fishing Villages - Mataian Community, Fuxing Township, Hualien County <Taiwan, China's only inland wetland (pictured: an ecological interpreter explaining the Palakaw ecological fishing method to visitors)>

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