f1471850695098.png

　　The 51^st Liudui Games of Torch Relay around Taiwan was led personally by the spiritual belief Zhongyonggong and the organizer of this year's Games – Fu Minxiong, Mayor of Zhutian Township of Pingtung County. On March 7, they arrived at the Miaoli Hakka Cultural Park and were warmly welcomed by Ho Chinliang, Director-General of Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center of Hakka Affairs Council with all the all colleagues. Accompanied by the game’s mascot "Dungwu Buffalo" and the cute version of Zhongyonggong with electronica, Township mayor Fu personally handed the torch to Director-General Ho.

　　This was the first time that Torch Relay around Taiwan was held in Liudui Games this year. It aims to prompt the spirit of loyalty in Liudui and also to convey the flourishing and continuous traditional Hakka culture so that to lay a foundation for the deepening of Luidui Hakka culture. Since March 6, the torch has been ignited from Zhongyi Temple in Zhutian Township of Pingtung County. The first stop is Guanshan Town of Taitung County, followed by Fenglin Town of Hualien County, NTPC Hakka Museum, and Xinpu Yimin Temple in Hsinchu, Miaoli Hakka Cultural Park, Xizhou Township Lingling Temple in Changhua, Lunbei Township of Yunlin County, Tainan Hakka Culture Museum, etc., and later on March 9 was joined by a group of festooned vehicles presenting each township with its own feature. All accompanied the Torch to the 12 Townships in Liudui and to carry out the mission of the torch relay.

　　Director-General Ho Jinliang invited the folks from all over the country to visit the Zhutian Township and the Liudui Hakka Cultural Park in Pingtung County on March 12 and 13. There they can experience the rich Hakka folk customs and enjoy the traditional local cuisine and the special agricultural products from the 12 townships.

Figure 1: Ho Jinliang, the Director-General of Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center He Jinliang led all the colleagues to welcome the Fu Minxiong, the Mayor of of Zhutian Township, the games mascot "Dungwu Buffalo" and the cute version of Zhongyonggong with electronica

Figure 2: Fu Minxiong, the Mayor of Zhutian Township, personally handed the torch to Ho Jinliang, the Director-General of Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center.