This year, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival brings with it four consecutive days of vacation; the National Day and the Moon Festival are two celebrations everyone earnestly waits for. However, with the arrival of the holidays some people become anxious. Park management feels that a typhoon on a holiday is better than a large crowd of visitors. Every holiday, without fail, the national parks become crowded with throngs of tourists as they crowd to enjoy the scenery. You can imagine what the "scenic area" looks like the following day.
Tourism and recreation have always been said to be "industries without smokestacks," but "no smokestacks" doesn't necessarily mean "no pollution" or damage to the environment. For many years the industrious living has brought in extra money for the people on Taiwan. It's a pity, however, that space is so limited. Rapid development creates the dilemma of opening new recreation areas while preserving the natural resources for the next generation; a problem which seems difficult to solve. This issue's cover story discusses in depth the concepts of recreation and preservation.
Athletes Chen I-an and Ch'in Yu-fang both won gold medals in this year's Olympic taekwondo demonstration. The news of their accomplishments brought a fresh round of excitement for the people in the R.O.C. In other news, the Taipei Import Fair, also known as the "Economic Olympics," has been held in Taipei. "Farmers" Insurance: Off and Running" and "Stock Market Complications" are two other special reports you'll be sure to find interesting.