Penghu, known for its beautiful beaches, islands and clean water, always attracts a great number of tourists to spend their summer there. In addition to summer, it is also fun to visit Penghu in fall and winter. In order to boost the overall tourism market in Taiwan and particularly in Penghu in fall, Tourism Bureau M.O.T.C. held a press conference of "Autumn Tourism in Penghu – A Cool Breeze" today to announce a series of events taken place from September 24th to November 5th. The bureau aims at increasing more than 30,000 tourists to Penghu in fall by integrating relevant resources and local industries so that its tourism can thrive all year long. Hopefully, these events will encourage more tourists to come and experience the beauty of Penghu in fall and winter.

According to Deputy Director-general of the Tourism Bureau Hsi-Lin Liu, Penghu has abundance of tourism resources. It is named one of “the best ten secret islands” in the world. The gulf of Penghu is also one of “the world’s most beautiful gulfs”. Each year, the number of tourists there keeps increasing. Statistics show that annually almost one million tourists visit Penghu, and about 60% of them go there in summer. In order to extend the Penghu frenzy to winter, the Tourism Bureau has particularly planned series events of "Autumn Tourism in Penghu – A Cool Breeze". For the first time, equipment for projection mapping will be set up in front of Ziwei Temple in Suogang. From September 24th to November 5th, there will be Suogang light shows, which combine natural views of the moonlight, starry sky, sea, and beaches to project multiple layers of images on the surface of this traditional temple’s carefully crafted structure. Meanwhile, the interactive audio-visual projection area, which focuses on the co-existence of nature and civilization, will be opened for tourists to enjoy the charm of Penghu at night. Hopefully, “Fireworks in Summer, Light Shows in Autumn” will become the two major features of Penghu to promote its tourism in both summer as well as fall and winter.

Events of "Autumn Tourism in Penghu – A Cool Breeze" integrate local customs, special landscapes, delicious food and sports. The theme for September is cuisines, and for October, it’s sports. Other than Penghu’s culture and natural scenery, gourmets love its fresh seafood in fall. For the food theme in September, “Music and Food Festival” will be organized. In this event, the handsome chef Ping-Cheng Wu will select fresh seafood and demonstrate how to make dishes with these ingredients to create a fun outdoor kitchen. Tourists are welcome to sample the dishes made. In the opening performance for the light shows, famous singers including Jiajia and Luantan Ascent will perform to increase the happy atmosphere on the scene. Moreover, from September 22nd to 30th, Four Points by Sheraton Penghu will hold the “K Food Festival” at dinnertime. Chef Ken Kim from Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel is invited to show how to use Penghu’s seafood to cook local dishes in Korean ways, and introduce Korean food to local people.

To extend the fever of light shows in Suogang, there will be fun games and car races on October 15th to echo this month’s theme of sports. Live bands will also perform to make the whole evening more exciting. All events will last until the light shows end on November 5th. On that day, the event of “Love in Suogang” will feature DIY and interactive activities, and evening concert in which singers will sing classic songs about Penghu. This last event will be an audio-visual feast this fall to invite tourists to visit Penghu again in 2017.