C3 - Green Island

Green Island

By Steven Chang at Aug. 07,2007

Good evening! How are you today?

Tonight! I will prepare C3 speech to share everyone.

My C3 speech topic is Green Island.

I am very like the place. Because it is very beautiful and I could find let's me surprised each time.

So I want to introduce a beautiful island.

Green Island was originally called "Fire-Burned Island"

Why call Fire-Burned Island? Is the island burning? No.

More than a hundred years age, when fishing boats were sailing back to the Island before sundown , the island looked as it was surrendered by flames and burning under the sunset.

Since then, this beautiful island was nicknamed "Fire-burned Island"

After the Taiwanese government regained Taiwanese sovereignty from Japan, the Taiwanese government promoted the program of afforestation on the Fire-burned Island and changed the old name into "Green Island".

The island is located 33 kilometers to the east of Taitung City.

There is an area of 16.2 square kilometers and a population of 3300 on the green island.

The island is formed by volcanic lava.

There are four imposing activities on the Green Island.

The first activity – Conventional Dashi Fishing Rod Experience Camp.

"Dashi Fishing Rod " is a traditional fishing art in the green island ,

Someone also called "one-rod fishing", needs high techniques.

The activity time: from May to August every year

The second activity – Mountain and Sea Exploration Activity Camp

You can get a in-depth understanding of the green island by this activity.

I went to the green island with my girlfriend last year. I picked up a stone of fish shape from seacoast. Let's us surprised and happy.

The activity time: form June to December

The third activity – National Green Island Long Distance Sea Swimming

You can experience sea resource of the island in person, knowing the ecology of coral reefs.

The activity time:15^th .August

The fourth activity: Green Island Flying Fishing

The black ocean current brings rich marine resources, so if you are a sea fishing expert , please attend the flying fishing tourism cup held by green island every year.