Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival – Glory of Golden Sand
By TravelKing, TravelKing
Updated: 2016/6/17
Updated: 2016/6/17
The event has ended this year.
The 2016 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival starts from May 7 to July 10 at Fulong Beach, New Taipei City. With 24 sand sculptors from 13 countries presenting their works, the festival is going to display a total of 80 amazing sand sculptures.
2015 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival photo by Eva
The Glory of Golden Sand, 2016 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival, starts from May 7 to July 10 at Fulong Beach, New Taipei City. This year, 24 talented sand sculptors from 13 countries, including USA, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Lietuva, Latvia, Russia, the Czech Republic, Singapore, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, are invited to take part in this festive event, presenting 80 fascinating sand sculptures. There will be three zones: Themed Display zone, International Competition zone and Domestic Competition zone, displaying sculptures of representative work in various fields, such as architecture, painting, history and culture, freestyle artworks with 16 international sand sculptors and 4 local artists, and sculptures with the theme “Taiwan’s Bests” by local artists respectively.
Fulong Beach photo by Eva
It has been nine years since the first Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival in 2008. The festival is to promote sand sculpture art in Taiwan and yield a stage for sand sculptors. There have been more and more people taking part in the event, more than 300,000 visitors joined the festival in 2015 alone. This year, the Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival will still be jointly held by the Administration and the Fullon Hotels & Resorts like in the past years hope to attract even more people with more innovative ideas.
Fullon Hotel Fulong
Fullon Hotel Fulong
The Front Row Seat to the Festival
Nearby Fulong Beach, Fullon Hotel Fulong has grand open recently and offers the front row seats to admire the sand art. Activities and events are offered on the spot for guest to participate like the close-up examination while the artist performs and even your own sculpturing experience. The hotel even provides equipment packs which will get you ready for some sand fun right away. In addition to the convenience of enjoying the festival, guests can experience the "chloride hydrogen carbonate spring" which has been certified by Japan Spa Association and New Taipei City Government. The spring water forms a thin membrane that helps the skin moisturizing, and can relieve one’s stress and fatigue after participating the event.
2016 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival Information
※Festival Period: May 7, 2016 (Sat.)-July 10, 2016 (Sun.)
※Opening Hours: Daily from 08:30-18:00
※ Ticketing Hours: 08:30-17:30
※ Location:
Fulong Beach
No.40, Fulong St., Gongliao Dist., New Taipei City
Admission:
1. Adult: TWD 100
2. Group: TWD 90 per person for any group of 20 members or more.
3. Priority: TWD 80 for students or those who are 65 years old or more.
4. Children: For Children 6 years of age or younger, the fare is TWD 10 (as visitor insurance).
5. Free Admission for physically/mentally challenged visitors, with one accompanying individual. Please present an ID to enjoy this offer.
Transportation Information:
By train:
Take a train to Fulong. From the train station, follow road signs to reach the festival site.
By bus:
Take 1811 Kuo-Kuang Bus (Taipei – Luodong), 791 Keelung Bus (Guo Jian Xing Cheng – Fulong), or 856 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (Ruifang – Fulong). Get off at Fulong. Follow signs along the roads to get to the festival site.
Driving directions:
1. National Highway No. 1 or No. 3 ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
2. National Highway No. 1 ─ Wanrui Expressway ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
3. National Highway No. 5 ─ Shiding Interchange ─ County Road 106 ─ Pingxi ─ North Township Road 38 ─ Shuangxi ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 C ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
4. National Highway No. 5 ─ Toucheng Interchange ─ Provincial Highway No. 9 to Toucheng ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
More information for Hotel Bookings:
http://www.hotel.com.tw/en/
The Front Row Seat to the Festival
Nearby Fulong Beach, Fullon Hotel Fulong has grand open recently and offers the front row seats to admire the sand art. Activities and events are offered on the spot for guest to participate like the close-up examination while the artist performs and even your own sculpturing experience. The hotel even provides equipment packs which will get you ready for some sand fun right away. In addition to the convenience of enjoying the festival, guests can experience the "chloride hydrogen carbonate spring" which has been certified by Japan Spa Association and New Taipei City Government. The spring water forms a thin membrane that helps the skin moisturizing, and can relieve one’s stress and fatigue after participating the event.
2016 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival Information
※Festival Period: May 7, 2016 (Sat.)-July 10, 2016 (Sun.)
※Opening Hours: Daily from 08:30-18:00
※ Ticketing Hours: 08:30-17:30
※ Location:
Fulong Beach
No.40, Fulong St., Gongliao Dist., New Taipei City
Admission:
1. Adult: TWD 100
2. Group: TWD 90 per person for any group of 20 members or more.
3. Priority: TWD 80 for students or those who are 65 years old or more.
4. Children: For Children 6 years of age or younger, the fare is TWD 10 (as visitor insurance).
5. Free Admission for physically/mentally challenged visitors, with one accompanying individual. Please present an ID to enjoy this offer.
Transportation Information:
By train:
Take a train to Fulong. From the train station, follow road signs to reach the festival site.
By bus:
Take 1811 Kuo-Kuang Bus (Taipei – Luodong), 791 Keelung Bus (Guo Jian Xing Cheng – Fulong), or 856 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (Ruifang – Fulong). Get off at Fulong. Follow signs along the roads to get to the festival site.
Driving directions:
1. National Highway No. 1 or No. 3 ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
2. National Highway No. 1 ─ Wanrui Expressway ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
3. National Highway No. 5 ─ Shiding Interchange ─ County Road 106 ─ Pingxi ─ North Township Road 38 ─ Shuangxi ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 C ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
4. National Highway No. 5 ─ Toucheng Interchange ─ Provincial Highway No. 9 to Toucheng ─ Provincial Highway No. 2 (Coastal Highway) ─ Fulong Visitor Center Parking Lot ─ Follow roadside directions to arrive at the festival site
More information for Hotel Bookings:
http://www.hotel.com.tw/en/