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̨ᝄӍᎉ̦c੽᜾ᄰ၅ඤႭৎnn Taiwan’s First Sand Sculpture: Magic Castle

Thanks to the three-kilometer long natural quartz sandy beaches that follow the coast all the
޴༰׵1970ϋߕ਷НᖯԢ༺ψၾ̋ψऎ֦ᑘ፬ٙӍᎉᘩᒄdක઼əତ˾̶ۨӍᎉᖵஔٙ΋ئd̨ᝄ way from Gongliao to Yenliao and Fulong, this area is perfect for sand sculpting. Compared to
௰ϘٙӍᎉݺਗۆ̙৛๑Ց50ϋ˾ڋಂd຅̙ࣛɹ̙ᆀʮ̡Ը̨ᑘ፬ڮቖݺਗdՉʕɓධఱ݊Ӎᎉᖵ the development of sand sculpture in Florida, USA - which started in the 1970s, sand sculpting
ஔf in Taiwan started in the 1950s when the Coca Cola Company held a series promotions involving
water activities including sand sculpting. It was the first time people in Taiwan got to know the art
̥݊Ϥࣛࠬं͊කdٜՑᅰɤϋܝٙ1989ϋdʑί؇̏ԉ᜾ᄰήਜΎܓᑘ፬əӍᎉᒄԫd຅ࣛᒔᒗሗ of sand sculpture. However it was not until 1989, when the sand-sculpting event was held for the
əߕ਷Ӎᎉɽࢪݚдႊ๿ਖ਼೻Ը̨dί᜾ᄰӍᛉɪ௴Ъ݂̈ࢗഓຫ۬ၾ˥౺ࢗഃɽۨӍᎉЪۜdԨᒗ second time since the Coca Cola promotion in Yenliao, that people first participated in the event.
ߒԸІߕ਷ʿ̋ࣅɽ΍5ЗӍᎉ௴Ъ٫ɽࢪdᎉ෧̈ڗ30ʮˉeᄱ25ʮˉe৷10ʮˉ̶ٙۨӍᎉ˜ᚭ Public interest and participants were quickly fascinated by the natural artistic sand creations. In
ˌ۬ఝ™d͍όᄳɨ̨ᝄӍᎉ̦ɪሾ๯ٙ࠯ࠫdɰމܝԸટᚃ೯Έٙ၅ඤӍᎉ਷ყᖵஔ֙dఢɨอԢ the 1989 event, sand-sculpting master Gerry Kirk from the USA was invited to make a special trip
to Yenliao to make a giant sand sculpture called Magic Castle. He worked together with five top
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sculptors from the USA and Canada to create Magic Castle, which was 30 meters in length, 25
meters in width, and 10 meters in height.

2013 福隆國際沙雕藝術季 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival Rattle-Drum and Childhood Memories 鼓動‧童心