Taiwan wants 20 million visitors a year by 2030
Narrator: Wow, there are so many people! 人山人海!
A lot of people must have come to watch the parade!
A parade is when a lot of people walk together down the street in celebration.
Do you know why there is a parade today?
To celebrate October 10th – Double Ten!
Double10 – 雙十節 – is another name people in Taiwan use to say October 10th.
What’s so special about the date of October 10th?
October 10 is Taiwan’s National Day.
And every year, on this day, many people come to the Presidential Building to
watch the parade. 雙十節遊行很熱鬧!
There will be music, marching, and a lot of people waving the National flag.
And guess what? Important politicians from Taiwan and other countries will be
there too!
Even the president will be there to watch the parade!
It’s a huge celebration! 國慶日要盛大慶祝!
And we have a lot to celebrate.
And there are so many cool things too!
We have beautiful rivers and mountains.
We also have great food! Especially at the night markets.
We have delicious food like stinky tofu, bubble milk tea, and mango shaved
ice desserts! 這些美食，你最喜歡吃哪一個?
Everyone wants to come visit Taiwan.
你不相信嗎?
Well, according to the government, over 10 million people from other
countries visit Taiwan every year.
很多吧!
So many people come here because it’s such a great place to visit!
And guess what, we might even get more people to visit.
The government hopes the number of people visiting Taiwan will double by the
year 2030.
That means in about 10 years, there might be more than 20 million people
visiting Taiwan a year!
I can’t even count that high! 兩千萬外國遊客，數都數不完呢!
I hope there’s going to be enough room for everyone!
Vocabulary
Have you ever seen a Double-Ten Day parade? It’s a lot of fun!
1) Double兩個，雙份。Double-Ten Day雙十節。What would you like for
dessert你想吃什麼甜點? I’d like a double scoop of ice cream我想吃雙份冰淇淋。
2) Night market夜市。Night夜晚，market市場。We went to Fengjia Night Market
last night and ate so much food我們昨晚逛逢甲夜市，吃了好多東西!
3) Food食物。Chinese food中國菜，French food法國菜。Don’t eat too much junk
food別吃太多垃圾食物!
4) Visit拜訪。Taiwan is a great place to visit台灣是觀光的好地方!
5) Million百萬。Taipei city has 3 million people台北市有三百萬人。
So try to use these words when Double-Ten Day comes around!
Double兩個，或是雙份
night market夜市
food食物
visit拜訪
million百萬
Quiz
- What is Double Ten?
a. Two number tens side by side.
b. October 10.
c. Ten multiplied by ten. - What is so special about Double Ten?
a. It’s a fun thing to say.
b. It’s the number ten, twice.
c. It’s Taiwan’s national day. - How many people visit Taiwan every year?
a. Over 10 million.
b. Just a few people.
c. A few thousand.
Answers
- B 2. C 3.A