Luis國際資訊事務所

　　 In Japan people express a sense of pride in their traditional activities. You can find classes for almost any type of traditional art in every city in Japan. But in Taiwan, many people have no interest in these things. They seem to have decided that since you can’t become wealthy from flower arranging, you shouldn’t waste your time doing it.

The one exception to this is the obvious pride that most Taiwanese take in the fact that Taiwan still uses traditional characters when writing Chinese. There are a number of special programs at schools across the island that focus on teaching foreigners Chinese.

　　Another exception is the areas where the aboriginal tribes still live. These tribes operate several different venues for visitors to see concerning their traditional culture but in reality these seem more geared toward Chinese speakers and not those who can not understand Mandarin. There are very few advertisements in English for the many festivals which are held every year. If there is any active push to attract foreigners to Taiwan, it seems to be very limited. Maybe it is geared for residents of big cities such as London, Sydney or New York, but definitely not toward the average citizen in these countries.

　　Taiwan has been working very diligently toward creating a positive English environment for the international visitor, but unfortunately, it still lags behind most Asian countries. But this is not the main issue when it comes to attracting tourists to Taiwan. A more important issue is developing the areas and facilities around natural attractions. But before it does this, the government needs to take a more proactive approach to drawing tourists to Taiwan. This means it needs to come up with a plan of action to attract them. Getting neighboring countries’ citizens to visit is a lot easier than trying to attract big numbers of visitors from Europe, Australia or similar places.