A big wind’s blowing – Blowing what? Penghu’s northeast monsoon wind

The sun, sea and sand of the summer season attract countless visitors to the island of Penghu (澎湖). However, as the summer season draws to a close, strong northeast monsoon winds pick up, heralding the arrival of autumn and the end of the tourist season. The northeast monsoon winds literally blow the tourists away, seriously affecting the tourist industry.

With reduced work opportunities, not all tour operators involved in the industry are able to relax, with many of them relying on other work to maintain an income. In order to improve tourism in the autumn/winter season, Peng-hu County Bureau of Culture (澎湖縣文化局) has been promoting various wind-themed activities and competitions, taking Penghu’s strong northeast monsoon wind and turning it into a special characteristic of the area.

Although, the strong salt-laden winds blowing in off the ocean cause serious rusting to metal, these same steady winds are also ideal from promoting green energy in the form of wind farms; a fact that may help turn a new page in Taiwan’s green energy production.

A big wind’s blowing – Blowing what? Penghu’s northeast monsoon wind
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大風吹，吹什麼? - 澎湖東北季風

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澎湖在夏季時以陽光與沙灘的海洋風情吸引著許多觀光客。但夏季一過，隨著秋季而來的是強勁的東北季風，觀光客也因大風而減損觀光的興致。東北季風將觀光客吹走，觀光旅遊公司的生意也大受影響，在工作量減少的情況下，許多旅遊業者不是休息就是靠其他工作來維持收入。澎湖縣文化局為促進秋冬季的觀光，也推行以風為主題的各項活動與競賽，將澎湖強勁的東北季風發展為在地特色旅遊。夾雜大量鹽分的海風雖然造成金屬的鏽蝕，但穩定的風量同時也推動設置於中屯上的風力發電風車，為台灣綠能發電寫下新的一頁。