“Spend A Night at Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building,” a contest that offers international visitors the opportunity to experience Taiwan’s historic Presidential Office Building firsthand, was relaunched April 21 in Taipei City.
Organized by the PO, Taipei-based General Association of Chinese Culture, Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs and other organizations like the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Tourism Bureau, the sleepover program gives winners a unique view of the country’s friendliness, freedom, democracy and diversity.
Secretary-General to the President Lin Chia-lung said at a news conference that the building is both a landmark and a symbol of the country’s highest office. The program will further enhance foreigners’ understanding of the office as an approachable seat of government rather than a remote authority, he added.
According to Lin, the initial event in 2019 led to enthusiastic online discussion. After the pandemic, the country now stands ready to welcome tourists from around the world, he said, adding that he anticipated the program will make Taiwan a desirable first stop for post-pandemic sightseeing.
Interested individuals who are at least 20 years old and not ROC (Taiwan) citizens can enter to win until June 30 by responding to questions about what attracts them to Taiwan and creating a short self-introduction video explaining how they would share information about the country if they won. Ten winners will be announced in August and invited to stay overnight in the Lixing Building, a two-story guardhouse adjacent to the PO Building that boasts spectacular, up-close views of the century-old edifice.
Guests will also take part in a customized itinerary prepared by GACC with travel themes including aerospace technology, railway travel, Hakka culture and wartime art. (YCH-E)
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