ROC Taiwan 2001

ROC Yearbook 2001

Sports and Recreation
Bicycling and other outdoor activities have become increasingly popular in Taiwan.
  1. Sports Facilities
  2. Sports in the Schools
    1. Sports After Graduation
  3. Amateur Sports in the ROC
    1. The ROC Sports Federation
  4. International Competition
    1. 2000 Sydney Olympics
    2. Other International Championships
    3. Dragon Boat Racing
  5. World Sports Events in the ROC
    1. National Games
    2. Kuoshu
  6. Training Amateur Athletes
    1. Aboriginal Athletes
  7. Coaching
  8. Sports for Disabled People
    1. Special Olympics
      1. Sydney Paralympic Games
  9. Professional Sports
    1. Professional Golf
    2. Professional Baseball
    3. Professional Basketball
    4. Cross-Strait Sports Exchanges
  10. Recreation
    1. KTV
    2. Outdoor Recreation
Charts, tables, and boxes:

As the standard of living on Taiwan continues to rise, citizens are increasingly seeking a more balanced lifestyle of sports and recreational activities to provide a suitable physical and spiritual counterpoise to the frenetic pace of national development. The government has been gradually reducing the workweek from six to five days. In 2001, government workers began working only Monday to Friday, and the private sector also worked every other Saturday for half a day (84 hours per 2 weeks). This has provided everyone with more time to spend with their family or to pursue hobbies and recreational activities.

Healthy habits of proper exercise acquired early in life by students, and plentiful, well-appointed recreational facilities readily accessible to old and young alike, have become more prominent goals in educational reform proposals and government plans. The growing value placed on exercise and leisure is also apparent at the individual consumer level. According to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics 行政院主計處 (DGBAS), spending on sports and recreation by ROC citizens has increased by an average of 10 percent each year over the last decade. This chapter seeks to provide a balanced overview of the ROC's sports and recreation programs by giving a brief introduction of all of the options available to the public.


Copyright (C) May 2001, Government Information Office.   All rights reserved.   Site design by L.F. Lee
Best viewed with Netscape 4.x or IE 5.x (medium font) at 800 x 600 True Color (32 bit) resolution