Taiwan’s beauty attracts visitors from around the world. However, Taitung, located in eastern Taiwan, hoped to attract more tourists. The area already had some experience with paragliding, so the local government decided to promote a related activity. It hosted the first Taiwan International Balloon Festival in 2011, which kicked off a yearly tradition. Since that time, the festival has continued to grow. More than 880,000 people attended the festival in 2012. Some people in Taiwan took interest in hot-air balloons and became professional hot-air balloon pilots.
臺灣之美吸引世界各地的遊客。然而，位於臺灣東部的臺東，希望能吸引更多遊客。該地區已經有一些飛行傘的體驗，所以當地政府決定推廣一個相關的活動。它在 2011 年舉辦首屆臺灣國際熱氣球嘉年華，就此開始了一年一度的傳統。從那時起，該節慶便持續成長。超過八十八萬人在 2012 年參與了這場節慶。在臺灣，有些人對熱氣球起了興趣並成為職業熱氣球飛行員。
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見七月號。
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