The Asian Cup International Koi Tasting will be held in Hsinchu County for two days starting tomorrow, and competition koi have begun to enter today.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

[Reporter Huang Meizhu/Hsinchu Report] The 6-year Asian Cup Koi Tasting will be held in the square in front of the Hsinchu County Government in two days from tomorrow. There will be more than 800 fish ranging from 15 (cm) to more than 85 (cm) From today onwards, koi carps, big and small, gather in Hsinchu County from home and abroad to compete for their beauty. Among them, there are nearly 100 giant carps over 80 centimeters in size.

During the 2-day event, in addition to setting up stalls in related industries for the public to visit, there will also be limited sales of 2023 exquisite koi calendars, free carp lectures, etc.

Li Mengzhe, chairman of the Chinese Carp Love Association, said that this is the third time for Taiwan to host the Asian Cup, and there will be more than 800 carp to participate in the event, many of which will be airlifted to Taiwan from foreign countries. A new high for the tasting.

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He said that the greatest significance of the Asian Cup is that after it was founded by Singaporeans at that time, it could not only compete with the Koi World Cup held every year in Tokyo, Japan, but also avoid the potential threats of diseases and viruses in cross-border koi competitions.

Hung Chin-wen, director of the Taiwan Area of ​​Japan Love Scale Association (ZNA), said that ZNA is an organization for judging koi carp, and more than a dozen people in Taiwan have obtained the qualifications of its judges.

The koi participating in the Asian Cup this time range from 15 to "85 super", and the competition categories are mainly: red and white, Taisho, and Showa.

The judging criteria are: small fish below 50 mainly depends on the texture, its appearance is the highest standard for judging, 55 to 85 super big fish are stronger than the body, accounting for 40% of the total score, followed by Texture, shape, finish, etc.

In this Asian Cup, 20 judges with internationally recognized qualifications from member countries in the Asian region were divided into 5 groups to conduct evaluations. There were 15 species and 16 divisions (cm) in the competition fish division. From domestically produced small koi to over 90 centimeters and giant carps with pure Japanese blood.

The China Carp Love Association stated that the 2-day tasting will be open for visits tomorrow (Saturday) from 8:30 am to 6 pm and on Sunday from 8 am to 3 pm, but due to the review all day on Saturday, the review area will There are controls.

In addition, there will be a "Koi Carp Training" at 9:30 am on Sunday morning, a "Japanese Feed Trader Original Factory Sharing Session" at 10:30 am, and a "Dialogue with Carp Masters" at 12:30 noon. Friends are welcome to come and exchange ideas.

Li Mengzhe, chairman of the China Carp Love Association, said that more than 800 large and small koi from home and abroad gathered for the Asian Cup International Koi Competition.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

Hung Chin-wen, director of the Taiwan Area of ​​the Japan Love Scale Association (ZNA), said that the judging of small koi focuses on texture, while big koi take up more points for their strong body.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

The Asian Cup International Koi Tasting will be held in Hsinchu County for two days starting tomorrow, and competition koi have begun to enter today.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

Hsinchu County Mayor Yang Wenke (2nd from right) invited the villagers to the square in front of the Hsinchu County Government this weekend to admire the koi that look like "jewels in the water".

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)