"Taichung Citizens' Picnic Day" will be held this year in addition to Central Park, adding Huludun Park, Aofengshan Park and Taiping Pinglin Forest Park.

(Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

[Reporter Su Jinfeng/Taichung Report] The 2nd Taichung Citizens’ Picnic Day will be held on May 7. This year, it will be expanded. In addition to Central Park, Huludun Park in Fengyuan District, Aofengshan Park in Qingshui District, and Pinglin Forest in Taiping District will also be added. The park also debuted at the same time, and the spokesperson You Sheng also showed up today to share picnic strategies. Registration will open at 10 am on April 10.

In December last year, the city government held a picnic day in Central Park, attracting many citizens to sign up, but many non-urban people hope that the city government can expand the handling. Deputy Mayor Wang Yumin said at a press conference today that the 2023 "Taichung Citizens Picnic Day" will be held in May It will be held on the 7th and expanded to 4 places.

Spokesperson You Sheng was also invited to the press conference today to introduce his essential items for picnics one by one, including stackable bowls, assembled tableware that can be bagged, electric fans, and all-plant-based mosquito repellent, as well as training children's hands and eyes Coordinated skipping ropes and sandbags, etc.

Wang Yumin said that the municipal government held a picnic day again this year, with the theme of "Dear People". In addition to Central Park, there are also Huludun Park in Fengyuan, Aofeng Mountain Park in Qingshui, and Pinglin Forest Park in Taiping. The theme features, there will be music performances, furry children area, etc., if 2 people sign up together, they will have a chance to get a limited picnic mat.

In addition, the city government encourages the reuse of items, and small gifts will be prepared on site for people who received picnic mats last year and bring them back for use this year.

According to the Bureau of Construction, the 2023 "Taichung Citizens' Picnic Day" will open for registration from 10:00 am on April 10, and a limited number of picnic mats will be given away (need to sign up in groups of 2, and you can get 1 picnic mat), of which there are 1,500 in Central Park. Groups, Fengyuan Huludun Park, Qingshui Aofeng Mountain Park, and Taiping Pinglin Forest Park each have 600 groups.

Last year, Taichung City held Taichung City Picnic Day in Central Park, which was well received. This year, it not only continued, but also added three locations.

(Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)